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How the UK enables the kleptocrats of Eurasia and weakens its own rule of law
08/12/2021 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
This event launches a Chatham House paper of the same name. It details the laundering of monies and reputations by elites from Eurasia’s kleptocratic states, and the material and reputational damage rendered to the UK’s sovereignty and democracy.
The UK’s financial and professional services have long provided a comfortable home to dirty money. The rapid deregulation and growth of London as a centre for these services from the 1980s coincided with the end of the USSR and the rise of the post-Soviet kleptocracies which today are major sources of customers for British banks, law firms and related sectors.
The full gamut of risks arising from the servicing of these kleptocrats for the UK’s rule of law are only just beginning to be understood. This event will launch a Chatham House paper which details the laundering of monies and reputations by elites from Eurasia’s kleptocratic states, and the substantive and reputational damage to the UK. It will address regulatory and enforcement failures, and suggest how the UK can tackle the problem more effectively through a new UK anti-kleptocracy strategy.
This hybrid event will be held both in person at Chatham House and online. Due to COVID safety measures the number of places available for in-person attendance is limited. To register your interest for in-person attendance please email Anna Morgan. Places will be allocated on a ‘first come, first served’ basis.
For guests wishing to participate virtually you can book your place using the ‘register interest’ button. After registering your interest on the Chatham House website you will receive a confirmation email containing your Zoom joining link. Please note this link is for your personal use and shouldn’t be shared.
Participants
Thomas Mayne, Visiting Fellow, Russia and Eurasia Programme, Chatham House; Research Fellow, University of Exeter
Tena Prelec, Research Fellow, Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Oxford
Alexander Cooley, Claire Tow Professor of Political Science, Barnard College; Director, Columbia University’s Harriman Institute
John Heathershaw, Professor of International Relations, University of Exeter; Convenor, Exeter Central Asian Studies; Principal Investigator, Anti-Corruption Evidence project, 2019-2021