News
- Sciences Po, a prestigious French university, cancelled a lecture by David Satter (a Hudson Institute Senior Fellow and KI advisor), apparently self-censoring to avoid offending Russian authorities. (BuzzFeed)
- The House GOP will move to repeal a law requiring U.S. extractives firms to report payments to foreign governments next week. (HuffPo)
- Trump and Putin are likely to discuss lifting sanctions during a telephone call on Saturday. (Reuters)
- FSB officers have been arrested on treason charges allegedly linked to cyberattacks during the U.S. elections. (RFE/RL)
- Sergey Chemezov, a Putin ally, bought a huge gold field in a barely contested state auction. (Bloomberg)
- Meanwhile, it is still impossible to determine who exactly bought one-fifth of state oil giant, Rosneft. (Bloomberg)
- Sanctions helped turn a Russian fisherman into a billionaire. (Bloomberg)
- Haiti’s new president is battling money laundering accusations before he even takes office. (Miami Post)
Features
- A new report explores how the South Sudanese military’s “weapons of mass corruption” are keeping the country in turmoil. (Enough Project)
- How much is stolen from U.S. aid payments? (Center for Global Development)
- Why the lawsuit against Donald Trump for breach of the Emoluments Clause probably won’t succeed. (Matthew Stephenson, GAB)
- How does China know its anti-corruption crackdown is working? The Swiss luxury watch industry is in trouble… (Guardian)
