40 | Sanctioning Russia’s War Crimes in Ukraine
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.
7 Apr 202230min
39 | Yuen Yuen Ang on Corruption within China’s "Gilded Age"
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...
31 Mars 202236min
Ep. 38 | Foreign Lobbying Loopholes with Anna Massoglia
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 loo...
10 Mars 202239min
Ep. 37 | Russia and Ukraine with Thomas Firestone
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 secur...
1 Mars 202225min
Ep. 36 | Hitting Putin’s Wallets
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...
22 Feb 202239min
Ep. 35 | Ed Lucas on Fortifying Britain’s Democracy Against Kleptocracy
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 m...
3 Feb 202244min
Ep. 34 | Deterring Putin with Marshall Billingslea
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 ...
27 Jan 202228min
Ep. 33 | Defending Ukraine and Punishing Putin with Peter Rough
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 i...
21 Jan 202248min
