How economic sanctions work and why they so often leak
Modern sanctions bite through dollar clearing, correspondent banking and London's marine insurance market rather than trade bans, and…
Liam Chen
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International affairs, diplomacy, conflict and the forces shaping the global order.
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Norway's sovereign wealth fund: why Oslo owns a slice of everything
Norway's $1.7 trillion Government Pension Fund Global, built on two fiscal rules held for decades, owns about 1.5% of all listed shares…
Liam Chen
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Interpol red notices: how they work and how they get abused
A red notice is a request to locate and provisionally arrest a wanted person, not an international arrest warrant, and that legal gap is…
Liam Chen
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How the UN Security Council veto works and why reform never comes
Article 27 of the UN Charter gives five permanent members a veto over substantive Security Council decisions, and Article 108 lets those…
Liam Chen
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The Commonwealth: what it actually does beyond the Games
The Commonwealth's 56 members share a small London secretariat whose real output is election observation, legal and trade advice for small…
Liam Chen
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Why Switzerland stays neutral and what neutrality actually costs
Swiss neutrality, recognised at Vienna in 1815 and codified at The Hague in 1907, is an armed economic strategy now strained by EU…
Liam Chen
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New footage shows Peter Falconio murderer Bradley John Murdoch refusing to reveal location - video
New footage shows Peter Falconio murderer Bradley John Murdoch refusing to reveal location - video. A world report from Daily Junction.
Liam Chen
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China-US Relations Explained: Why the World's Two Superpowers Are on a Collision Course
China and the USA are locked in a new Cold War over trade, technology, and Taiwan — here's why tensions are rising and what it means for…
Liam Chen
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UK leads GBP37bn European precision-strike initiative at NATO
The UK says European allies are expected to spend about USD50bn, roughly GBP37bn, over 10 years on deep precision-strike capabilities.
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