The Long Arm of American Law

 Just in case you're thinking of running out of the United States or are watching Succession, pay attention to ‘The US has a long reach’: a legal expert on how Succession’s Logan Roy could avoid extradition from The Guardian:

Things are not that simple for Logan: just because Bosnia doesn’t have an extradition treaty doesn’t mean it wouldn’t extradite him if the US wanted Logan to return.

“The US is a relentless and notoriously aggressive extradition partner. Its prosecutors have a famously long reach,” says Garner. “People often talk about non-extradition countries – in reality the lack of a treaty is no barrier to extradition if a country wishes to cooperate with the US. It is relatively common for countries to enter into bespoke one-off agreements with states in order to secure the extradition of a high-profile target. However, there are also several regimes who are opposed to the US or who may see political capital in shielding a fugitive. The issue with this sort of strategy is that you are at the mercy of the state who is protecting you. If Putin decides there is political capital in handing over Snowden to the US, then it is game over, and when Ecuador tired of Assange, he was soon out of the embassy and in Wandsworth prison.”

And this is how the United States becomes the world's policeman.