Government
From spy to president: The rise of Vladimir Putin
| VOX | In this 2017 documentary Vox presents Vladimir Putin. He has been in power in Russia since the late 90s, after taking over from Boris Yeltsin. During this time, he made Russia an authoritarian and militaristic society. Before…
How Stealing and Selling Children Became a Business in South Sudan
| VICE | South Sudan’s civil war flooded the nation with weapons, those weapons are now used for child abduction.
VW and dieselgate – What really happened
| DW Documentary | It’s a case involving one of the worst examples of fraud in the history of German industry. Who knew about the manipulation of VW’s diesel emissions, and just as importantly – when? In September 2015 US…
- 2022
- Business ethics
Congo’s Missing Millions
| BBC | Unlocking secrets from Africa’s biggest banking data leak, BBC Africa Eye reveals how millions of dollars of public funds ended up in the private bank accounts of businesses based in Democratic Republic of Congo and owned by…
- 2021
- Business ethics, Corruption
Organized crime in Montenegro: Sweeping up corruption
| DW Documentary | For decades, Montenegro has been unable to get organized crime under control. Rampant corruption is hindering development in the country, which is a candidate for EU membership. Now, Prime Minister Zdravko Krivokapic is attempting a political…
- 2021
- Corruption
The Pandora Papers: How the world of offshore finance is still flourishing | Four Corners
| ABC News In-depth | In a major international investigation, Four Corners reveals the secrets of the Pandora Papers. For months, more than 600 journalists from around the world, including the ABC, the Washington Post and the BBC, have been…
- 2021
- Financial fraud, Tax evasion
The Panama Papers: Behind the Scheme
| Real Stories | A documentary feature film about the biggest global corruption scandal in history, and the hundreds of journalists who risked their lives to break the story.
- 2019
- Corruption, Financial fraud
Cambodia’s Casino Gamble
| Al Jazeera | A Chinese casino empire to rival Macau is investing big in Cambodia, transforming a once-sleepy seaside town into a hub for gangsters and shady operators. Tens of thousands of Chinese workers have moved to Sihanoukville, many…
- 2019
- Illegal betting
Lebanon: A State in Collapse?
| Al Jazeera | On August 4, 2020, Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, was devastated by a huge blast. Some 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate, stored – somewhat inexplicably – in a harbourside warehouse with a cache of fireworks, caught…
- 2021
- Deficient government
Bureau 39: Cash for Kim (Part 2) | People and Power
| Al Jazeera | How is it possible that North Korea, one of the poorest countries on earth, manages to finance a nuclear weapons programme? The answer is through Bureau 39, a secretive organisation hidden deep inside the government apparatus….
- 2020
- Arms trafficking