How did Credit Suisse become the most scandal-ridden bank of all time?
Swiss banking has long been synonymous with secrecy, a harbinger of two things in the financial world: opportunity and risk. And Credit Suisse struggled to handle this balancing act for years, leading...
30 Okt 202433min
How do you stop Putin’s war machine?
When Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, Western economies scrambled to coordinate an offensive of their own: sanctions. They weaponized economic tools in the hope of blunting Putin’s attacks, an...
23 Okt 202435min
Is Masayoshi Son the richest man you’ve never heard of?
For a few days in the early 2000s, Masayoshi Son — nicknamed Masa — was the richest man in the world. A few days later, it all came tumbling down. The founder and CEO of the Japanese investment conglo...
16 Okt 202429min
Are hidden jurisdictions rewriting the rules of power?
Imagine a world where there are two maps. The regular one that everyone sees — one divided by land borders and nation states. The other, a hidden globe, made up of jurisdictions defined not by geograp...
9 Okt 202429min
How does a secretive Catholic sect influence global finance?
When journalist Gareth Gore began investigating the collapse of Spain’s Banco Popular in 2017, he expected a predictable tale of bad investments and toxic loans. Instead, it led him to discover a vast...
2 Okt 202433min
How has Popular Front changed war reporting?
For the last five years, Popular Front has been shaking up the way many of us view reporting from conflict zones. It gives its followers an up-close-and-personal view, going inside globally reported s...
25 Sep 202437min
What’s it like to run a TV network under the Taliban?
When the Taliban were first toppled in 2001, there was hope among some Afghans that it could mark the start of a new Afghanistan. President Bush promised the US would help construct a new, functional ...
18 Sep 202427min
How did 1MDB cash end up in Kim Kardashian’s pockets?
On Monday, Malaysia’s High Court heard how a staggering $2.4 million made its way from the coffers of the Malaysian sovereign wealth fund, 1MDB, into the bank accounts of Kim Kardashian and Pharell Wi...
11 Sep 202435min
