“Qatargate”, a spectacular scandal and a warning for Europe
Everything resembles a thriller novel. Early one morning in December last year, after months of…
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Milo Allan
Inside Fight Impunity, the Brussels NGO at the heart of the Qatar corruption…
Federica Mogherini and Bernard Cazeneuve were on the board of Panzeri’s human rights campaign. Now they’ve…
The forgotten Lake
It was bitter cold, but I don’t remember freezing or being cold. Hemingway wrote that the air was so cold when…
Chemical War: Russia Using ‘Choking Agent’ To Dislodge Ukrainian Soldiers, U.S.…
Russian officials allege that Ukraine is gearing up for a chemical weapons attack, with backing from the…
Vietnam imitating China’s island-making in South China Sea
Satellite imagery shows Vietnam rapidly expanding reclaimed land in contested sea but China’s response has…
Struggling to Stem Extremism, Tajikistan Targets Beards and Head Scarves
After Tajiks were charged with a deadly attack in Moscow, the country has cracked down on signs of Islam. But…
Swiss ask Chinese media to pull quotes from ‘fake’ citizen
Several Chinese newspaper websites have removed comments about the coronavirus pandemic that were “wrongly…
Drug Trafficking in Tajikistan: A Very Deep but not Incurable Evil
For many years, Tajikistan has been gravely affected by drug trafficking. At least 15-20 tons of…
Is Diplomacy dead?
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has said it is time to rekindle diplomatic efforts to end the war in Ukraine.…
Peru’s controversial ex-president Fujimori buried after national mourning
While Alberto Fujimori was hailed for crushing a leftist insurgency and boosting the economy, he was convicted…