Casey Michel is an author, journalist, and Director of the Combating Kleptocracy Program with the Human Rights Foundation. He is the author of American Kleptocracy, named by The Economist as one of the "best books to read to understand financial crime." His writing on kleptocracy, illicit finance, dark money, foreign interference has appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, The Atlantic, and more.

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His second book—FOREIGN AGENTS: How American Lobbyists and Lawmakers Threaten Democracy Around the World, is about the rise and devastating impact of the U.S.’s foreign lobbying industry and was described by The Economist as “an eye-opening depiction of an industry that has largely defied efforts to keep it in check” as well as one of the “biggest foreign-policy book releases of 2024" by Foreign Policy Magazine.

 

He is working on his third book—THE UNITED STATES OF OLIGARCHY: How America’s Wealthiest Ally with Dictators, Weaken the U.S., and Destroy Democracy and will join us right after the Munich Security Conference to share his latest.

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There will be an in-person book group to discuss one or both of Casey's books at Amerikahaus shortly before the event. Watch this space for information on date and time!