According to the latest research by a U.S. think-tank,... South Korea's level of trade control on strategic assets is higher than that of Japan.<br />The U.S. Institute for Science and International Security... in its ranking of countries by a set of criteria including international commitment to prevent strategic commodity trafficking,... listed South Korea at 17th and Japan at 36th.<br />The report was published in May,... where North Korea came in at last place.<br />The same research in 2017... pegged South Korea at 32nd and Japan at 29th.<br /><br />
