Nate Sibley

Fellow and Director, Kleptocracy Initiative

Domestic Policy Corruption

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Nate Sibley is a fellow at �� and director of Hudson’s Kleptocracy Initiative.

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Biography

Nate Sibley is a fellow at �� and director of Hudson’s Kleptocracy Initiative. His research explores the relationship between authoritarianism, corruption and other illicit finance, and national security.

Mr. Sibley works closely with the US government and its allies to advance innovative policies in the fields of anti-money laundering, economic statecraft, and democracy promotion. His work is credited with helping to elevate transnational corruption as a core US national security concern.

Mr. Sibley publishes frequently in leading publications, including the Wall Street Journal, Foreign Policy, and the Washington Post; has appeared on the BBC, CNN, and NPR; and hosts Hudson’s podcast.

May 2025

In-Person Event | ��

Cuba’s Kleptocracy: How It Works and Why It Matters for US Policy

Featured Speakers:

John Suarez

Nora Gámez Torres

Daniel Batlle

Moderator:

Nate Sibley

May 2025

In-Person Event | ��

Cuba’s Kleptocracy: How It Works and Why It Matters for US Policy

As the Trump administration indicates a “tough�� new approach toward Havana, join Hudson for an expert discussion on how kleptocracy operates in Cuba and its implications for American policy.

Featured Speakers:

John Suarez

Nora Gámez Torres

Daniel Batlle

Moderator:

Nate Sibley

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September 2024

Past Event

What’s Next for Maduro’s Criminal Hybrid State in Venezuela?

Featured Speakers:

Nate Sibley

Maria Alejandra Marquez

Ryan Berg

Marshall Billingslea

Incumbent President of Venezuela Nicolás Maduro speaks during a press conference on July 28, 2024, in Fuerte Tiuna, Caracas, Venezuela. (Jesus Vargas via Getty Images)

September 2024

Past Event

What’s Next for Maduro’s Criminal Hybrid State in Venezuela?

Join Hudson for a discussion on how these crises will affect the evolution of Maduro’s criminal networks, the threat to regional security, and broader implications for the United States�� Venezuela policy, including how the US should dispose of the billions of dollars seized during criminal proceedings against members of Maduro’s inner circle.

Featured Speakers:

Nate Sibley

Maria Alejandra Marquez

Ryan Berg

Marshall Billingslea

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September 2024

Past Event

How Foreign Adversaries Infiltrate US Campuses

Featured Speakers:

Zineb Riboua

Nate Sibley

Casey Michel

Ellen Bork

The Alma Mater sculpture at Columbia University in New York City. (Getty Images)

September 2024

Past Event

How Foreign Adversaries Infiltrate US Campuses

Join Hudson for a discussion on what American policymakers can do to protect the integrity of US institutions and prevent foreign adversaries from spreading malign influence within America’s academic, cultural, and political life.

Featured Speakers:

Zineb Riboua

Nate Sibley

Casey Michel

Ellen Bork

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June 2024

Past Event

Strategic Corruption, State Capture, and Sanctions Enforcement in Europe

Featured Speakers:

Nate Sibley

Ruslan Stefanov

Martin Vladimirov

Dragan Koprivica

Ognian Shentov

Moderator:

Matthew Boyse

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during the plenary session of Russian Energy Week 2022 on October 12, 2022, in Moscow, Russia. (Getty Images)

June 2024

Past Event

Strategic Corruption, State Capture, and Sanctions Enforcement in Europe

An expert panel will discuss how to dismantle Russia’s state capture networks in Europe.

