Dictators No: Peace Trade List

Dictators No: Peace Trade List

In the mobile strategy game Dictators: No Peace, mastering the economy is the fastest way to world domination. Trading is often more lucrative than waiting for industrial gold to trickle in.

  1. Who benefits if the promise is delayed?
  2. Can the mechanism be controlled by a single actor?
  3. Are verification steps public and repeatable?
  4. What tangible artifacts change hands, and who holds them?
  5. How will communities stay engaged in enforcement daily?
  6. What visible cost will violation impose on the dictator?
  7. Is there an independent mirror willing to publish findings instantly?

2. The United States: OFAC and the SDN List

The U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) maintains the Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List. This is the de facto global no-peace trade list because of the dollar’s dominance. Any bank or company that trades with an SDN is cut off from the U.S. financial system. Famous entries include: dictators no peace trade list

Part VI: The Cost of Compliance – A Fortune for Peace

For multinational corporations, being caught trading off the Dictators No Peace Trade List is existential. Penalties include: In the mobile strategy game Dictators: No Peace

Part VII: Critiques and Controversies

The Dictators No Peace Trade List is not without critics. Who benefits if the promise is delayed