Indonesia

Trump Reverses ZTE Sanctions After $500M China Loan to Trump Project

| Importance: 8/10

President Trump abruptly reversed U.S. sanctions on Chinese telecom giant ZTE just days after China agreed to provide $500 million in loans to an Indonesian theme park featuring Trump properties. ZTE had been banned from buying U.S. components after violating sanctions on Iran and North Korea. Trump …

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Long-term Geopolitical Consequences of IMF Structural Adjustment

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The IMF’s systematic economic intervention during the Asian Financial Crisis created lasting geopolitical shifts, fundamentally altering regional economic sovereignty. With $35 billion in financial support to Indonesia, Korea, and Thailand, the IMF implemented structural reforms that triggered …

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