Private interests

By Paul Radu

The privatization of Romania's oil industry has enriched the well-connected—and corrupt

Excerpts from this story referencing "Russia":

"… it on the same level as the Dominican Republic and Iran, slightly ahead of Russia, Albania and Sierra Leone.The report cites oil as one of the country's mai …"

"… al Adviser for Central and Eastern Europe and an author of studies on NATO-Russia relationships.The announcement of Matser's involvement came as a surprise. …"

U.S. pushed to ratify deep sea treaty

By Laura Peterson

U.N. Law of the Sea will divvy up deep ocean bottom for oil and gas drilling

Excerpts from this story referencing "Russia":

"… the claims review process. This is especially perturbing considering that Russia filed a claim three years ago to add nearly 400,000 square miles to its Ar …"

"… ially overlap with U.S. claims. Although its initial request was rejected, Russia reportedly plans to try again; Denmark has also announced its intention to …"

Can a free market help clear the air?

By Rakesh Kalshian

World Bank buys pollution rights from tiny Indian village for $645

Excerpts from this story referencing "Russia":

"… reaty goes into effect early next year, after being approved this month by Russia.The production and burning of fossil fuels are by far the leading manmade …"

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Bob Dole: Indonesia's man in Washington

By Kevin Bogardus

Former Republican presidential candidate is paid to lobby for the country's oil interests

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"… who has lobbied for foreign clients in the past, including Oleg Deripaska, Russia's youngest billionaire, soon accepted Indonesia's offer to lobby for Perta …"

Windfalls of war: Pentagon buys choppers from Russia to equip Afghan, Iraqi militaries

By Sharon Weinberger

One-stop shopping for helicopters...made in Russia

Excerpts from this story referencing "Russia":

"… rticularly for what is called “non-standard” equipment—in this case, Russian. Those countries, so the argument went, were more familiar with Russian e …"

"… e, Russian. Those countries, so the argument went, were more familiar with Russian equipment. Even in Afghanistan, a country which fought off a Soviet occup …"

"… rgued that the Northern Alliance and Afghan pilots were more familiar with Russian helicopters, which are regarded as rugged and reliable.Today, U.S. contra …"

"… pters, which are regarded as rugged and reliable.Today, U.S. contracts for Russian equipment, used primarily to buy Russian-built Mi-17 helicopters for Iraq …"

Windfalls of War: A decade of keeping government spending accountable

By Sandy Johnson

Tracking the cost of war in Iraq and Afghanistan, $1 trillion and up

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"… sole-source $37 billion bonanzaOne-stop shopping for helicopters...made in RussiaPentagon contracts to Russian helicopter-makers confound US companies. Pent …"

"… nzaOne-stop shopping for helicopters...made in RussiaPentagon contracts to Russian helicopter-makers confound US companies. Pentagon says Afghan and Iraqi p …"

"… US companies. Pentagon says Afghan and Iraqi pilots are more familiar with Russian choppers.Taxpayers get hammered by Pentagon’s attempts to do “one-sto …"

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Failures in cybersecurity

By The Center for Public Integrity

An information security breach by China highlights government's weaknesses in cybersecurity

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"… to Congress in February 2008. Among the adversaries, McConnell said, were Russia and China. China alone has downloaded from the Pentagon 10 to 20 terabytes …"

Overview

By Marina Walker Guevara

Tobacco is the most widely smuggled legal substance, and it's trafficking fuels organized crime and corruption

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"… iness now stretches from counterfeiters in China and renegade factories in Russia to Indian reservations in New York and warlords in Pakistan and North Afri …"

"… rom Chinese counterfeiters that mimic Marlboro holograms to perfection, to Russian-owned factories that mass produce brands made exclusively to be smuggled …"

"… with weak controls and high levels of corruption, such as the crime-ridden Russian exclave of Kaliningrad, Guangdong province in China, and South America’ …"

"… selves. Since 2008, the series has exposed the billion-dollar smuggling of Russian-made Jin Ling cigarettes to the European Union; the involvement of North …"

Ukraine’s ‘lost’ cigarettes flood Europe

By Vlad Lavrov

Big tobacco’s overproduction fuels $2 billion black market

Excerpts from this story referencing "Russia":

"… that reaches across the European Union. Today, Ukraine is rivaled only by Russia as the top source of non-counterfeit brand cigarettes smuggled to Europe, …"

"… .The former Soviet Union, particularly the most populous countries such as Russia and Ukraine, represented a massive opportunity for the tobacco companies. …"

The Montenegro connection

By Leo Sisti

Love, tobacco, and the mafia

Excerpts from this story referencing "Russia":

"… negro’s tobacco smuggling has largely been replaced with new routes from Russia, China, Poland, and Ukraine. But the years of black market activity, alleg …"

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