Political Corruption

Romania – The Microsoft Licensing Scandal – How Political Elites Cashed In on Education Funds
A Billion-Euro BoondoggleBetween 2004 and 2012, Romanian governments signed a series of contracts with Microsoft and its local partners to […]

The Pandora Papers – How Politicians Hide Wealth Offshore
The Leak That Named NamesIn 2021, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) published 11.9 million leaked documents from 14 […]

State Capture in South Africa – The Zuma–Gupta Corruption Network
From Business Partners to Power BrokersThe Gupta family — three brothers from India who moved to South Africa in the […]

Bribes for Influence – How Qatar, Morocco, and the EU Got Tangled in “Qatargate”
The EU’s Shattered Moral High GroundThe European Union has long positioned itself as a global champion of transparency, democracy, and […]
National Politics

While Switzerland Revives Its Villages, Romania’s Leaders Dismantle Theirs
In the heart of Europe, two vastly different approaches to rural development are unfolding. Switzerland, a nation renowned for its […]

Romania Between Electoral Farce and U.S. Inquiry: What Lies Behind the AEP Visit?
AEP confirms the visit of the Americans without stating who they were or which institutions they represented. It does not […]

The Romanian Coup: How Global Powers and Local Puppets Shattered Democracy
American journalist Robert Semonsen, known for his focus on globalization, geopolitics, and migration, revealed a chilling detail: during a “historic […]

The UK Media-State Nexus – Controlling the Narrative at Home
The Myth of ImpartialityThe BBC, funded by a mandatory licence fee, is bound by its Charter to be politically neutral. […]

