Project Sandstone Report 5: Kaohsiung Cowboys: The Taiwanese Network Facilitating North Korea’s Illicit Activities
This report provides a network analysis of North Korea's oil smuggling networks.
The fifth in the series published under RUSI’s Project Sandstone, this report highlights the importance of Taiwan to North Korea's oil smuggling networks.
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WRITTEN BY
James Byrne
RUSI Senior Associate Fellow
Joe Byrne
Former RUSI Research Fellow
Gary Somerville
Former RUSI Research Fellow