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Making a Killing explores how corruption is reshaping global politics, and fueling some of the most deadly security threats facing the world today - from the battlefields of Afghanistan and Iraq, to terrorist networks, nuclear proliferation, drug trafficking and other organized crime. Making a Killing is a podcast project from the Hudson Institute's Kleptocracy Initiative, hosted by Nate Sibley.

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40 | Sanctioning Russia’s War Crimes in Ukraine

2022/04/07

Former US Treasury Assistant Secretary and FATF President Marshall Billingslea joins Nate Sibley to discuss the need for American leadership in responding to evidence of Russian war crimes in Ukraine.

39 | Yuen Yuen Ang on Corruption within China’s "Gilded Age"

2022/03/31

How did China sustain meteoric economic growth amid vast corruption? Yuen Yuen Ang joins Nate Sibley to explore what powers China’s crony capitalism, the impact of Xi’s anti-graft campaign, and why it’s time to rethink our approach to measuring corruption.

Ep. 38 | Foreign Lobbying Loopholes with Anna Massoglia

2022/03/10

Authoritarian regimes spend significant sums trying to influence politics within the US and other democracies. Anna Massoglia of Open Secrets joins host Paul Massaro to discuss closing US lobbying loopholes.

Ep. 37 | Russia and Ukraine with Thomas Firestone

2022/03/01

What role has corruption played in shaping Russia and Ukraine’s diverging paths in recent decades? Thomas Firestone, a former DOJ lawyer posted in Russia who now works on corruption and national security cases, joins Paul and Nate to discuss.

Ep. 36 | Hitting Putin’s Wallets

2022/02/22

Casey, Paul and Nate discuss whether targeting Russian oligarchs can help deter Putin’s escalating aggression against Ukraine, and whether it is time for financial warfare to become a NATO operational domain.

Ep. 35 | Ed Lucas on Fortifying Britain’s Democracy Against Kleptocracy

2022/02/03

Paul Massaro talks to Edward Lucas about the outsized role of Britain in laundering the world’s ill-gotten gains, particularly from China and Russia, and enabling kleptocracy. They discuss what this means for democracy in Britain and globally and how Britain can fight back.

Ep. 34 | Deterring Putin with Marshall Billingslea

2022/01/27

As the White House warns of an “imminent” attack on Ukraine, former US Treasury Assistant Secretary Marshall Billingslea joins Nate Sibley to explore what options America and its allies still possess to deter Putin from further escalation. They also consider lessons for a possible Chinese invasion of Taiwan.

Ep. 33 | Defending Ukraine and Punishing Putin with Peter Rough

2022/01/21

Hudson senior fellow Peter Rough joins Paul Massaro and Nate Sibley to discuss US policy options for deterring further Russian aggression against Ukraine, as well as the role of strategic corruption in undermining Europe’s response.

Ep. 32 | China’s Serial Censorship

2022/01/06

Paul Massaro talks to Dr. Andreas Fulda about how the CCP leverages its market to silence academics and other critics. The two discuss the case study of Germany, which has been particularly vulnerable to the CCP’s extraterritorial censorship.

Ep. 31 | Putin’s Killer Kleptocracy is on Ukraine's Doorstep

2021/12/17

Paul talks to Russian opposition politician and economist Vladimir Milov about Putin’s troop build-up on the border of Ukraine and how that links back to the corruption that underpins the Kremlin system.

Special | Ep. 30: A New Era for US Efforts Against Kleptocracy with Josh Rudolph

2021/12/07

The new US Strategy on Countering Corruption was released hours before the Summit for Democracy and promises to rewrite the rulebook on global anticorruption efforts. Josh Rudolph of the German Marshall Fund joins Casey, Nate and Paul to discuss what’s in it.

Ep. 29: American Kleptocracy with Casey Michel

2021/11/18

Casey talks to Nate and Paul about his debut book, which chronicles the rise of US financial secrecy through the colorful stories of two famous kleptocrats—and explains why the US must lead global efforts against transnational corruption. American Kleptocracy is published November 23, 2021 and available to preorder now: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250274526/americankleptocracy

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4.9 out of 5

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sadezillachai 2021/05/29

Excellent

Thorough coverage of a topic that should concern everyone who cares about democracy

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not not matt 2021/03/01

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Michael Caine said this podcast should be called the The Prestige cuz it makes the people clap

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JoshRudes 2021/02/11

Simply the best on kleptocracy and corruption

Nate, Paul, and Casey are the three leading experts at the top of the field of corruption and kleptocracy studies, so they really know their stuff, an...

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