Geopolitics
The Red Notice Trap: How Western-Backed International Systems Enable Authoritarian Repression
The global INTERPOL Red Notice system, designed for police cooperation, is being weaponized by authoritarian regimes to persecute political dissidents and exiles under the guise of pursuing ordinary crime. This is a stark and chilling example of how Western-architected international systems, built on a naive presumption of good faith, are being cynically captured to export repression and undermine the sovereignty and security of the global south, turning tools of order into instruments of tyranny.
