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DR Dr Okay Altinisik

Earthquake in Venezuela: Are Sanctions to Blame for the High Missing and Death Tolls?

A look at past disasters shows a recurring pattern: the number of casualties depends less on the strength of an earthquake alone and more…

Jul 07, 2026 · 3 min read · 0 claps #venezuela #earthquake #sanctions

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KE Kengo Kitaura

Bitcoin Isn’t “Digital Gold.”

In my previous article, “Will AI Believe in Bitcoin?”, I raised four questions about Bitcoin. This time, I want to take the discussion a…

Jun 21, 2026 · 7 min read · 0 claps #bitcoin #tax-havens #money-laundering

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HI Himanshu Jagwani

Sanctions on-Chain: The Compliance Layer of the Digital Dollar

Stablecoins need AML, fraud, sanctions, freeze controls, and governance before they can become everyday financial infrastructure

Jun 18, 2026 · 7 min read · 0 claps #stablecoin-cryptocurrency #sanctions #blockchain

NO No Shtandart In Europe

TS Shtandart : autorités maritimes européennes et application des sanctions (2024–2026)

Le dossier du TS Shtandart constitue un cas d’étude significatif concernant l’application concrète des sanctions européennes dans le…

Jun 16, 2026 · 1 min read · 1 claps #bernard-grua #shtandart #europe

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AL Alexander B

Part 2. Chronicle of a Silence.

This text is a continuation (the second part) of the previously published article. This part contains an analysis of a public discussion…

Jun 16, 2026 · 3 min read · 0 claps #russia #academia #human-rights

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AL Alexander B

Part 1. Science City or “Administrative Arbitrariness”?

As a Ph.D. and former Senior Lecturer in the Department of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science (PMI), I feel it is my professional…

Jun 16, 2026 · 3 min read · 0 claps #russia #academia #human-rights

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FE Felmon Nicholas Show

Trump’s Russia Oil Waiver Just Funded Putin’s Drones

His Treasury Secretary said the waiver was finished. Forty-eight hours later it was renewed — and a Republican committee chairman says the…

Jun 15, 2026 · 5 min read · 0 claps #politics #donald-trump #russia-ukraine-war

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NE Nelson Torres | Venezuela & Transnational Crime

The Cleared Ground

How a captured state prepares the Gold Belt for foreign capital.

Jun 14, 2026 · 7 min read · 1 claps #venezuela #geopolitics #organized-crime

NO No Shtandart In Europe

TS Shtandart: respostas do Ministério das Finanças de Portugal, 22/01/2026, 21/05/2026

Processo 155/2025 — (RENUMERAR Processo n.º 7/2026) — No Shtandart in Europe — Transmissão de documento interno relativo a práticas…

Jun 14, 2026 · 5 min read · 1 claps #shtandart #portugal #ts-shtandart

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NO No Shtandart In Europe

Réponse officielle de la Commission européenne concernant l’application des sanctions de l’Union…

English version below

Jun 14, 2026 · 2 min read · 1 claps #shtandart #ts-shtandart #sanctions

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NO No Shtandart In Europe

Confirmation by the Montenegrin authorities of the application of EU restrictive measures to the TS…

The Montenegrin authorities have confirmed their commitment to applying port-related restrictive measures to the TS Shtandart as part of…

Jun 12, 2026 · 4 min read · 1 claps #ts-shtandart #montenegro #european-commission

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A Елена Максимович

Как юридически защитить зарубежные счета от внезапных блокировок

«У меня всё работает» — пока не заблокировали. Как создать правовой щит для капитала заранее

Jun 11, 2026 · 1 min read · 0 claps #asset-protection #wealth-management #sanctions

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DR Dr. Pedro A. González Jr MJ MAC

Cuba’s Enduring Siege Politics

The embargo persists not because it works, but because its failure sustains the narratives and institutions that benefit from…

Jun 11, 2026 · 11 min read · 0 claps #cuba #cuban-embargo #sanctions

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GO Golda Mizrahi

Beyond Illusions: Why Only Strategic Verification Can Contain Tehran

For years, I suspect Western foreign policy has operated under the false hope that offering economic concessions would eventually moderate…

Jun 11, 2026 · 1 min read · 0 claps #nonproliferation #verification #deterrence

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TI Tim

The Prohibition Premium: When Restriction Builds the Market Around It

Australia’s tobacco market and North Korea’s sanctions evasion networks appear to belong to entirely different worlds.

