DPRK Soldier ( Image credits- Wikimedia commons/ Kristoferb) With little progress made on the denuclearization of North Korea since the failed Agreed Framework two decades ago, Washington’s approach to Pyongyang is largely defined by the number of sanctions imposed on the country and, in particular, its leaders. However, according to a Daily NK interview with Dr. John Park, an expert on North Korean state trading entities, the current sanctions against Pyongyang have been of questionable effectiveness. Likening sanctions to antibiotics, Park said the regime may be developing immunity to sanctions because they have been over-prescribed. This is not to suggest that sanctions are bound to fail. Rather, Park encourages policymakers to study the nuances of each target and assess the secondary effects of the measures. There is definitely room for further research to “preserve the effectiveness of sanctions overall.” In the meantime, other factors beside sanctions are plaguing t