News
- The UK police’s economic corruption unit is itself being investigated for ties to a private investigators’ firm set up up by a lawyer who worked for Russian oligarchs. (Telegraph)
- U.S. lawmakers accused the White House of trying to weaken a bill that could provide greater financial leverage against the Russian, Iranian, and Syrian regimes. (WaPo)
- Ukraine’s forests are being decimated by corruption-fueled illegal logging. (Kyiv Post)
- UN experts called for a new global body to coordinate efforts to end financial secrecy. (UN)
- The 1MDB scandal is now being probed in 10 countries. A brief explainer of the allegations and issues involved. (Bloomberg)
Features
- ICYMI, new from KI: Kleptocracy, Inc.: How America Enables Global Corruption
- New reports by Ilya Yashin and Ilya Zaslavskiy shed further light on thecriminal workings of Putin’s kleptocracy. (Carnegie)
- Washington’s patience with Kyiv corruption is wearing thin, says Sergei Leshchenko. (Atlantic Council)
- A clearer picture is emerging of how (and why) the Panama Papers were leaked. (NY Review of Books)
Events
- 10/14: Hannah Thoburn, Brian Whitmore, and Angela Stent will discuss Consolidation and Control: Power Shifts in Putin’s Kremlin.
- 10/19: Join KI, the Lithuanian ambassador, and a distinguished panel to discuss The Threat of Kleptocracy: States Bordering the Russian Federation.
- 10/20: Journalist Ben Judah and KI will launch a major new report, The Kleptocracy Curse: Rethinking Containment.
