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Mbeki was hungry. His economy had collapsed because he undercut the oil market too hard. Now, he needed food to pay his own troops. dictators no peace trade list
While SWIFT itself is neutral, the EU’s regulation 2022/345 banned seven Russian banks from the system. Without SWIFT, trade finance becomes a barter economy—either cash upfront or crypto, both of which trigger automated compliance flags. cornered the market on stationary
President Mbeki has run out of funds to pay his soldiers. His army has dissolved into mercenaries. His economy had collapsed because he undercut the
It would accelerate a “dictators’ cartel” — Russia, Iran, North Korea, Belarus sharing technology and bypass mechanisms. Worse, it could backfire: regimes become more repressive to control scarce goods.