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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
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"
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 measu
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 loopholes.
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 security cases, joins Paul and Nate to discus
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 domain.
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 means for democracy in Britain and global
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 to deter Putin from further escalation.
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 in undermining Europe’s response.
Ep. 32 | China’s Serial Censorship
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 censorshi
Ep. 31 | Putin’s Killer Kleptocracy is on Ukraine's Doorstep
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
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 di
Ep. 29: American Kleptocracy with Casey Michel
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. A
Ep. 28: How Corruption Drives Climate Change
Casey, Nate and Paul discuss the kleptocrats at the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), the role of bribery in driving environmental abuses, and how green sanctions and law enforcement can punish the worst of the world's
Ep. 27: Real Estate Laundromat
Casey speaks with Lakshmi Kumar, policy director at Global Financial Integrity, about the damaging - and deadly - consequences of money laundering in American real estate.
Ep. 26: Rethinking Sanctions
- How U.S. Sanctions Take a Hidden Toll on Russian Oligarchs (https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/interactive/2021/us-russia-sanctions/) (Washington Post) - Biden Might Stop a Sanctions Revolution (https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/08/24/bide
Ep. 25: Pandora Papers Fallout
Casey, Nate and Paul discuss the biggest stories emerging from Azerbaijan, Chile, Czech Republic, Pakistan and elsewhere, amid calls for heightened scrutiny of the professional enablers of transnational corruption—including many American la
Ep. 24: Inside the Pandora Papers with Miranda Patrucic
Miranda Patrucic, a senior Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project journalist who worked on the Pandora Papers, explains how she followed the money as part of the biggest journalism investigation in history. Paul Massaro reveals th
Ep. 23: Hunter Biden’s Anonymous Art Problem and China’s Hostage Diplomacy
Casey, Paul and Nate discuss why Hunter Biden’s plan to auction his artwork to anonymous bidders engages serious money laundering risks, what Meng Wanzhou’s release tells us about China’s globalized kleptocracy, and the latest on anti-corru
Ep. 22: Kleptocracy With Chinese Characteristics
Matt Schrader and Paul Massaro discuss the nature of corruption in the Chinese Communist Party and how that corruption underpins its rule in the country. They also discuss how the CCP's corrupt practices are exported abroad and how western
Ep. 21: Germany’s Dirty Money Addiction and Canada’s Real Estate Scandal
Paul, Casey and Nate discuss Germany’s problematic relationship with authoritarian capital, how money laundering gutted Vancouver’s real estate market, US missteps in Afghanistan, and major legislation from the US Congress. Paul & Casey's F
Ep. 20: David Asher on 9/11 and US Economic Statecraft
In the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 attacks, the US transformed its capacity to wage financial warfare against terrorists, kleptocrats and other dangerous adversaries. Hudson senior fellow David Asher, who played a leading role in th
Ep. 19: Jonathan Hillman on China’s Belt and Road Initiative
Beijing has poured trillions of dollars into infrastructure development throughout the world since launching the Belt and Road Initiative in 2013. But as CSIS scholar Jonathan Hillman tells Nate Sibley, these investments too often involve o
Ep. 18: Afghanistan, Part 2: Jodi Vittori on Corruption Failures in Security Assistance
Jodi Vittori, a military veteran and leading expert on corruption and national security, joins Paul, Casey and Nate to discuss how failure to tackle pervasive graft fatally undermined the US mission over two decades, where stolen funds ende
Ep. 17: Afghanistan, Part 1: Marshall Billingslea on the Taliban’s Illicit Financial Networks
Amid the chaotic US withdrawal from Afghanistan, former US Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing Marshall Billingslea joins Nate Sibley to discuss how the Taliban funded its 20-year campaign, what kind of economy it will oversee, and
Ep. 16: Dirty Dealings in US Real Estate, Orbán’s Kleptocracy, and Senator Levin’s Legacy
Casey, Nate and Paul discuss corruption in international sports on the heel of the Olympics; how more than $2.3 billion was laundered through U.S. real estate in the past five years; Hungary’s descent into crony capitalism; and the legacy o
Ep. 15: Tom Keatinge on Transatlantic Efforts Against Illicit Finance
Tom Keatinge, director of the Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies at RUSI, joins Casey and Nate to discuss how the UK can elevate its fight against corruption—and whether Boris will join Biden in treating kleptocracy as a nation
Ep. 14: Nord Stream 2, and the "Schröderization" of Democratic Officials
With host Nate Sibley out this week, Casey & Paul invite Ben Schmitt to join the show to discuss, in-depth, the Nord Stream 2 pipeline and how its management and implications are benefitting corrupt government officials. The trio details ho
Ep. 13 Olympics Special, Travis Tygart on Corruption and Doping in Sports
Paul Massaro, Casey Michel and Nate Sibley discuss corruption in Cuba and Georgia and how Western governments can engage populations suffering under kleptocratic regimes, as well as promising developments in Moldova. Making a Killing has ma
Ep. 12: Exposing Cuba’s Kleptocrats
Paul Massaro, Casey Michel and Nate Sibley discuss corruption in Cuba and Georgia and how Western governments can engage populations suffering under kleptocratic regimes, as well as promising developments in Moldova.
Ep. 11: Kleptocrats and the Art of Reputation Laundering
Co-host Casey Michel interviews John Heathershaw, associate professor of international relations at the University of Exeter, about the widespread use of “reputation laundering” by kleptocrats. Just as dirty money must be laundered and clea
