News

News

Spy war behind the scenes of the Brussels diplomacy

29 April 2015 -

At least three senior officials from sensitive European departments have in recent years been called back from Brussels by their country of origin, on suspicion of having had contacts with Russian intelligence, MO* has learned from several knowledgeable sources in the world of security and intelligence. These kind of affairs are handled behind the ...

News

Belgium chases Russian spy couple

19 March 2015 -

The Belgian Federal prosecutor’s office has launched an inquiry into two Russian intelligence officers that have clandestinely acquired the Belgian nationality with the help of Belgian diplomats.

News

Leaked Report Says World Bank Violated Own Rules in Ethiopia

20 January 2015 -

The World Bank repeatedly violated its own rules while funding a development initiative in Ethiopia that has been dogged by complaints that it sponsored forced evictions of thousands of indigenous people, according to a leaked report by a watchdog panel at the bank.

News

Archaeology as a pretext for annexation in East Jerusalem

7 October 2014 -

Silwan, annexed East Jerusalem, Thursday October 2th. Majd Gaith, 23 years old, cannot yet believe what happened two days ago. He shakes his head while attempting to explain the situation on the ground using a map.

News

Putin the drag queen and Obama the sex doll

7 July 2014 -

She has a Bachelor's in Visual Arts and Design, describes herself as being liberal, speaks Arabic and English fluently, and has received death threats on numerous occasions. Saint Hoax talks to us anonymously; unfortunately she has to take the threats seriously.

News

Civil activism and alternative media stay active in Syria

23 March 2014 -

After 3 years, the civil protest against the Assad regime is still active and there is not a glimmer of hope for a peaceful solution. The regime intensifies the attacks against civilians using container bombs and hunger as a weapon. Nevertheless civil activists keep pressuring the regime with creative and peaceful resistance. From the southern citi ...

News

Experiments in democracy

12 February 2014 -

China’s free market is doing fine, thank you. A free market without a free market in ideas, otherwise known as democracy, works. Some Western politicians seem to think that, simply by mimicking that system, they will be able to compete with the Chinese on an equal footing. Both premise and conclusion are flawed.

News

MO*lecture: Opting for Climate

6 February 2014 -

Qi Ye and Jos Delbeke respond to the question of whether China and the EU can save the world from a climate catastrophe.

News

European IMF directors protected the banks, but hit the Greeks

4 February 2014 -

MO* Magazine could seize a confidential document that shows the number of questions about the approach of the Greece debt crisis that lived within the IMF Executive Board.

News

Giant oil field in Kazakhstan is a ticking time bomb

29 January 2014 -

The Kashagan oil field in the Caspian Sea contains immeasurable quantities of the black gold. However, mining it is highly complicated, with enormous risks for an environmental disaster and minimal gains for the local population. Should an ecological catastrophe happen, the relative political calmness of the Caspian Sea region would be endangered.

News

Exclusive expulsion to prepare Rio de Janeiro for the World Cup and the Olympics

29 January 2014 -

Rio is undergoing a transformation. Living is becoming expensive. Those with less purchasing power are being pushed to the edge of the city. The large scale sporting events of 2014 and 2016 and prestige projects are amplifying this trend.

News

Microfinance Does Work

9 January 2014 -

Incofin, a Belgian Investment Manager focused on impact investing in the microfinance sector, will test this statement in a debate involving experts from both home and abroad. We warmly invite you to join us for an evening session of thoughtful discussion and active participation on Tuesday, 11 February 2014 at 7PM, at the Kaaitheater in Brussels.