In this episode we are joined by Dr. Togzhan Kassenova, an expert in nuclear politics, weapons of mass destruction (WMD) non-proliferation, and the prevention of financial crime. She explores why WMD proliferation is relevant to financial institutions and their own role in preventing financial crime and proliferation. We also cover the tools and systems in place to help financial crime professionals stop WMD proliferation.

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About Dr. Togzhan Kassenova:
Dr. Togzhan Kassenova is a Washington, DC-based senior fellow with the Project on International Security, Commerce, and Economic Statecraft (PISCES) at the Center for Policy Research, SUNY-Albany and a non-resident fellow in the Nuclear Policy Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. She is an expert on nuclear politics, WMD non-proliferation, strategic trade controls, sanctions implementation, and financial crime prevention. She currently works on issues related to proliferation financing controls, exploring ways to minimize access of proliferators to the global financial system. Kassenova holds a Ph.D. in Politics from the University of Leeds and is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS). From 2011 to 2015 Kassenova served on the UN secretary general’s Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters. 

Kassenova is the author of Atomic Steppe: How Kazakhstan Gave Up the Bomb (Stanford University Press, 2022). 

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