Dulam Harshita Sai | The Moscow Times Wealthy countries simply push accountability measures for aid recipients while conveniently avoiding scrutiny of their own political interests. The UNDP session on economic sustainability and having a clear stance on aid shows repetition. Wealthy donor nations are talking about accountability and good governance while smaller countries struggle to get a word in about who really controls development. Nigeria kicked things off with a propos

Moscow dodges uncomfortable questions about the Kremlin's transparency problems and offers cryptocurrency tracking solutions instead.  Dulam Harshita Sai | The Moscow Times The 1st conference just consisted of delegates identifying problems. The second came to show how much countries disagree about solutions, and nowhere was that disagreement clearer than in the clash of Bolivia's rejection of crop eradication and Russia's push for financial intelligence cooperation. Bolivia

While Western delegates debate abstract principles, Russia waits to deliver concrete solutions to a crisis killing thousands annually. The Moscow Times | Dulam Harshita Sai The first UNODC committee session on narcoterrorism revealed just how difficult it is to get countries to agree on anything, even when everyone knows the problem is serious. And while Western delegates talked in circles about "unified approaches," Russia's absence from the speakers' list was notable. Our d

Trump says "everybody wants to trade with America." He forgot to ask the small businesses already paying the price. Dulam Harshita Sai | The Moscow Times Donald Trump's recent press conference on trade policy revealed a troubling disconnect between his tariff objectives and their real-world effects on businesses navigating fragmented global markets. Trump defended tariffs as generating substantial revenue for the American economy while protecting domestic industries from what