Unexplained Wealth Orders in the UK: What Will This Year Bring?
Unexplained wealth orders are now being used to tackle criminal wealth in the UK, but they are more complicated and less powerful in practice than in popular imagination.
Practicing Repression Abroad, Says Rights Watchdog
Russia and Iran are among the top authoritarian states extending their tentacles of repression abroad to target exiles, a new report by Freedom House says.
Steinmetz Swiss trial: Jail for tycoon in Guinea mine corruption trial
Israeli businessman Beny Steinmetz has been given a five-year jail sentence by a court in Geneva, in a trial described as the mining sector's biggest-ever corruption case.
On the steppe
Torn between China and Russia, and haunted by the ghosts of its communist past, Kazakhstan has taken an authoritarian turn.
Kazakhstan: With elections chore out of the way, it is time for politics
No real opposition parties were permitted to run.
Equatorial Guinea's Oil Minister Allegedly Siphoned Off Millions from Public Construction Project
For years, Juan Tomás Ávila Laurel was known as an outspoken critic of Equatorial Guinea’s government, despite decades of brutal repression and staggering corruption.
Will Biden take on neglected Caucasus and Central Asia?
Following Trump’s erratic approach, Biden’s team of experienced pros are expected to try to reengage the region. Will they be able to?