Featured Speakers:

Nate Sibley

Ruslan Stefanov

Martin Vladimirov

Dragan Koprivica

Ognian Shentov

Moderator:

Matthew Boyse

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Ed Ruscha's American Georges' Flag is on display during a media preview at Sotheby's, in New York, on November 8, 2024. (Kena Betancur/AFP via Getty Images)

Cartels and Terrorists Love American Art—and the Money It Hides

Nate Sibley

Fellow and Director, Kleptocracy Initiative

Nate Sibley

Apr 27, 2025

Commentary

4 Min Read

The United States Treasury Department building is seen in Washington, DC, on January 19, 2023. (Saul Loeb via Getty Images)

Five Myths about the Corporate Transparency Act

Nate Sibley

Fellow and Director, Kleptocracy Initiative

Nate Sibley

Feb 11, 2025

Reports

6 Min Read

Founder of the Georgian Dream Party Bidzina Ivanishvili speaks to the media on October 26, 2024, in Tbilisi, Georgia. (Diego Fedele via Getty Images)

Britain Should Join America and Sanction Putin’s Puppet in Georgia

Nate Sibley

Fellow and Director, Kleptocracy Initiative

Nate Sibley

Jan 23, 2025

Reports

4 Min Read

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi in Beijing, China, on December 28, 2024. (Pang Xinglei/Xinhua via Getty Images)

Maximum Pressure on Iran Means Imposing Costs on China

Nate Sibley

Fellow and Director, Kleptocracy Initiative

Nate Sibley

Jan 17, 2025

Commentary

4 Min Read

(Screenshot via CNN)

US Explores Options to Divert Russian Money to Ukraine

Nate Sibley

Fellow and Director, Kleptocracy Initiative

Nate Sibley

Jan 13, 2024

In the Media

Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks via a video during the ceremonial opening of the tenth session of the Conference of the States Parties (CoSP10) to the United Nations Convention against Corruption on December 11, 2023. (United Nations Information Service Vienna via Flickr)

How the US Can Push Back against Authoritarianism in China and Beyond

Nate Sibley

Fellow and Director, Kleptocracy Initiative

Nate Sibley

Dec 26, 2023

Commentary

4 Min Read

The Russian Central Bank headquarters in Moscow. (Photo by Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP via Getty Images)

Make Russia Pay: The Case for Seizing Russia’s Sovereign Assets

Nate Sibley

Fellow and Director, Kleptocracy Initiative

Nate Sibley

Dec 22, 2023

Reports

6 Min Read

Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) members march during the annual anti-Israel Al Quds Day rally in Tehran, Iran, on April 29, 2022. (Photo by Sobhan Farajvan/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Bankrupting Iran’s Empire of Terror

Nate Sibley

Fellow and Director, Kleptocracy Initiative

Nate Sibley

Nov 1, 2023

Reports

14 Min Read

Yevgeny Prigozhin attends a meeting at Konstantin Palace on June 16, 2016, in Saint Petersburg, Russia. (Mikhail Svetlov via Getty Images)

Treat Russia as a Terrorist State

Nate Sibley

Fellow and Director, Kleptocracy Initiative

Nate Sibley

Jun 21, 2023

Commentary

4 Min Read

US Customs and Border Protection finds Oxycodone pills in a parcel at John F. Kennedy International Airport US Postal Service facility on June 24, 2019. (Johannes Eisele/AFP via Getty Images)

Defunding the Deadly Fentanyl Trade

Nate Sibley

Fellow and Director, Kleptocracy Initiative

Nate Sibley

Apr 12, 2023

Reports

14 Min Read

Xi Jinping, newly elected president of the People's Republic of China PRC and chairman of the Central Military Commission CMC of the PRC, makes a public pledge of allegiance to the Constitution at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 10, 2023. Xi was unanimously elected president of the People's Republic of China and chairman of the Central Military Commission of the PRC at the third plenary meeting of the first session of the 14th National People's Congress NPC on Friday. (Photo

Xi Jinping makes a public pledge of allegiance to the constitution at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, on March 10, 2023. (Ju Peng/Xinhua via Getty Images)

Six Myths about China’s Anti-Corruption Campaign

Nate Sibley

Fellow and Director, Kleptocracy Initiative

Nate Sibley

Mar 15, 2023

Reports

9 Min Read

(Getty Images)

Botching Anti-Money-Laundering Move, Biden Weakens National Security

Nate Sibley

Fellow and Director, Kleptocracy Initiative

Nate Sibley

Mar 5, 2023

Commentary

4 Min Read

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