Özet:

Many different cases since the Cold War era display that the states sanctioned and isolated by the international system turn towards cooperation with one another in order both to maintain their authoritarian regimes and to balance against the threats. In this respect, the growing cooperation between the post-revolutionary Iran and North Korea represents a prominent case for explaining the international systemic dynamics propelling the isolated states to affiliate with one another. Since the early 1980s, Iran and North Korea have cooperated extensively in defense industry and nuclear technology, and built a symbiotic partnership against international isolation. Despite the sanctions imposed on both sides in different periods, Iran has procured ballistic missiles and transferred defense as well as nuclear technologies from North Korea. Through arms exports to and agency of Iran, North Korea has secured money for its stagnant economy and reached out to Syria and other potential partners in the Middle East. 

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