How the US weaponised fibre-optic cables, data centres and the financial system

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The ruthless US willingness to weaponise the networks with sanctions against individuals, companies and states has become increasingly apparent over the past decade. Photograph: Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Getty Images Globalisation has for a generation been a catch-all term to describe the strengthening economic connections and interdependencies between different world regions and trading states. It was for a time regarded as a positive political force, leading to potentially greater peaceful interaction and a liberalisation of values. Such assumptions have been upended in recent years, as international events became more conflicted and contested. The power structures lying behind globalisation were revealed through the...