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How the world actually worksSanctions
The main types, who imposes them and how they bite.
What this covers
- Targeted, sectoral and comprehensive sanctions
- Who enforces them and how compliance is policed
- Secondary sanctions and why they extend reach
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Do economic sanctions actually work?
Researchers disagree — largely because they define success differently.
Money & global power
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What is SWIFT and can countries really be cut off?
A messaging network, not a bank — and why that distinction matters.
Money & global power
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How do economic blockades work?
Physical interdiction, and how it differs from sanctions.
War & security
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Tariffs
Who actually pays, and what they are meant to achieve.
How the world actually works