Wednesday 13 November 2024
12:30
Casey Michel
Foreign Agents: How American Lobbyists Threaten Democracy Around the World
For years, foreign lobbyists have worked as foot-soldiers for the most authoritarian regimes around the planet. In the process, they’ve not only entrenched dictatorships and spread kleptocratic networks, but they’ve secretly guided U.S. policy without the rest of America even being aware. Casey joins us to shed a light on this powerful group and the damage and devastation they have caused in Washington and elsewhere.
Casey Michel is an American author, journalist, and director of the Combating Kleptocracy Program at the Human Rights Foundation. His new book, Foreign Agents, is the first to investigate the rise and impact of the US’s foreign lobbying industry, and the devastating impact the industry has had on democracy around the world. His first book, American Kleptocracy, detailed the US’s transformation into the world’s greatest offshore finance haven, and was described by The Economist as one of the “best books to read to understand financial crime.” His writing on offshoring, dark money, illicit finance, and authoritarianism has appeared in The New York Times, Financial Times, Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, and many more.
Casey Michel is an American author, journalist, and director of the Combating Kleptocracy Program at the Human Rights Foundation. His new book, Foreign Agents, is the first to investigate the rise and impact of the US’s foreign lobbying industry, and the devastating impact the industry has had on democracy around the world. His first book, American Kleptocracy, detailed the US’s transformation into the world’s greatest offshore finance haven, and was described by The Economist as one of the “best books to read to understand financial crime.” His writing on offshoring, dark money, illicit finance, and authoritarianism has appeared in The New York Times, Financial Times, Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, and many more.
