Globalization is reversing, history is returning, and the world is becoming a perilous place again. The Western hemisphere will be an exception.
40 years have passed since countries first began selling citizenships. See our timeline of the history of citizenship by investment programs.
Passport history expert and author Tom Topol traces the development of the passport, from large, handwritten sheets, to high-tech booklets.
A look back at the last 36 years of citizenship by investment programs and which new countries may soon be joining the ranks.
Nicola Mangion traces the history of the passport back to 2,500 years ago and finds that the earliest such documents were actually more akin to visas.
2,000 years ago, the Roman Empire conceptualized citizenship; flexible, obtainable via contributions, and not necessarily linked to residence.
Dr. Farooq traces the history of citizenship to see how eligibility for it has evolved, starting in ancient Greece and ending in modern Europe.
Stephane Tajick chronicles the early development of citizenship by investment, from the Pacific to Northern Europe.
This is the first in a two-part series on now-defunct residence and citizenship by investment programs. This week, we look
This is the incredible tale of how a Hong Kong businessman persuaded the King of Tonga to sell $26 million
Over the last seven years alone, the number of formal citizenship by investment programs (CIPs) has grown from two to twelve,