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Risky business: how small firms can be caught in the trade sanctions crossfire

Written by Meena Chavan, Associate Professor of International Business and Entrepreneurship, Macquarie University

An Australian company is caught out and fined under American law despite following local shipping rules.

A Sydney couple is charged for unwittingly violating United Nations nuclear sanctions against Iran.

A New Zealand aerospace company falls foul of UN restrictions when one of its products appears at a North Korean air show.

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