From money laundering to stealth investment through opaque shell companies, strategic corruption is one of the main vectors of Russian malign influence abroad.
It erodes democratic institutions, weakens Western resolve and unity, and enhances Moscow’s efforts to dominate its neighbors.
It also enables and strengthens Vladimir Putin’s autocratic regime at home.
The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden has elevated combating corruption as a national security priority. Is it enough? And what more needs to be done?
On The Power Vertical Podcast this week, host Brian Whitmore speaks to Paul Massaro, a policy advisor at the U.S. Helsinki Commission, and Russian opposition figure Vladimir Milov.