State Sponsors of Terrorism-North Korea
In 2017, President Trump elected North Korea to support the act of international terrorism. The key reason as to why North Korea was designated was as a result of incidents such as Kim Jong-man was assassinated in February 2017 at Lumpur International Airport (Manyin et al, 2017). Another reason is that North Korea also wanted to possess nuclear weapons and in 2014, North Korea encountered cyberattack. North Korea plays a significant role in improving relationships with the U.S and providing economic benefits. North Korea sponsors terrorist groups such as Hamas and Hezbollah.
The major reason as to why North Korea sponsors Hezbollah and Hamas is that it is a foreign government chosen to offer support to international terrorism. Some violence is politically motivated and is carried out by non-combatant civilians. Thus, the major purpose of the North Korean government is to aid terrorists in planning, training, logistics, provide them with material support, financial assistance, among other types of assistance (Manyin et al, 2017). In specific, North Korea provides Hezbollah and Hamas with arms, advice and guidance, and conventional weapons. If Hezbollah and Hamas terrorist group would stop receiving support from North Korea, they would dissolve. Note that North Korea makes the group more durable by providing weapons and guidance. For example, Hezbollah was involved in a terrorist attack in Israel and North Koreas provided advice as well as material support such as rockets to the group (Manyin et al, 2017). The Israel attack was caused by the Christians in Israel who wanted to destroy Hezbollah so that they may take a position in Lebanon. North Korea supported the group during the attack and as a result, the state sponsor benefited from strong relationships with the U.S which led to economic development and higher gross domestic product in terms of a nuclear weapon.
A public statement that shows the relationship between North Korea and Hezbollah and Hamas was stated by Israel foreign minister. He said that North Korea transported arms such as rockers to Iran though the cargo plane was seized (Reuters, 2019). However, the North Korean sponsorship to Hezbollah and Hamas has improved the economic situation in both countries.
References
Manyin, M. E., Chanlett-Avery, E., Rennack, D. E., Rinehart, I. E., & Rollins, J. (2015). North Korea: Back
on the State Sponsors of Terrorism Lists?. Congressional Research Service.
Reuters (2019). Israel says seized North Korean arms were for Hamas, Hezbollah. Retrieved from:
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-korea-north/israel-says-seized-north-korean-arms-
were-for-hamas-hezbollah-idUSTRE64B18520100512
