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Appetite for corruption – How Trump is letting kleptocrats destroy the world

This Is Not A Drill with Gavin Esler

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Kleptocracy and Global Finance

This chapter examines the connection between kleptocracy and the global financial system, detailing how corrupt elites manipulate financial institutions to safeguard and amplify their wealth. By analyzing the UK's role as a hub for laundering illicit funds, the discussion reveals the historical and moral complexities of accepting foreign corrupt money. It underscores the potential long-term consequences for governance and societal integrity when corrupt funds are allowed to flourish within a nation's economy.

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