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The Europe Investigative Desk extracts the laundered billions of Brussels-bound lobbyists and state-sanctioned border-industrial cartels. Each forensic dossier we build hollows out the predatory subsidy-skimming, dark-money backchannels, and the supranational corruption that weaponize bureaucracy to liquidate the sovereignty of the continent.

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DOSSIERS: 8

AVG WORDS: 11,608

DESK VIEWS: 914

AVG ARTICLE VIEWS: 114

AVG READ: 59 MIN

LONGEST: 18,473

AUTHORS: 5

RISING: Ekalavya Hansaj

Voice Of Europe Raid: Investigative Findings About Foreign Interference in the European Elections

In a dawn operation on May 29, 2024, Belgian and French police executed simultaneous searches across Brussels and Strasbourg, targeting the heart of the European Parliament. Authorities raided the private…

14,599 Words 73 min 153 Views

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The Embassy Spy Ring: Systemic Expulsion Of 750 Russian Intelligence Officers By The West

The systematic expulsion of Embassy Spy Ring based Russian intelligence networks across the West between 2022 and 2025 represents the most significant counter-intelligence operation since the Cold War. Verified data…

18,473 Words 93 min 132 Views

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The Election Deepfakes Of India, USA, Slovakia, London And Taiwan: A Threat to Democracy

On January 21, 2024, residents of New Hampshire received a phone call that marked a permanent shift in American political warfare and Election Deepfakes. The caller ID displayed the personal…

18,355 Words 92 min 97 Views

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The State of Press Freedom in 2025 and 2026: An Analytical Investigation

The 2025 World Press Freedom Index marks a definitive structural failure in the global information ecosystem. For the time in history, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) classifies the worldwide environment for…

18,358 Words 92 min 149 Views

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Corruption in the Arctic LNG project expansion

The Geopolitical Stakes of the 2025 Arctic LNG Project Expansion The year 2025 was a turning point for the Russian energy sector as the Arctic LNG project morphed from a…

13,330 Words 67 min 174 Views

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Rail Privatization Outcomes: Comparing UK, Australia, and EU experiences

Rail privatization, a significant shift in the management and operation of rail services, has been implemented across various regions with varying outcomes. This process involves the transfer of rail services…

5,838 Words 30 min 78 Views

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Denmark Welfare System Algorithms: How Amnesty International Dug Deep Into Its Investigation

For more than two years, Amnesty International’s Algorithmic Accountability Lab (AAL) has led a sweeping probe into Udbetaling Danmark (UDK), Denmark’s welfare agency. The findings reveal troubling patterns that echo…

1,963 Words 10 min 63 Views

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Best Investigative Stories in French In 2024: Switzerland’s Hidden Slave Trade, Migrants ‘Dumped’ in the Desert, and a Religious Sex Scandal

The investigations that caught our eye this year display the diversity that exists in the world of Francophone watchdog reporting. We have seen stories in a wide variety of formats,…

1,949 Words 10 min 68 Views

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Voice Of Europe Raid: Investigative Findings About Foreign Interference in the European Elections

The Embassy Spy Ring: Systemic Expulsion Of 750 Russian Intelligence Officers By The West

The Election Deepfakes Of India, USA, Slovakia, London And Taiwan: A Threat to Democracy

The State of Press Freedom in 2025 and 2026: An Analytical Investigation

Corruption in the Arctic LNG project expansion

Rail Privatization Outcomes: Comparing UK, Australia, and EU experiences

Denmark Welfare System Algorithms: How Amnesty International Dug Deep Into Its Investigation

Best Investigative Stories in French In 2024: Switzerland’s Hidden Slave Trade, Migrants ‘Dumped’ in the Desert, and a Religious Sex Scandal