Welcome to Prohibited Transactions
If you’re looking for expert analysis and commentary related to North Korean and Iranian sanctions evasion and proliferation finance activities, you’ve come to the right place.
Prohibited Transactions provides commentary and curated links on the economic and geopolitical forces shaping the illicit financial activities of Pyongyang and Tehran.
They may hide in the shadows of the global financial system, but the Iranian and North Korean illicit actors laundering funds, evading sanctions, and funding WMDs are not operating in a void. They must navigate geopolitics, global enforcement efforts, and internal political factionalism in pursuit of their goals.
Prohibited Transactions is a weekly news roundup which provides insights into how these different factors are shaping the illicit networks of Pyongyang and Tehran.
About me
I am a sanctions and proliferation finance expert who has served on financial crime intelligence teams for large international banks on both sides of the Pacific (Hong Kong SAR and San Francisco Bay Area). I have previous experience in biosecurity, as well as an educational background in nonproliferation and terrorism studies.
Disclaimer: The views expressed in Prohibited Transactions are those of the author, and do not reflect the views of any former or current employers.
