Podcast
Making a Killing
Hosted by Hudson Institute · EN
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
Apr 7, 202200:30:55Tap to summarizeFormer 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.
Transcribe →39 | Yuen Yuen Ang on Corruption within China’s "Gilded Age"
Mar 31, 202200:36:11Tap to summarizeHow 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.
Transcribe →Ep. 38 | Foreign Lobbying Loopholes with Anna Massoglia
Mar 10, 202200:39:00Tap to summarizeAuthoritarian 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.
Transcribe →Ep. 37 | Russia and Ukraine with Thomas Firestone
Mar 1, 202200:25:06Tap to summarizeWhat 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.
Transcribe →Ep. 36 | Hitting Putin’s Wallets
Feb 22, 202200:39:40Tap to summarizeCasey, 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.
Transcribe →Ep. 35 | Ed Lucas on Fortifying Britain’s Democracy Against Kleptocracy
Feb 3, 202200:44:41Tap to summarizePaul 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.
Transcribe →Ep. 34 | Deterring Putin with Marshall Billingslea
Jan 27, 202200:28:14Tap to summarizeAs 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.
Transcribe →Ep. 33 | Defending Ukraine and Punishing Putin with Peter Rough
Jan 21, 202200:48:53Tap to summarizeHudson 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.
Transcribe →Ep. 32 | China’s Serial Censorship
Jan 6, 202200:44:14Tap to summarizePaul 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.
Transcribe →Ep. 31 | Putin’s Killer Kleptocracy is on Ukraine's Doorstep
Dec 17, 202100:36:00Tap to summarizePaul 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.
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