Funding the Belgian Socialist Parties
Introduction On July 18, 1991, the retired Belgian politician André Cools, an influential Socialist figure and former deputy prime minister,
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France
Brazil’s DCNS Submarine Contract
Introduction Operation Car Wash (“Lava Jato”), the sprawling investigation into public-sector corruption that brought down Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, is
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Rolls-Royce’s Indian Jet Engine Bribes
Introduction The multi-jurisdiction investigation into Rolls-Royce’s extensive history of paying bribes, prompted by a whistleblower’s allegations in 2012, included one
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Angolagate
Introduction The Angolagate scandal rocked the French political world when it came to light in 1999. It revealed a plot
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L’affaire Karachi
Introduction A car bomb explosion in Karachi, Pakistan, on May 8, 2002, killed fourteen people, including 11 French nationals, employees
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The Malaysian Scorpene Submarine Affair
Introduction The EUR 1.2 billion sale of French ‘Scorpène’ submarines to Malaysia in 2002, and the dubious commissions which accompanied
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The South African Arms Deal
Introduction How did post-apartheid South Africa succumb to one of the most infamous and long-lasting corruption scandals in recent memory?
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Taiwan’s Lafayette Frigate Affair
Introduction In 1993, the body of a naval officer washed ashore in the small town of Suao, on the eastern
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