It goes way beyond tax havens and offshore banking. Enterprising countries have figured out how to put their legal systems at the disposal of corporate interests. In the past few years, a secretive consortium of technologists and investors has spent almost a billion dollars to purchase about ninety …
Interesting read, but isnt sovereignty something that inherently cant be bought or sold? Its a philosophical concept rooted in a nations independence, not a commodity on a market. Id argue that true sovereignty lies in the collective will of the people, not in financial transactions. Or am I missing something here?
Just read that Sovereignty for Sale article and it left me scratching my head. Its like equating a countrys independence to a yard sale item. But isnt sovereignty more about peoples rights and cultural identity? How can that be sold? Isnt there a danger of reducing a nations pride to mere transactional value? Would love to hear your thoughts, mates.