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| Author | : John Heathershaw |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 329 |
| Release | : 2024-11-04 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 0197688225 |
In recent decades, there has been an upsurge of western professionals providing financial and legal services to kleptocrats Russia and Eurasia. The United Kingdom has provided more such services than any other nation, and the effect has been to undermine democracy and good governance in both the UK and in the countries these elites come from. By cataloging through rich case studies of how kleptocrats offshored their wealth and exploited both financial deregulation and the UK's punitive libel regime, this book demonstrates what is at stake politically in the globalization of authoritarian regime practices.
| Author | : Casey Michel |
| Publisher | : St. Martin's Press |
| Total Pages | : 232 |
| Release | : 2021-11-23 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 1250274532 |
A remarkable debut by one of America's premier young reporters on financial corruption, Casey Michel's American Kleptocracy offers an explosive investigation into how the United States of America built the largest illicit offshore finance system the world has ever known. "An indefatigable young American journalist who has virtually cornered the international kleptocracy beat on the US end of the black aquifer." —The Los Angeles Review of Books For years, one country has acted as the greatest offshore haven in the world, attracting hundreds of billions of dollars in illicit finance tied directly to corrupt regimes, extremist networks, and the worst the world has to offer. But it hasn’t been the sand-splattered Caribbean islands, or even traditional financial secrecy havens like Switzerland or Panama, that have come to dominate the offshoring world. Instead, the country profiting the most also happens to be the one that still claims to be the moral leader of the free world, and the one that claims to be leading the fight against the crooked and the corrupt: the USA. American Kleptocracy examines just how the United States’ implosion into a center of global offshoring took place: how states like Delaware and Nevada perfected the art of the anonymous shell company, and how post-9/11 reformers watched their success usher in a new flood of illicit finance directly into the U.S.; how African despots and post-Soviet oligarchs came to dominate American coastlines, American industries, and entire cities and small towns across the American Midwest; how Nazi-era lobbyists birthed an entire industry of spin-men whitewashing trans-national crooks and despots, and how dirty money has now begun infiltrating America's universities and think tanks and cultural centers; and how those on the front-line are trying to restore America's legacy of anti-corruption leadership—and finally end this reign of American kleptocracy.
| Author | : Alex Anglesey |
| Publisher | : Pen and Sword History |
| Total Pages | : 376 |
| Release | : 2024-01-18 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 1399035118 |
Discover the captivating rise and fall of William Paget, as he emerges from obscurity to become one of Henry VIII's most influential advisors, navigating court intrigues, imprisonment, and political machinations as he goes on to shape and define Tudor history. Like Cromwell and Wolsey before him, William Paget came from nowhere to become one of Henry VIII's most powerful 'new men'. After serving as ambassador to the Court of Francis I of France, he became Henry's most influential foreign policy advisor and developed a close relationship with Emperor Charles V. He had the king's ear in Henry's later years, was the key player in drafting his will ( was it a forgery?) and in enabling Somerset to become Lord Protector in the reign of the boy king, Edward VI. For a while, he was Somerset's 'right-hand man'. When Somerset fell, Paget was imprisoned in the Tower and nearly executed. But he survived and regained power. He had a major role in delivering the Crown to the Catholic queen, Mary, and in arranging her marriage to Philip II of Spain, whom he then advised on English politics. He kept in with the Protestant princess Elizabeth and survived to have influence when she came to the throne. William was the founder of the aristocratic Paget family - Barons of Beaudesert, Earls of Uxbridge and Marquesses of Anglesey. From records of the mansion that he built on a site next to today's Heathrow Airport, a picture has been created of how life was actually lived in a Tudor household at the personal family level. The story is partly told from previously unexamined family letters. It is an exciting narrative of dramatic ups and downs: from rags to riches, plague to plenty, and prison to peerage. Court intrigues, conspiracies, rebellions and coups, follow one after the other. William is usually in the thick of it, the power behind the throne.
