{"product_id":"the-quiet-embargo-nuno-valcorte-9788199786813","title":"The Quiet Embargo: Insurance, Compliance, and the Hidden Wars of Trade","description":"\u003cp\u003eMost people picture sanctions as flags, speeches and dramatic votes. In reality, many crucial decisions are taken quietly in insurance underwriting meetings, compliance queues and trade finance teams. This book lifts the curtain on that hidden layer, showing how cautious risk models and over-compliance can slow or stop trade just as effectively as a formal embargo.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough clear explanations and grounded examples, readers discover how trade sanctions move through banks, insurers and shippers, and why an economic sanctions book needs to start with pipes and plumbing rather than slogans. You will see how insurance and compliance teams interpret lists, guidance, and news, and how shadow fleets, shipping, and evasive tactics rise in the gaps. Chapters on vessel tracking, AIS, and data show what can be seen from the outside, and where blind spots remain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book also explores the pressures around humanitarian corridors, humanitarian trade exceptions, and the tension between the duty of care and the fear of mistakes. It explains how the Lloyd's market sanctions environment, de-risking and over-compliance, and internal corporate risk governance debates shape which routes stay open. Finally, it offers simple tools for reading geopolitical risk signals in premiums and freight rates.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDesigned for policy watchers, business readers and curious citizens, this is a calm, practical guide to the quiet embargoes that shape our world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nuno Valcorte\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 8199786817\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9788199786813\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vij Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.53d","brand":"Nuno Valcorte","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48437682635007,"sku":"9788199786813","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5112a97f-f960-41bc-85a7-1d86046bfe0e.jpg?v=1777163386","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-quiet-embargo-nuno-valcorte-9788199786813","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}