Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Corporación Cimex, S. A. (Cuba) · ¶33

The restrictive theory “proved troublesome” in practice. Verlinden B. V. v. Central Bank of Nigeria, 461 U. S. 480, 487 (1983). Under that regime, foreign governments placed substantial diplomatic and political pressure on the State Department. That pressure often led to inconsistent State Department positions, which in turn exacerbated tensions with foreign nations. See Turkiye Halk Bankasi, 598 U. S., at 271–272.

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