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| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 424 |
| Release | : 2000 |
| Genre | : Information warfare |
| ISBN | : |
"This anthology is an outgrowth of a conference titled "The Russian Armed Forces at the Dawn of the Millennium," held at the Collins Center of the Army War College's Center for Strategic Leadership from 7 through 9 February 2000. The genesis for the conference was the realization by several members of the staff of the Collins Center and Army War College faculty that the U.S.-led NATO operation in Kosovo resulted in a significant shift of Russian views on the United States and NATO. The conference also complemented our general objective of examining the changing environment in which the United States-including its armed forces-finds itself. The conference brought together over 50 individuals from academia and the policy and intelligence communities to examine the current state of the Russian military. Focusing primarily on the socio-political dimension of the military but not ignoring the military-technical dimension, the presentations delivered during the conference looked at Russia's domestic environment, the state of the military, perceived threats, and Russia's capacity to generate responses to those threats."--DTIC web site.
| Author | : Tereza Østbø Kuldova |
| Publisher | : Policy Press |
| Total Pages | : 241 |
| Release | : 2024-01-30 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 1529212421 |
The world has been bombarded in recent years with images of the luxurious lives and wealth of corrupt oligarchs and kleptocrats, amassed at the expense of ordinary people. Such images exploit our feelings of injustice, are taken as indicative of moral decay, and inspire a desire to purge our economies of dirty money, objects, and people. But why do anti-corruption efforts routinely fail? What kind of world are they creating? Looking at luxury art, antiquities, superyachts, and populist politics, this book explores the connection between luxury and corruption, and offers an alternative to the received wisdom of how we tackle corruption.
| Author | : John Heathershaw |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 329 |
| Release | : 2024-10-07 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 0197688233 |
A powerful and sophisticated analysis of how Western professionals have enabled kleptocratic elite networks and undermined the rule of law. After the Cold War ended, the British government created the conditions under which a large, multinational class of extremely wealthy kleptocrats based primarily in Russia and Eurasia could move to and thrive in London with a genuine sense of impunity. What is the role of professional enablers in the rise of kleptocracy? In Indulging Kleptocracy, John Heathershaw, Tena Prelec, and Tom Mayne examine the broad range of financial, legal, and related services provided in the UK with respect to suspicious wealth from Russian and Eurasian elites. Through a series of rich, gripping case studies, the authors show how powerful legal and financial service industries that know how to game the system have made it possible for these corrupt elites to operate with relative impunity. They detail how these enablers exploit deregulation and the under-enforcement of the law, offshore their clients' wealth, and enhance their reputations and influence via philanthropy, political donations and the use of the UK's punitive libel regime. They further argue that kleptocracy is not just a moral and economic problem that sits at the margins of real politics, but it impoverishes the global south and undermines institutions in the global north, eroding faith in democracy by empowering corrupt elite business-political networks in global politics. Shedding light on dangerous patterns of corruption, Indulging Kleptocracy explores one of the most fascinating stories in the post-Cold War era and offers suggestions on how to break the system of indulgences and stymie the globalization of kleptocracy.
| Author | : Anne Applebaum |
| Publisher | : Doubleday |
| Total Pages | : 197 |
| Release | : 2024-07-23 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 0385549946 |
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the Pulitzer-prize winning author, an alarming account of how autocracies work together to undermine the democratic world, and how we should organize to defeat them "A masterful guide to the new age of authoritarianism... clear-sighted and fearless… a masterclass in the marriage of dodgy government to international criminality… (both) deeply disturbing.”—John Simpson, The Guardian • "Especially timely."—The Washington Post We think we know what an autocratic state looks like: There is an all-powerful leader at the top. He controls the police. The police threaten the people with violence. There are evil collaborators, and maybe some brave dissidents. But in the 21st century, that bears little resemblance to reality. Nowadays, autocracies are underpinned not by one dictator, but by sophisticated networks composed of kleptocratic financial structures, surveillance technologies, and professional propagandists, all of which operate across multiple regimes, from China to Russia to Iran. Corrupt companies in one country do business with corrupt companies in another. The police in one country can arm and train the police in another, and propagandists share resources and themes, pounding home the same messages about the weakness of democracy and the evil of America. International condemnation and economic sanctions cannot move the autocrats. Even popular opposition movements, from Venezuela to Hong Kong to Moscow, don't stand a chance. The members of Autocracy, Inc, aren't linked by a unifying ideology, like communism, but rather a common desire for power, wealth, and impunity. In this urgent treatise, which evokes George Kennan's essay calling for "containment" of the Soviet Union, Anne Applebaum calls for the democracies to fundamentally reorient their policies to fight a new kind of threat.
