North Korea's hidden fleet sneaks oil past UN sanctions

North Korean oil tankers turn off their tracking and sail under false flags to smuggle oil and evade UN sanctions.

Why it mattersIt shows how countries can dodge international sanctions with tactics that are hard to stop. Russia and Iran are now copying the same methods.

AustraliaAs a US ally in the Indo-Pacific, Australia sees these evasion techniques challenge the sanctions regimes it supports against North Korea and other adversaries.

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