EPISODE · Jun 29, 2026 · 15 MIN
Why Putin's $800B Sanctions Backfired (And What Biden Got Right)
from Elsewhere · host Tyler Cooper
Russia just lost $300 billion in a single day, and it wasn't from a stock market crash. Tyler Cooper breaks down how economic sanctions work and why Putin's massive miscalculation backfired spectacularly, while Biden's team pulled off one of the most coordinated financial strikes in history. 🎯 What You'll Learn: • How 9,000 sanctioned individuals lost access to the global banking system overnight • Why kicking Russian banks off SWIFT was like cutting their financial internet connection • The surprising reason Iran went from selling 2.5 million oil barrels daily to barely 400,000 • Which countries are getting rich by ignoring sanctions (and how they're doing it) 👤 Perfect for: anyone who wants to understand how money moves the world and why economic warfare is replacing actual warfare. 📍 Chapters: [00:00] Tyler Cooper explains what sanctions actually are (hint: economic weapons) [01:30] Russia's $300 billion freeze and how it happened so fast [04:00] The SWIFT system breakdown: why it's banking's nuclear option [07:00] Iran's oil sanctions playbook and what Russia learned from it [10:00] Why some sanctions work while others create billionaire smugglers [12:00] What this means for your wallet and global trade 🔔 Never miss an episode: Follow Elsewhere on Spotify or Apple Podcasts and turn on notifications. New episodes drop daily, your next favorite insight is one tap away. 🔍 Topics: economic sanctions, Russia sanctions, SWIFT banking, Iran oil embargo, financial warfare --- Keywords: border disputes, international news, political education, foreign affairs, world events podcast, geopolitics explained, politics explained Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Russia just lost $300 billion in a single day, and it wasn't from a stock market crash. Tyler Cooper breaks down how economic sanctions work and why Putin's massive miscalculation backfired spectacularly, while Biden's team pulled off one of the most coordinated financial strikes in history. 🎯 What You'll Learn: • How 9,000 sanctioned individuals lost access to the global banking system overnight • Why kicking Russian banks off SWIFT was like cutting their financial internet connection • The surprising reason Iran went from selling 2.5 million oil barrels daily to barely 400,000 • Which countries are getting rich by ignoring sanctions (and how they're doing it) 👤 Perfect for: anyone who wants to understand how money moves the world and why economic warfare is replacing actual warfare. 📍 Chapters: [00:00] Tyler Cooper explains what sanctions actually are (hint: economic weapons) [01:30] Russia's $300 billion freeze and how it happened so fast [04:00] The SWIFT system breakdown: why it's banking's nuclear option [07:00] Iran's oil sanctions playbook and what Russia learned from it [10:00] Why some sanctions work while others create billionaire smugglers [12:00] What this means for your wallet and global trade 🔔 Never miss an episode: Follow Elsewhere on Spotify or Apple Podcasts and turn on notifications. New episodes drop daily, your next favorite insight is one tap away. 🔍 Topics: economic sanctions, Russia sanctions, SWIFT banking, Iran oil embargo, financial warfare --- Keywords: border disputes, international news, political education, foreign affairs, world events podcast, geopolitics explained, politics explained Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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