The research of arms trade and military relations between the DPRK(North Korea) and African countries

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25301021
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Partial Multi-year Fund
• Section: 海外学術
• Research Field: International relations
• Research Institution: Seigakuin University
• Principal Investigator: MIYAMOTO Satoru 聖学院大学, 政治経済学部, 特任教授 (70412137)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): IKEUCHI Satoshi 東京大学, 先端科学技術研究センター, 准教授 (40390702) ; IWATA Takuo 立命館大学, 国際関係学部, 准教授 (60375384) ; SANO Yasuko 獨協大学, 外国語学部, 講師 (90438812)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): YOKOTA Takayuki 日本大学, 国際関係学部, 准教授 (60425048)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 北朝鮮 / アフリカ / 中東 / 武器輸出 / 武器不拡散 / 国連 / 制裁 / 軍事協力

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The main objective of this project is to clarify the arms trade and military relations between the DPRK (North Korea) and African countries which continues despite the United Nations Security Council sanctions.
We identified African countries that have good relationships with North Korea in the record of the Agency for National Security Planning of South Korea. We have conducted extensive research on the theme, reading through the official documents, past newspaper articles and implemented interviews in African countries and South Korea.
As a result of our research, we found out that military cooperation still exists between North Korea and some African countries. These findings were not only reported to the UNSC Sanctions Committee, but published in books, research papers and articles, and also broadcasted on television and radio. We are convinced that this project contributed in uncovering the truth of expanding military cooperation between North Korea and African countries.

Free Research Field

政治学、国際政治学、安全保障論、政軍関係論、朝鮮半島研究