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14
December 2016
Past Event
China's Crony Capitalism: Kleptocracy with Chinese Characteristics
Featured Speakers:
Charles Davidson
Minxin Pei
Richard McGregor
Evan Osnos
Andrew Wedeman
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14
December 2016
Past Event
China's Crony Capitalism: Kleptocracy with Chinese Characteristics
Minxin Pei, Richard McGregor, Andrew Wedeman, Evan Osnos, and Charles Davidson discuss China’s Crony Capitalism and kleptocracy in China.
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Featured Speakers:
Charles Davidson
Minxin Pei
Richard McGregor
Evan Osnos
Andrew Wedeman
01
December 2016
Past Event
Kleptocracy and Democracy Debate Series: The Crisis of Big Money Media
Featured Speakers:
Jeffrey Gedmin
Martha Bayles
Megan McArdle
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01
December 2016
Past Event
Kleptocracy and Democracy Debate Series: The Crisis of Big Money Media
Martha Bayles and Megan McArdle debate whether it is time to rein in kleptocrats who try to dominate the world's media. Jeffrey Gedmin moderates.
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Featured Speakers:
Jeffrey Gedmin
Martha Bayles
Megan McArdle
20
October 2016
Past Event
The Kleptocracy Curse
Featured Speakers:
Benjamin Haddad
Ben Judah
Charles Davidson
Karen Dawisha
Hannah Thoburn
Thomas Firestone
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20
October 2016
Past Event
The Kleptocracy Curse
Discussion of The Kleptocracy Curse, a report on kleptocracy, with Charles Davidson, Benjamin Haddad, Ben Judah, Thomas Firestone and Karen Dawisha
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Featured Speakers:
Benjamin Haddad
Ben Judah
Charles Davidson
Karen Dawisha
Hannah Thoburn
Thomas Firestone
19
October 2016
Past Event
The Threat of Kleptocracy: States Bordering the Russian Federation
Featured Speakers:
Ambassador Rolandas Kriščiūnas
Charles Davidson
Karen Dawisha
Daniel Karson
Marius Laurinavicius
Liudas Jurkonis
Jonas Grinevičius
Kurt Volker
David Kramer
Ben Judah
Aivaras Abromavičius
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19
October 2016
Past Event
The Threat of Kleptocracy: States Bordering the Russian Federation
Hudson Institute’s Kleptocracy Initiative hosts a discussion of the threats posed by kleptocracy to states bordering the Russian Federation.
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Featured Speakers:
Ambassador Rolandas Kriščiūnas
Charles Davidson
Karen Dawisha
Daniel Karson
Marius Laurinavicius
Liudas Jurkonis
Jonas Grinevičius
Kurt Volker
David Kramer
Ben Judah
Aivaras Abromavičius
27
April 2016
Past Event
"Who Is Mr. Putin?"
Featured Speakers:
David Satter
Karen Dawisha
Anastasia Kirilenko
Ilya Zaslavskiy
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14
December 2015
Past Event
Fighting Kleptocracy
Featured Speakers:
Ben Judah
Natalie Sedletska
Roman Borisovich
Karen Dawisha
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13
October 2015
Past Event
Crime, Kleptocracy, and Politics: Developments in Modern Russia
Featured Speakers:
Mark Galeotti
Charles Davidson
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13
September 2015
Past Event
Vilnius Democracy Forum: How to Deal with Kleptocracies?
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29
April 2015
Past Event
The Global Magnitsky Act: Ending Impunity for Human Rights Abusers
Featured Speakers:
Bill Browder
Charles Davidson
Congressman James McGovern (D-MA)
Kyle Parker
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23
April 2015
Past Event
Kleptocracy and U.S. National Security
Featured Speakers:
Charles Davidson
Jeffrey Sallet
Debra LaPrevotte
Thomas Firestone
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10
December 2014
Past Event
Putin's Kleptocracy: Who Owns Russia?
Featured Speakers:
Karen Dawisha
Charles Davidson
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