Putin wants new Cold War battle of ideas
The United States, working with its allies and democratic partners, can push back against Russian aggression, which has been marked by interference in elections in the United States and Europe;… Read more »
Tag: Global Magnitsky Act
Authoritarians’ corruption is a weapon — and a weakness
Russian President Vladimir Putin and other authoritarian rulers have worked assiduously to weaponize corruption as an instrument of foreign policy, using money in opaque and illicit ways to gain influence… Read more »
Global Magnitsky Law could be applied to Nicaragua
The escalating violence in Nicaragua has prompted a bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers to propose that the Global Magnitsky Law be applied to President Daniel Ortega and some of his leading associates. At… Read more »
The ‘fascist’ philosopher inspiring Russia’s kleptocrats
An advocate of Russian fascism is having a profound influence on the discourse of the country’s politicians and kleptocrats,* including Vladimir Putin, according to a leading commentator. Because Ivan Ilyin (left)… Read more »
‘Londongrad’: spy attack shines spotlight on kleptocratic haven
“Kleptocracy at its worst” is how US Attorney General Jeff Sessions recently characterized dealings at 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), a heavily indebted state development fund currently under investigation for fraud… Read more »
Combatting kleptocracy? Why nondemocratic states can’t deliver on corruption
Targeted, personal sanctions aimed at oligarchs create a genuine problem for Vladimir Putin’s hold on power, notes analyst Natalie Nougayrède. Russia is an authoritarian kleptocracy. The elite’s loyalty to the… Read more »
Towards a UK Magnitsky Law?
The story of Sergei Magnitsky’s 2009 death is an allegory of Vladimir Putin’s Russia – brutal, corrupt, and oppressive, The Henry Jackson Society notes: The 37-year-old accountant was tortured, denied… Read more »
‘A potentially revolutionary tool’ – Global Magnitsky sanctions set in motion
Police and spy chiefs from China to the Middle East, a Ukrainian oligarch and a former president of Panama are among the people a coalition of human rights groups wants… Read more »