| Author | : Ghazali PH Kho |
| Publisher | : Partridge Publishing Singapore |
| Total Pages | : 211 |
| Release | : 2014-11-19 |
| Genre | : Art |
| ISBN | : 1482828642 |
All humans share the same sets of emotions, physical needs, and feelingsfear and sorrow, courage and joy, aspirations and hopelessness, pessimism and optimism, resilience and surrender, repulsiveness and affinity, and the basic needs of thirst and hunger, shelter, and health care. In all of these, the most negatively impacted are the lives of the masses by the rhetoric, misdeeds, and crimes of party politicians on both sides of the political divide everywhere The masses feel helpless, but hope lies in the presence of conscientious individuals who uphold values and who find the courage and the will to voice out and act on behalf of the common men and women. And there are those who take on leadership roles with the objective of securing a better environment for their people. In And the Meek Shall Inherit Earth, author Ghazali PH Kho offers a series of essays exploring these issues and how to create a better society. From July of 2012 through June of 2014, the collection looks at a wide array of world geopolitical subjects including global denuclearization, media freedom versus personal privacy, social media as tools for crimes against humanity, and native ancestral lands and development. Insightful and intellectual, Kho presents a rational look at the many topics of concern for the masses of today.
| Author | : Fouad Sabry |
| Publisher | : One Billion Knowledgeable |
| Total Pages | : 300 |
| Release | : 2024-09-30 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : |
Dive into Patrimonialism, a deep dive into patrimonial governance in political science. This book reveals how personal loyalty and family ties shape power and governance, impacting political systems and state structures. A vital resource for professionals, students, and enthusiasts, it offers a thorough understanding of political authority and its many variations. Chapters Brief Overviews: 1: Patrimonialism: Explores how political power is tied to personal loyalties and family connections. 2: Neopatrimonialism: Examines how modern states blend traditional patrimonial elements. 3: Tripartite Classification of Authority: Details authority types and their influence on political structures. 4: Traditional Authority: Discusses the role of traditional authority in sustaining patrimonialism. 5: Politics (Aristotle): Connects Aristotle’s political theories to patrimonial governance. 6: First Brazilian Republic: Analyzes the influence of patrimonialism in the First Brazilian Republic. 7: Kleptocracy: Explores how kleptocracy and patrimonialism reinforce each other. 8: Sultanism: Examines Sultanism’s characteristics within patrimonial governance. 9: Tsarist Autocracy: Discusses Tsarist autocracy as a model of patrimonialism. 10: Despotism: Explores how despotism reflects patrimonial principles. 11: Government: Provides an overview of government structures interacting with patrimonialism. 12: Monarchy: Explores the intersection between monarchy and patrimonialism. 13: Oligarchy: Examines how oligarchies align with patrimonial governance. 14: Republic: Analyzes the relationship between republics and patrimonial practices. 15: Aristocracy: Discusses the reflection of patrimonial values in aristocratic systems. 16: Autocracy: Explores how autocratic rule embodies patrimonial governance. 17: Political System: Analyzes how different political systems interact with patrimonialism. 18: List of Forms of Government: Reviews forms of government that display patrimonial traits. 19: Diarchy: Discusses dual leadership systems with patrimonial elements. 20: Emperor of Russia: Examines how the Russian Emperor exemplified patrimonial rule. 21: Conservatism in Russia: Explores the link between conservatism and patrimonial governance in Russia. Patrimonialism offers crucial insights into the relationship between personal loyalty and political power. Through case studies and analysis, it sheds light on the mechanisms of governance, making it an indispensable resource.
| Author | : C W Gutkind |
| Publisher | : NYU Press |
| Total Pages | : 499 |
| Release | : 1977 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 0853453810 |
African Social Studies: A Radical Reader, is an essential and wide-ranging collection of essays by some of the world's finest social scientists, known and lesser-known. This impressive collection covers issues such as the legacy of colonialism, imperialism, problems in the field of African Studies, national liberation movements, and more. No student of Africa should be without this volume.
