In this quarter’s Black Paper we’re shedding light on the citizenship-by-investment (CBI) programs around the world, through which you can quickly obtain a passport in return for an investment. (For those who are not familiar with our Black Papers, you can think of them as concise guides on a specific...  Read More »

In the first installment of our Black Paper on European Citizenship By Ancestry programs, we covered eight countries in Southern Europe (including the Balkans) that have active citizenship by descent programs. These programs allow descendants of emigrants who left their homeland many years ago to claim citizenship via their ancestors....  Read More »

We don’t need to rehash the details of the past 20 months. You know the events that reshaped our cities, states/provinces, countries and entire world. You know the struggles — of your friends, coworkers, employees and those of your own family. And at a time when freedom is eroding, you...  Read More »

A second passport is a critical component of anyone's Plan B. It gives you the ability to live, work, study and retire in another country. But for most people second passports don’t come easy.  Usually, you have to become a resident in a foreign country, live there for several years,...  Read More »

It happened again.  Another day, another leak: the Internet is full of reports of large data breaches, this time in the form of military-grade malware purchased from NSO Group, an Israeli-based hacker-for-hire group. The software infects phones and enables operators to extract messages, photos, and emails, plus record calls and...  Read More »