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Valentina Sokolov

Valentina Sokolov looks at trade and policy through their economic consequences, with little patience for easy political shorthand.

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Independent editorial contributor focused on global policy, diplomacy, political economy, international analysis.

Articles by Valentina Sokolov

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How Sanctions Actually Bind: The Quiet Bureaucracy of Economic Pressure

Valentina Sokolov

The Mechanism That Forces a Debate After Every UN Veto

The Mechanism That Forces a Debate After Every UN Veto

Valentina Sokolov

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How Famine Gets Officially Declared — and Why the Word Is So Rare

Valentina Sokolov

World map of data-flow regimes with regional boundaries and chokepoints

Digital Sovereignty: The Doctrine Splitting the Internet

Valentina Sokolov

Peacekeepers from two nations patrolling a dusty town market street

Peacekeeping's Annual Cliffhanger: The Mandate Renewal

Valentina Sokolov