New Year, Same Old Pipeline Politics: In KI’s latest podcast, Natalie Duffy talks to Ilya Zaslavskiy about how Nord Stream 2 could strengthen the Kremlin’s hand in Europe - and why it matters to the U.S.
News
- The FBI found no wrongdoing or illicit activity in Gen. Michael Flynn’s calls to the Russian ambassador. (WaPo)
- Key unverified claims in the intelligence report on links between Russia and Donald Trump are said to have originated from the head of a U.S.-Russia business group. (WSJ)
- Companies House holds the public records of 3.75 million UK firms. Just six staff check for fraudulent accuracy breaches in filings: “The UK government is either asleep on the job, or unconcerned…” (Herald Scotland)
Features
- Who is really responsible for the globalization of corruption? “The west has created a new financial architecture that unlocks the borders of poor and poorly managed nations.” (Alexander Lebedev, FT)
- Will Britain become a financial secrecy hub, post-Brexit? It already is… (Alex Cobham, Politico)
- Don’t overestimate RT’s influence - especially when it has to lie to its own government about viewing figures to secure funding. (Damir Marusic, The American Interest)
