Articles by John Christensen

  • Offshore secrecy is a long-established phenomenon; bankers in Geneva and Zurich were catering to wealthy French and German elites long before the creation of the Swiss federal state in 1848. Delaware started to function as a tax haven in the late 19th century.

    Who’s the thief?

    Tax havens in the Global North enable the systematic looting of the Global South. John Christensen explains how their activities impoverish the world.