Facing China with Quiet Pragmatism 
Pharma giants pay millions to Russian distributor entangled in corruption allegations to win cancer drug business 
Xi emerges powerful from Beijing meeting, but maybe not all-powerful How Beijing’s Africa ambitions, financed by China’s mega banks, triggered a crisis in Zambia
Chinese banking giants piled loans onto the debt-ridden country, then adopted a hardball stance when it came time to repay, documents show. …
Corruption
AI and the Red Lines of a Planet under Stress
The physical dimension of AI risk …
Anwar Ibrahim: The Man Who Became the Compromise
A Malaysia journalist reflects on how Anwar increasingly resembles the establishment he once vowed to change …
The US is letting a convicted Bolsonaro spy chief stay in Florida. Brazil wants answers.
Former intelligence director Alexandre Ramagem fled after his conviction for trying to overturn Brazil’s 2022 election. Authorities there are investigating whether he had help. …
Rick Claypool on Pay to Play Corporate Crime Enforcement
Corporations that have benefitted from the Trump administration’s cancellation of federal enforcement actions have given $210.5 million in contributions and pledges to MAGA Inc., and…
Labaton Launches Whistleblower Practice with Former SEC Acting Chair Allison Herren Lee
Last month, Labaton Keller Sucharow announced the launch of its Whistleblower Representation Practice, led by former SEC Acting Chair and Commissioner Allison Herren Lee and…