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Understanding North Korea’s Fuel Smuggling Networks in East Asia

How does North Korea keep fueling its military and other needs?

By Ankit Panda
April 14, 2021
Understanding North Korea’s Fuel Smuggling Networks in East Asia
Credit: Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP

The Diplomat’s Asia Geopolitics podcast host Ankit Panda (@nktpnd) speaks to Lucas Kuo of C4ADS and Joseph Byrne of the Royal United Services Institute about North Korean maritime fuel smuggling activities. Kuo and Byrne are among the authors of a recent report on North Korea’s illicit fuel smuggling networks.

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