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The infrastructure of independence

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Thomas Byrnes

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US dependency, political uncertainty and the cost of humanitarian resilience. This MarketImpact working paper examines how humanitarian organisations can assess their combined dependency on US funding, payment infrastructure and technology. It proposes proportionate ways to preserve the ability to leave, protect critical functions, share expensive capability and fund maintenance while resources for assistance remain constrained. Thomas Byrnes, MarketImpact Digital Solutions Ltd. Evidence cut-off: 10 October 2026.

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