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Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) members march during the annual anti-Israel Al Quds Day rally in Tehran, Iran, on April 29, 2022. (Photo by Sobhan Farajvan/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Reports

Bankrupting Iran’s Empire of Terror

Nate Sibley

Fellow and Director, Kleptocracy Initiative

Nate Sibley

Nov 1, 2023

Reports

14 Min Read

A high angle view of Raja Ghazanfar Ali Road in the old city area of Saddar, Karachi. (Getty Images)

Commentary

Economic Pragmatism versus Ideological Rigidity

Husain Haqqani

Senior Fellow and Director for South and Central Asia

Husain Haqqani

Sep 7, 2023

Commentary

5 Min Read

Xi Jinping, newly elected president of the People's Republic of China PRC and chairman of the Central Military Commission CMC of the PRC, makes a public pledge of allegiance to the Constitution at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 10, 2023. Xi was unanimously elected president of the People's Republic of China and chairman of the Central Military Commission of the PRC at the third plenary meeting of the first session of the 14th National People's Congress NPC on Friday. (Photo

Xi Jinping makes a public pledge of allegiance to the constitution at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, on March 10, 2023. (Ju Peng/Xinhua via Getty Images)

Reports

Six Myths about China’s Anti-Corruption Campaign

Nate Sibley

Fellow and Director, Kleptocracy Initiative

Nate Sibley

Mar 15, 2023

Reports

9 Min Read

Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi on March 7, 2023. (Iranian Presidency Office)

Commentary

From Moscow to Tehran: Putting the US Sanctions Review to the Test

Jonathan Schachter

Senior Fellow, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East

Yair Albeck

Former Visiting Research Fellow

Jonathan Schachter & Yair Albeck

Mar 8, 2023

Commentary

4 Min Read

(Getty Images)

Commentary

Botching Anti-Money-Laundering Move, Biden Weakens National Security

Nate Sibley

Fellow and Director, Kleptocracy Initiative

Nate Sibley

Mar 5, 2023

Commentary

4 Min Read

The second oil well drilled in Nigeria, located in the bush outside Otuabagi community in Bayelsa state, continues to leak crude despite being capped. (James Barnett)

The second oil well drilled, outside of the Otuabagi community, continues to leak crude despite being capped in Bayelsa, Nigeria. (James Barnett via New Lines Magazine)

Commentary

The Oil Thieves of Nigeria

James Barnett

Research Fellow

James Barnett

Jan 26, 2023

Commentary

Long Read

An Iranian man holding his smartphone looks on while standing under an anti-Social networking banner in Tehran Grand Bazaar (Market), December 3, 2022. (Photo by Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

A man holding his smartphone stands under an anti-Social networking banner in Tehran, Iran, on December 3, 2022. (Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Reports

Targeting Financial Entities outside Iran to Counter Tehran’s Economic Strategy

Yair Albeck

Former Visiting Research Fellow

Yair Albeck

Dec 21, 2022

Reports

8 Min Read

Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei attends the joint graduation ceremony of armed forces cadets at Imam Hussein Military University in Tehran, Iran, on October 3, 2022. (Iranian Leader Press Office/Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Reports

How to Target Iran’s Kleptocracy

Nate Sibley

Fellow and Director, Kleptocracy Initiative

Nate Sibley

Oct 11, 2022

Reports

13 Min Read

Testimony

Examining the Realities of Russian Activities and Influence in Africa and Its Effects on the Continent

Nate Sibley

Fellow and Director, Kleptocracy Initiative

Nate Sibley

Testimony

12 Min Read

Xi Jinping delivers a keynote speech in virtual format at the opening ceremony of the BRICS Business Forum, June 22, 2022. (Photo by Ju Peng/Xinhua via Getty Images)

Commentary

Now Is the Time to Expose Chinese Corruption