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🌍 New Intel: How Illicit Finance Fuels Global Conflict
Illicit Edge - Edition for July 10, 2025
🔥 PODCAST DROP!
The latest episode of Coercive Capital with Elaine Dezenski is live…
What connects a Somali smuggler, a Russian mercenary, and a Supreme Court justice firing at drones over Kyiv?
Answer: Illicit finance, proxy warfare, and state-sponsored chaos — decoded in Elaine Dezenski’s latest interview with geopolitical risk expert Tom Sanderson.

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In this must-watch / listen episode of Coercive Capital, Tom shares intelligence from fieldwork in 80+ countries:
💰 How illicit money props up terror networks across the Sahel & Horn of Africa
🎯 Wagner’s rebrand — and what it signals about Russia’s expanding shadow army
🌐 China & Russia's joint push to dominate the African info space
🛑 Why Ukraine’s reconstruction will attract organized crime and covert capital
⚠️ Taiwan’s “Silicon Shield” may not save it — Xi’s watching Ukraine closely
This is the briefing your team needs to understand what’s coming next in financial crime, sanctions, and global risk.
Illicit Edge delivers insight at the intersection of financial crime, global conflict, and strategic risk. Stay sharp!