Search results
Four Lawmakers Denounce Plan to Ease Sanctions on Israeli Mining Executive
New York Times· 2 days agoA bipartisan group of four congressional lawmakers have objected to the Biden administration plan to...
China Is Winning the Minerals War
The Wall Street Journal· 2 days agoThe mineral industry is a national priority for Beijing. Metals and mining investments under its Belt and Road Initiative hit record levels last year,...
Biden Open to Easing Sanctions on Billionaire Gertler in Return for Congo Exit
Bloomberg via Yahoo Finance· 7 days ago(Bloomberg) -- The US government is open to easing sanctions on billionaire mining magnate Dan...
Will Vietnam’s anti-corruption drive usher in pro-China hardliners?
South China Morning Post· 6 days agoStock Commercial Bank (SCB), one of the country’s largest banks, has left foreign investors...
A Chinese mogul with deep MAGA ties Is going on trial for massive fraud
Mother Jones· 23 hours agoFight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that...
Seeking Access to Congo’s Metals, White House Aims to Ease Sanctions
New York Times· 7 days agoThree years after Biden administration officials tightened sanctions on a billionaire Israeli mining...
The Technocrat Who’s Taking Control of Putin’s War Effort
New York Times· 4 days agoIn more than two years of war against Ukraine, President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia has found that...
In Quest for Metals, U.S. Pitches Deal to Ease Sanctions on Israeli Businessman
The Wall Street Journal· 7 days agoMining magnate Dan Gertler, whom the U.S. has accused of corruption, would sell his assets in the...
Ethereum dev’s paid EigenLayer role sparks debate on ‘conflicted incentives’
The Cointelegraph· 3 days agoAn Ethereum Foundation researcher’s decision to take a paid adviser role for the foundation behind EigenLayer has sparked criticism on social media, with one commentator suggesting it could ...
Somalia: The Waning Of Wicked Ways
Strategy Page· 2 days agoJune 29, 2022: June saw the formation of a new government after several years of efforts to overcome clan and warlord objections to democracy in general. The parliament met four days ago and ...