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The Sovereignty Files explores the hidden machinery of global power—where governments, corporations, intelligence services, financiers, and criminals collide. Each episode begins with a remarkable true story and follows it into the larger world of sovereignty, international law, espionage, sanctions, borders, corruption, and geopolitical influence. From hedge funds seizing warships to billionaires purchasing citizenship and governments weaponizing international institutions, the show examines the strange ways power operates beyond the headlines. These are the stories that reveal who really holds power, how they use it, and what happens when the rules between nations begin to break down.