NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said Thursday that the organization’s procurement agency is cooperating with police investigating corruption and fraud allegations involving the purchase of military equipment. The NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) helps the 32 members of the world’s biggest security alliance and their partners to buy defense equipment…

 The family was exposed in previous investigations for dominating Kyrgyz trade routes with the help of corrupt officials. But that hasn’t stopped them from expanding into Uzbekistan.   The Epicenter of Uzbek Trade In Uzbekistan’s trading sector, there is no bigger prize than the Abu Sahiy market. Its endless traders’…

The French energy conglomerate TotalEnergies has urged the Mozambican government to expedite an independent investigation into allegations of a massacre at its liquefied natural gas (LNG) megaproject in northern Mozambique. This follows damning reports of severe human rights abuses allegedly perpetrated by a Mozambican military unit stationed near the company’s…

Development cooperation is a tool of soft power for states that enables them to promote their values, build relationships with partner states, and reduce global poverty. Since development cooperation is impacted by changes in the norms and power dynamics of international politics, it is essential to analyse Estonia’s use of…

Since World War II, Europe’s security has essentially been “outsourced” to the United States within the broader framework of NATO, relegating European countries to a position of total subordination to the external line dictated by Washington. The Trump administration has changed all this. And now, amid the potential collapse of…