In September 2025, at Russia’s Far Eastern Economic Forum — a showcase for the Kremlin’s pivot toward Asia — a Moldovan fugitive named Ilan Shor took to the stage and … Read More
On Dubai’s Palm Jumeirah — the artificial archipelago that has become a global symbol of conspicuous wealth — sits XXII Carat, a gated complex of elaborate beachfront villas where individual … Read More
When Alexei Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK) first exposed Vladimir Putin’s opulent Black Sea palace in Gelendzhik in 2021, the $1.3 billion construction project became an instant symbol of Kremlin excess. … Read More