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The UK's kleptocracy problem: How servicing post-Soviet elites weakens the rule of law
The UK's kleptocracy problem: How servicing post-Soviet elites weakens the rule of law

Based on extensive research on the laundering of money and reputations by elites from the post-Soviet successor states, this paper details how the UK is ill-equipped to assess the risk of corruption from transnational kleptocracy, which has undermined the integrity of important domestic institutions and weakened the rule of law.

Paying for a World Class Affiliation: Reputation Laundering in the University Sector of Open Societies
Paying for a World Class Affiliation: Reputation Laundering in the University Sector of Open Societies

Off the press: a working paper published by the National Endowment for Democracy.

Whose Rules, Whose Sphere? Russian Governance and influence in Post-Soviet States
Whose Rules, Whose Sphere? Russian Governance and influence in Post-Soviet States

A task force white paper for Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

The Emerging Political Economy of OBOR: The Challenges of Promoting Connectivity in Central Asia and Beyond
The Emerging Political Economy of OBOR: The Challenges of Promoting Connectivity in Central Asia and Beyond

This report explores the implications of China’s One Belt, One Road (OBOR) initiative on the politics and economics of Central Asia.