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The same routes carry different cargo, including oil, gold, narcotics. Which nation is the main sponsor and coordinator?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jason\u2019s conclusion: \u201cEvery country has a mafia, but in the case of Russia, the mafia has a country.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Key points from Jason\u2019s analysis:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sanctioned states and criminal groups often use the same intermediaries to coordinate black-market transactions that involve government participation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Russian security structures manage access to these networks and logistic corridors by protecting some facilitators while sacrificing others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The more sanctions expand, the more rogue states come to depend on criminal services for their existence, increasing the size of the global black market operations and infrastructure.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In many cases, corporate camouflage and falsified paperwork \u201coffers deniability for a fee\u201d and buys enough time before enforcement catches up.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If left unchallenged, the complex web of global shadow economy will continue to accommodate the needs of rogue nations like Russia, becoming more sophisticated and difficult to eradicate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Watch full video:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/j4MLf3GgjmM?si=jkmajaRdRg9cMndt\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div><!-- .vgblk-rw-wrapper -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ason\u2019s warning is clear: sanctioned regimes and global criminals have converged to create a \u201cglobal shadow economy that is replacing the legal economy.\u201d Without access to transparent banking system, rogue nations like Russia, Venezuela and Iran rely on networks of shell companies and nominee directors, shadow fleet of hundreds of vessels, and most importantly, the&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[68],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-990909","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-jason"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Frishberg &amp; 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