Trading Avocadoes for Political Influence 
How banking giant ICBC helped Chinese firms gain a foothold in Europe’s wind market 
A reclusive billionaire, a ‘fearless’ dealer and a globe-spanning feud over priceless art Patrick Schumacher on the Role Of Civil Monetary Penalties in the Regulation of Nursing Homes
There are more than 1.2 million Americans living in nursing homes in the United States. How many of them are being mistreated in violation of…
Corruption
Japan’s US$10bn SEA Oil Lifeline Risks Solving Wrong Problem
Energy financing a key lever in regional competition …
Mary Pruski on the Grassroots Fight Against a Corrupt Catholic Church Hierarchy in Buffalo
In 2020, facing hundreds of sexual abuse claims, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. To pay for the projected bankruptcy…
Japan’s Surgical Specialization Crisis
Decline is manifesting as a ‘surgery gap’ …
A ‘burgeoning black market’, inflated dosing and the over-judicialization of health care: reporters around the world tell stories about Keytruda
In a yearlong investigation led by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, reporters from more than 37 countries found the cancer drug’s high price impacts…
China Threat to US Commodities Pricing Dominance
Geopolitical tensions shifting world’s commodities pricing from US to multipolar system …