Book Talk – Butler to the World: Britain and Money Laundering
We discuss Oliver Bullough's new book on British money-laundering.

The Ukraine War drew public and media attention to the role of Britain and its overseas territories in facilitating and hosting the money of Russian “oligarchs”. This is however only one aspect of a vast financial system of money-laundering and tax evasion that has helped drive corruption in many countries, hidden the profits of crime, and limited the ability of states around the world to raise revenues. The sums involved vastly exceed Western aid to poor countries, and encourage what has been called a “new feudalism”, in which plutocrats escape from the control of states and legal systems.
February 2025

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12:00 PM ET
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Join us for a timely and important discussion with:

Oliver Bullough

Oliver Bullough is an award-winning author and journalist from the UK, who specialises in writing about financial crime. His articles appear in the Guardian, the New York Times, the Economist, GQ magazine and elsewhere. His most recent books have been Butler to the World and Moneyland, and he's currently writing about the world's failure to stop money laundering.

Anatol Lieven (Moderator)

Dr. Anatol Lieven is the director of the Eurasia Program at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. He was formerly a professor at Georgetown University in Qatar and in the War Studies Department of King’s College London. From 1985 to 1998, Lieven worked as a journalist in South Asia, the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe.
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