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President Putin attends a meeting to discuss the Ukrainian peace process, October 19, 2016 (Adam Berry/Getty Images)

Congress Must Step Up Sanctions Game to Play Hardball with Russia

Nate Sibley

Fellow and Director, Kleptocracy Initiative

Clay Fuller

Jeane Kirkpatrick Fellow, AEI

Nate Sibley & Clay Fuller

Aug 17, 2018

Commentary

4 Min Read

Anonymous Companies and Dirty Money: What Congress Can Do

Nate Sibley

Fellow and Director, Kleptocracy Initiative

Nate Sibley

Jun 12, 2018

Commentary

5 Min Read

Russia Vows "Harsh Response" to New U.S. Sanctions on Putin Allies

Nate Sibley

Fellow and Director, Kleptocracy Initiative

Ben Judah

Former Research Fellow

Nate Sibley & Ben Judah

Apr 6, 2018

In the Media

(Photo credit: Winslow Productions)

Countering Russian Kleptocracy

Ben Judah

Former Research Fellow

Nate Sibley

Fellow and Director, Kleptocracy Initiative

Ben Judah & Nate Sibley

Apr 5, 2018

Reports

1 Min Read

Modernizing AML Laws to Combat Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing

Charles Davidson

Former Executive Director, Kleptocracy Initiative

Charles Davidson

Nov 28, 2017

Commentary

5 Min Read

(Credit: Bill Diodato, The Image Bank)

Money Laundering for 21st Century Authoritarianism

Ben Judah

Former Research Fellow

Ben Judah

Nov 22, 2017

Reports

3 Min Read

Parts of the Panama Papers displayed in Tokyo, April 26, 2016 (Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images)

The United States of Anonymity

Casey Michel

Former Adjunct Fellow, Kleptocracy Initiative

Casey Michel

Nov 3, 2017

Reports

3 Min Read

Photo by: Ivan Vdovin

How Non-State Actors Export Kleptocratic Norms to the West

Ilya Zaslavskiy

Academy Associate, Chatham House

Ilya Zaslavskiy

Sep 7, 2017

Reports

2 Min Read

Russian billionaires Boris and Arkady Rotenberg at the 2017 Formula 1 Russian Grand Prix in Sochi, April 30, 2017 (Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images)

Russia's Pothole Predicament

Peter Podkopaev

Former Researcher, Russia and Eurasia, Kleptocracy Initiative

Natalie Duffy

Former Research Associate, Kleptocracy Initiative

Peter Podkopaev & Natalie Duffy

Aug 10, 2017

Commentary

7 Min Read

Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Moscow, Russia, May 9, 2015 (Host photo agency / RIA Novosti via Getty Images)

Weaponizing Kleptocracy: Putin’s Hybrid Warfare

Demonstrators hold pictures of Nasser Zafzafi, leader of the Rif region's protest movement, during a demonstration against corruption, repression and unemployment in the northern city of al-Hoceima, Morocco, May 29, 2017 (FADEL SENNA/Getty Images)

America must continue the fight against kleptocracy around the globe

Charles Davidson

Former Executive Director, Kleptocracy Initiative

Kate Bateman

International Affairs Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations

Charles Davidson & Kate Bateman

Jun 5, 2017

Commentary

4 Min Read

Soldiers from Estonia, Finland, Great Britain, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway and US participate in the opening ceremony for the international exercise "Saber Strike”, Adazi Training Area, Latvia, June 8, 2015.(Gatis Diezins, RYC/Flickr)

Why Should U.S. Taxpayers Fund a Pushback Against Russia in Europe?