Erkki O Auranen

Strangling the North Koreans Erkki O Auranen

The ongoing conflict between the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the larger international community has only one result: the suffering felt by the ordinary North Korean citizen. Far from helping advance peace and goodwill, United Nations sanctions and political policies only make matters worse.



In Strangling the North Koreans, Finnish entrepreneur Erkki O. Auranen argues for a new approach to the DPRK-one focused on alleviating the North Korean people's suffering. Based on his own experiences in the oft-maligned "rogue state," Auranen describes a nation far removed from that portrayed in Western media.



The ordinary North Korean wants a life of peace and prosperous development-something the weight of sanctions makes impossible. Auranen explores how opening the nation to private entrepreneurship could make this dream possible.



From a candid discussion in the changes seen in Pyongyang since the 1970s to a blunt explanation of the forces influencing the nation's nuclear program, Auranen reveals North Korea's enormous potential. To realize this potential, the DPRK needs relief from the United Nations' draconian sanctions. Provide that relief, and the nation's industry and tourism possibilities are endless-if the rest of the world is willing to give the tiny country an opportunity.