The Cable

Kleptocracy and its discontents


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The rise of authoritarian kleptocrats around the world may be the main geopolitical issue of our time, and the threat to liberal democracy can't be overstated. But although the assault on democratic institutions in the United States, Europe and elsewhere is on public display, most of us see only the tip of the iceberg. Tom Burgis, Luke Harding and Tom Firestone join Susan and Greg to explain the massive scale of corruption and vast flows of illegal money around the globe they are helping expose, which normally surface only occasionally thanks to diligent investigations or leaks such as the Panama Papers.

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The CableBy The Institute of Current World Affairs

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