Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 ushered in a new era in the fight against kleptocracy defined by high-intensity great power competition. In the immediate aftermath of Russia’s invasion, policies that anti-kleptocracy activists could previously only dream of were enacted rapidly in Washington, London, and Brussels. Now, two years into the war in Ukraine, how can we evaluate efforts to push back in earnest against the Kremlin’s global kleptocratic machinery? What actions can be taken to confront Chinese kleptocratic networks on a global scale?
