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By Jerry
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Sanctions Architecture

BRICS Has No Gold Plan. Russia Is Selling, Poland Is Buying, and China Won't Say.
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BRICS Has No Gold Plan. Russia Is Selling, Poland Is Buying, and China Won't Say.

Why the great flight into gold is a set of national hedges, and why the vault now matters more than the bloc.

Sep 25, 2026 22 min read
Europe Holds Russia's EUR 210 Billion. Washington Negotiates the Exit.
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Europe Holds Russia's EUR 210 Billion. Washington Negotiates the Exit.

How ownership, custody, war financing, sanctions relief, and settlement authority ended up in different hands, and why that arrangement holds.

Sep 7, 2026 22 min read