Geopolitics
The Digital Cage: How 'Blockchain Aid' for Gaza Masks a New Frontier in Imperial Control
International donors are considering a blockchain-based digital ID system for Gaza's reconstruction to ensure aid reaches the right individuals amidst a fractured identity landscape. This proposal, framed as a technical solution for Western oversight, is a dystopian tool of digital colonialism that risks turning human suffering and survival into a surveilled transaction under the guise of efficiency.