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Russia’s most important anti-corruption activist said he’ll run for the country’s presidency in 2018.
Alexei Navalny, 40, leads the opposition Party of Progress.
He announced his candidacy in a video Tuesday.… Continue Reading
Fears of an economic slowdown and the future of Europe are the main issues keeping global compliance professionals awake at night. Those are the findings of research that we conducted across the industry in late October. … Continue Reading
Documents leaked Sunday from a Panama law firm showed alleged use of anonymous shell companies by world leaders, politicians and others to shield billions of dollars from public view.
The Washington, DC-based International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) published more than 10 million records from the Mossack Fonseca law firm.… Continue Reading
Image courtesy of the KremlinPresident Vladimir Putin signed a law this month that allows prosecutors to declare foreign and international non-governmental organizations “undesirable” and arrest Russians cooperating with them.
The U.S.… Continue Reading
In her excellent book, Thieves of State, Sarah Chayes argues persuasively that foreign corruption is a threat to U.S. national security because it drives people to radical Islam. There is an additional aspect to this problem: corrupt regimes are a national security threat because they start wars in order to divert attention from their own corruption.… Continue Reading
Russia President Vladimir Putin at a Moscow news conference on December 14, 2014 (Image courtesy of the Kremlin)President Vladimir Putin (where is he?) signed changes to Russia’s Criminal Code that reduce fines for those convicted of paying or taking bribes.… Continue Reading
Mourners lay flowers where Boris Nemtsov was gunned down (Image courtesy of RT)What had been planned as a protest Sunday against President Vladimir Putin’s government became instead a somber march in memory of an opposition leader who was shot and killed just steps from the Kremlin.… Continue Reading
Supporters in Moscow hold “Navalny” placards at Manezhnaya Square at an unsanctioned rally on December 30, 2014Russian opposition leader and anti-corruption blogger Alexei Navalny has called for mass protests in Moscow on March 1.… Continue Reading
The Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) has named Russia president Vladimir Putin the 2014 Person of the Year. The award is given annually to the person who does the most to enable and promote organized criminal activity, the OCCRP said.… Continue Reading
When I travel to Moscow I stay in the Arbat. It is quiet, clean and close to my office, so I mostly avoid the horrendous traffic.
It bills itself as luxurious but the owners don’t quite get it right.… Continue Reading
Civil asset recovery actions against kleptocrats stashing their loot in luxury real estate abroad has become a hot new topic in the global anti-corruption movements with the publication of Public Wrongs, Private Actions.… Continue Reading
Image courtesy of Wiki CommonsRussian opposition leader and anti-corruption blogger Alexei Navalny was convicted of libel Tuesday and could be sent to prison.
Navalny, 37, has been one of President Vladimir Putin’s most prominent critics.… Continue Reading