Jun 10, 2026 · 11 min read · 0 claps #sanctions #north-korea #tobacco

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A Бахромжон Суванов

The golden bridge: Why Iran’s transit corridor outmatches all global trade routes

In contemporary global logistics, the debate surrounding connectivity often centers on maritime shipping lanes or alternative…

Jun 09, 2026 · 3 min read · 52 claps #geopolitics #supply-chain #global-trade

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YE Yevhenii Kiprenko · World of Books - accepting new writers

The Price of Origin

Huawei: Leading the Pack, Playing the Villain

Jun 09, 2026 · 3 min read · 0 claps #huawei #tsmc #sanctions

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CH Chetan Chaudhary

Russia’s Shadow Fleet: How Sanctions Redrew the Global Oil Map Without Removing a Single Barrel…

Since the start of Russia-Ukraine war, the Russian shadow fleet has completely changed the dynamics of geopolitics and is considered one of…

Jun 06, 2026 · 2 min read · 0 claps #geopolitics #russia-ukraine-war #oil

MO Monitori

ჩრდილოვანი ფლოტის მიღმა მდგომი ქართველ მეგობართა წრე

ავტორები: OCCRP, “მონიტორი”, “აი, ფაქტი”, “მმართველობის მონიტორინგის ცენტრი (GMC)”

Jun 05, 2026 · 6 min read · 0 claps #sanctions #azerbaijan #georgia

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WE wealthmunshi

The Tariff Shift: Why a 50% to 18% Duty Cut Changed the Math for Indian Equities

For years, Indian exporters faced a punishing tariff wall when selling into the US market. Duties as high as 50% made it difficult for…

Jun 05, 2026 · 1 min read · 0 claps #tariffs #trump-tariffs #sanctions

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NO No Shtandart In Europe

TS Shtandart — Applicability of EU port access restrictions in Montenegro, 04/06/2026

The TS Shtandart, commanded by Vladimir Martus, and the conditions governing port calls in Montenegro under the framework of European Union…

Jun 04, 2026 · 6 min read · 0 claps #vladimir-martus #ts-shtandart #montenegro

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A Елена Максимович

Санкционные риски и счета в IB: как структурировать владение активами

Рост комплаенс-запросов со стороны международных брокеров заставляет владельцев капитала пересматривать структуру владения счетами и…

Jun 04, 2026 · 3 min read · 0 claps #investing #wealth-management #asset-protection

FA Fatemeh | Third View

Leave Iran to Its People

Stop helping

Jun 04, 2026 · 2 min read · 0 claps #iran #iran-war #usa

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AM AML Guru

Navigating the Sanctions Matrix: A Strategic Guide for Australian Banks

For an Australian bank, compliance with economic sanctions has evolved far beyond checking names against a local database. Operating within…

Jun 03, 2026 · 5 min read · 0 claps #australian-sanction #sanctions #international-sanctions

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JE Jeff Nielsen

This Week in Sanctions & Export Controls for the weeks ending 18 and 31 May 2026

Here are the five most important things that happened during the preceding two weeks in sanctions and export controls.

Jun 02, 2026 · 12 min read · 0 claps #sanctions #export-control

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AM Amanda H Stapleton, MA, MS-FCM

The Convergence of Cybercrime, Sanctions Evasion, and Financial Crime: Why Risk Functions Can No…

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Jun 01, 2026 · 6 min read · 0 claps #financial-crime #sanctions #cybersecurity

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NO No Shtandart In Europe

TS Shtandart in Montenegro: A Multilingual Dossier on Sanctions Compliance and Port Access (2026)

This page compiles a series of articles and communications published by the collective No Shtandart in Europe regarding the presence and…

Jun 01, 2026 · 8 min read · 1 claps #shtandart #montenegro #crna-gora

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MA Mallick Speaks

The Sanctions Boomerang: When the West Built a Choke Point That Now Chokes Both Ways

In February 2022, the West showed the world exactly what financial firepower looks like when it decides to pull the trigger. Within 48…

May 26, 2026 · 5 min read · 35 claps paywalled #geopolitics #saudi-arabia #sanctions

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DE Deponat

New EU sanctions against Russia (cryptocurrency)

The 20th EU sanctions package could affect anyone working with cryptocurrency. Transactions with cryptocurrency service providers (CASPs)…

May 25, 2026 · 0 min read · 0 claps #eu-sanctions #sanctions #cryptocurrency-service

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JI Jinesh Kutty

Reimagining Trade Finance Compliance: Moving Beyond Red Flags

Part 2 of my thoughts on the evolving relationship between Trade Finance, Compliance, and intelligent interoperability.

May 25, 2026 · 3 min read · 0 claps #trade #financial-crime #aml

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JI Jinesh Kutty

Trade and Compliance: Two Sides of the Same Coin

Trade and Compliance are often viewed as opposing forces.

May 25, 2026 · 3 min read · 0 claps #trade #compliance #sanctions

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HA Hareesh Adhimoolam

Moving Beyond the Annual Financial Crime Risk Assessment

The traditional approach of conducting a Financial Crime Risk Assessment once a year is no longer enough. Financial crime risks, sanctions…

May 23, 2026 · 1 min read · 0 claps #financial-crime-risk #risk-assessment #risk-assessment-software

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HE Heorhi Tratsiak

The Day the Correspondent Account Went Silent

What Financial Sanctions Look Like From the Inside

May 22, 2026 · 21 min read · 0 claps #finance #banking #sanctions

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HE Heorhi Tratsiak

From Neutral Infrastructure to Geopolitical Tool: How the World’s Payment System Became Its Most…

