Wedel studying how transnational networks shape non-Western offshore spaces
2024-12-16
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Wedel Studying How Transnational Networks Shape Non-Western Offshore Spaces
Janine Wedel, Distinguished University Professor, Schar School of Policy and Government, received money for a project on the growing non-Western offshore system used by transnational networks emanating from autocratic regimes such as Russia to skirt international checks and balances. Wedel and her colleagues are investigating these informal networks and how they enable “weaponized corruption” — the use of corruption for geopolitical ends — and the evasion of Western sanctions. They are also identifying emerging threats to global security and democratic integrity they present.
Wedel received $445,000 from Carnegie Corporation of New York, Inc., for this research. Funding began in Oct. 2024 and will end in late Sept. 2026.
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