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Sovereign Debt for Sale: The Day a Hedge Fund Seized a Warship
In 2012, the Argentine naval training ship ARA Libertad sailed into Ghana and became trapped in an extraordinary battle between sovereign power and p…
1 month, 1 week ago
Flying the Flag: What a Real Russian Ensign Does and Doesn't Buy
Analysis found 171 sanctioned vessels near UK waters between June 1 and August 26, with shadow traffic through the Channel almost daily. After the Sm…
1 month, 1 week ago
Shadows of the Express: The Surge of Tactical Kidnappings in South Africa
Express kidnappings, once predominantly associated with Latin American criminal networks, have undergone rapid tactical adaptation and experienced a …
1 month, 2 weeks ago
The Phantom Fleet: Flags of Convenience and the Privatization of Sovereignty
Across the high seas, an unseen corporate architecture has dismantled the bedrock of international maritime law to establish a borderless shadow empi…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
The Passport That Comes With No Questions Attached
In The Ambassador, Mads Brügger buys a diplomatic title and hidden cameras his way into the Central African Republic to expose how easily state autho…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
The Geopolitical Sandbox: Markets, Policy, and Global Friction
Modern warfare and diplomacy are fought just as much in the financial markets and supply chains as they are on physical battlegrounds. This episode d…
5 months ago
Monetary Shockwaves: Fed Hawkishness, Tech Layoffs, and Global Economic Realignment
From the internal debates revealed in the latest FOMC minutes to massive structural layoffs at tech giants like Meta, the cracks in the global financ…
5 months, 1 week ago
The Trump-Xi Summit: Geopolitical Volatility, Bond Pressures, and Global Market Shifts
As Washington and Beijing navigate a high-stakes diplomatic summit, how is rising geopolitical risk reshaping the global financial landscape? This ep…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Energy Shocks and Global Friction: The CPI Surge
As CPI climbs to 3.8% amid a volatile energy market, this episode examines how domestic inflation acts as a catalyst for shifting foreign policy prio…
5 months, 3 weeks ago