By Heorhi Tratsiak

May 22, 2026 · 17 min read · 0 claps #finance #geopolitics #swift

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BR Brian Iselin · The Strategic Edge

Twenty EU Sanctions Packages, One Missing Enforcement Brain

The political will is real. The economic intelligence architecture to act on it was never built — and Russian weapons production is the…

May 21, 2026 · 3 min read · 5 claps paywalled #intelligence #europe #security

DR Dr. Pedro A. González Jr MJ MAC

U.S.-Cuba Relations in 2026: Escalation Without a Strategy

Dr. Pedro A. González Jr. MJ MAC

May 20, 2026 · 12 min read · 0 claps #estrangement #escalation #sanctions

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NO No Shtandart In Europe

Montenegro — Information regarding the application of EU restrictive measures to the vessel TS…

This letter informs the authorities of Montenegro and relevant European institutions about the presence of the vessel TS Shtandart in…

May 20, 2026 · 6 min read · 0 claps #montenegro #crna-gora #shtandart

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UN UnderYourNoZ OSINT · OSINT Team

Silver LLC: The Shadowy Middleman in Alabuga’s Drone Supply Chain

It is finally time for us to be back with a new investigation! Through different threads (check our X account @UnderYourNoz_Of), we already…

May 20, 2026 · 7 min read · 100 claps #alabuga #sanctions #russia

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JE Jeff Nielsen

This Week in Sanctions & Export Controls for the weeks ending 10 and 17 May 2026

Here are the five most important things that happened during the preceding two weeks in sanctions and export controls.

May 19, 2026 · 9 min read · 0 claps #sanctions #export-control

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GO Golda Mizrahi

The Vanishing Line: State Complicity in Settler Terror

In my opinion, the account of a child or father being stabbed while protecting their family from a home invasion is the ultimate indictment…

May 19, 2026 · 1 min read · 0 claps #west-bank #violence #settler

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HA Hass

Profile of PEGASUS (9276028)

The vessel PEGASUS (formerly PAMIR) is a Chemical/Oil Products Tanker, built in 2004. Until January 2026 the vessel operated under a…

May 19, 2026 · 2 min read · 0 claps #russia #shadow-fleet #sanctions

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KU kubera

Iran submits new proposal, says U.S. open to sanctions relief

On May 17, Iran unveiled a new body, the Persian Gulf Strait Authority (PSGA), to control the Strait; according to the new mechanism, all…

May 19, 2026 · 2 min read · 0 claps #international-relations #foreign-policy #middle-east-politics

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BE Bernard Grua

Desk-Russie: When the Russian Ship Shtandart and La Rochelle Defy European Sanctions, 28/09/2025

At the heart of the Bassin des Chalutiers, a timeless three-masted ship draws attention and fascinates passers-by. The Shtandart is a…

May 18, 2026 · 9 min read · 0 claps #shtandart #sanctions #la-rochelle

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OL Oleh Cheslavskyi

When Disinformation Reaches the President’s Desk: How a Coordinated Smear Campaign Captured…

A Ukrainian defense manufacturer just got hit with presidential sanctions. The evidence base, as far as anyone outside the National…

May 16, 2026 · 9 min read · 133 claps #ukraine #sanctions #ukraine-war

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HA Hans-Peter Schulenberg · Systemic Reckonings

When Israeli Settlers Become Europe’s Problem

The EU’s Settler Sanctions Mark a Shift Europe Avoided for Years Brussels found the part of the settlement project it could sanction, while…

May 14, 2026 · 6 min read · 0 claps paywalled #european-union #israel #sanctions

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NO No Shtandart In Europe

Quand la culture devient une sanction : le cas de la frégate « Shtandart » et les limites de la…

Le Shtandart soutient avoir été visé par les sanctions, non malgré sa dimension culturelle, mais précisément en raison de celle-ci. Le…

May 12, 2026 · 5 min read · 0 claps #shtandart #frégate-shtandart #sanctions

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AN Andy Ro

The End of China’s Oil Paradise

Why the global black market in oil is no longer Beijing’s strategic stronghold

Apr 27, 2026 · 7 min read · 88 claps #china #geopolitics #oil-and-gas-industry

KN Know Afrika

The Proxy Pipeline: Sanctions Evasion and the Global Cost of Local Wars

In my opinion, the arrest of an arms broker in Los Angeles exposes a mechanical necessity for tighter oversight on dual-use exports. I…

Apr 20, 2026 · 1 min read · 0 claps #arms-trafficking #drones #sanctions

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DO Dots

The Controlled Chaos: How Sequenced Pressure Broke Iran’s Social Contract

I. Opening — December 28, 2025

Apr 16, 2026 · 16 min read · 0 claps #iran #foreign-policy #sanctions

HA Hass

Profile of SEA OWL 1

The Sea Owl 1 has been sanctioned by several countries due to allegedly being one of Russia’s shadow fleet. Recently the Swedish Coast…

Mar 18, 2026 · 1 min read · 6 claps #maritime #shadow-fleet #sanctions