Panama
sovereign state in Central America
Episodes
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#5197: Flags of Convenience: Ships, Planes, and Olive OilA Maltese-registered Arkia plane and Tunisian olive oil at Osher Ad turn out to share one mechanism: the legal costume of nationality.Main topic -
#5199: Shell Companies Over Shell CompaniesWhy covert networks stack shell companies in layers — and why the structure itself is the weapon. -
#5795: Digging Harbors with Nuclear Bombs: Project PlowshareFrom Sedan's 104-kiloton crater to a plan for 520 bombs in the Negev — how the atomic age tried to become civil engineering. -
#5527: Seven Ways to Measure a Country's IsolationNetanyahu's quick UN trip sparks a bigger question: how do you actually measure a country's isolation? We build seven heuristics. -
#5196: How Shadow Fleet Tankers Get CaughtTransponder gaps, paired blackouts, and satellite fingerprinting — how analysts actually catch sanctioned oil moving at sea. -
#5190: How Iranian Rugs Reach Israeli ShelvesTunisian olive oil with French labels, Iranian rugs in Jerusalem shops — how goods actually move around sanctions and enemy-state bans.