Hans-Georg Betz

Oct 22, 2024 | fairobserver.com | Peter Isackson |Erik Geurts |Hans-Georg Betz |Craig Dempsey

Celebrities and Money Laundering Make Brazilian Gambling a Popular Laundromat The recent arrests of celebrities Gusttavo Lima and Deolane Bezerra highlight Brazil’s financial crime. Since the country’s bookie boom in 2018, front businesses, complex betting transactions and cryptocurrency conversion have made money laundering and related crimes difficult to trace. Celebrity...

Jan 20, 2024 | fairobserver.com | Mohammad Al Salami |Mohammad Reza Salami |James Bohland |Peter Isackson |Hans-Georg Betz

Donald Trump Could Destroy US Hegemony on the World Stage The United States has been the dominant hegemonic power on the planet since World War II. That power is largely based on its relationships with allies on every continent, especially Europe and Asia. In a second presidential term, Trump would...

Apr 1, 2023 | fairobserver.com | Hans-Georg Betz

Until his retirement a few years ago, Norbert Bolz taught communication theory in Berlin. Among students of communication, he has a stellar reputation. Among others, he was largely unknown. Communication theory is not necessarily a topic that gets the average German terribly excited, which might explain why Bolz decided to use his background in communication to pursue popular philosophy instead.