The Threat of Kleptocracy: States Bordering the Russian Federation

October 2016

Past Event

The Threat of Kleptocracy: States Bordering the Russian Federation

Past Event

Hudson Institute, Washington, D.C. Headquarters

October 19, 2016

October 2016

Past Event

1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 400
Washington, DC 20004

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Speakers:

Ambassador Rolandas Kriščiūnas

Ambassador to the United States from the Republic of Lithuania

Karen Dawisha

Author of Putin’s Kleptocracy: Who Owns Russia?

Daniel Karson

Chairman, The Americas, Investigations and Disputes, Kroll

Liudas Jurkonis

Baltic Region Leader, Ernst & Young

Jonas Grinevičius

Director for Eastern Europe and Russia, Embassy of Lithuania

Kurt Volker

Executive Director, The McCain Institute

David Kramer

Senior Director for Human Rights and Democracy, The McCain Institute

Aivaras Abromavičius

Former Minister of Economy and Trade, Ukraine

On October 19, Hudson Institute’s Kleptocracy Initiative held a discussion on the threats posed by kleptocracy to states bordering the Russian Federation.

The expansion of the Kremlin’s kleptocracy is now seriously undermining the integrity of Europe. Nowhere is this threat more salient than in the Baltics, Eastern Europe, and Ukraine, whose security is directly threatened by Russia’s exported corruption, disinformation, and military aggression.

Pushing back against Russia’s kleptocratic onslaught should be a major national security and foreign policy priority for the U.S. and its allies. Our October 19 discussion examined the current state of affairs and suggested policies for containing this threat.

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