Coercive Capital with Elaine Dezenski

Mar 11 2025 12 ep. 47 mins 4
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Coercive Capital explores the intersection of U.S. economic and national security and global financial reform. Global adversaries are weaponizing our trade and financial systems, while Illicit financial flows, kleptocracy, and organized crime continue to erode democratic systems and destabilize economies. Elaine Dezenski brings together experts who understand these emerging threats and provide insights into the risks and emerging opportunities to strengthen our collective response.

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Investing in "America First" with Nova J. Daly | Coercive Capital

Mar 11 2025 36 mins  
Among the dizzying number of executive orders, tariff negotiations, and Doge activity since the inauguration, the America First Investment Policy requires a specific focus to better understand the potential impact on foreign investment in the United States, from both allies and hostile nations. Nova J. Daly is a Senior Public Policy Advisor at Wiley Rein, LLP. He formerly served i

Combating the Illicit Economy: David M. Luna

Feb 18 2025 48 mins  
From smuggling and trafficking to cyber fraud and trade-based money laundering, the illicit economy is estimated to represent more than $2 trillion of illegal activity annually. And the international criminal networks that drive the illicit economy have continued to evolve and grow more sophisticated with every operation. This shadow economy is massive and its real-life consequence

Foreign Threats & Information Warfare: Dr. Ivana Stradner | Coercive Capital

Feb 05 2025 41 mins  
Foreign adversaries’ weaponization of information is nothing new. Still, the means and modes by which rogue nations use disinformation, propaganda, and cyber-attacks to influence American public opinion are increasingly worrisome – weakening democracy, weaponizing free speech, and polarizing citizens in ways they may not recognize - like in Russia, Iran and China where governme

Confronting Kleptocracy: Zoë Reiter | Coercive Capital

Jan 21 2025 40 mins  
Transnational kleptocracy describes how corrupt rulers steal public funds and then launder those funds within the international financial system. It's accomplished by moving those funds from fragile states to “safer” jurisdictions—like the U.S. Many of America’s foreign adversaries operate as kleptocracies and cutting off their illicit financial flows weakens their impact

Identity is Everything: Amit Sharma | Coercive Capital

Jan 07 2025 59 mins  
The evolution and modernization of how we manage and protect identity has moved into a new era. More than two decades after the tragic events of 9/11- when 19 hijackers used falsified identity documents to board planes, US travelers over the age of 18 will now be required to present a REAL ID compliant form of identification to board an aircraft, or access certain types of federal

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Dec 17 2024 39 mins  
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Coercive Capital: Corporate America’s China Challenge - Isaac Stone Fish

Dec 03 2024 42 mins  
Reading the tea leaves of the US-China relationship is challenging, even in times of relative calm. From anticipating supply chain disruptions and the risk of military conflict... to considering the impact of tariffs and how the US banking sector’s assessment of doing business in China may diverge from the US government's prevailing view.... understanding and managing the risks f

Coercive Capital: Department of Defense Supply Chain Economics - Wes Spurlock and David Rader

Nov 19 2024 62 mins  
In this episode of Coercive Capital, Elaine Dezenski hosts David Rader, Senior Advisor at the Office of the Secretary of Defense and Adjunct Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, along with Wes Spurlock, Senior Advisor and Co-Founder of the Office of Strategic Capital at the Department of Defense and a former U.S. Air Force Military Officer. They discuss the supply c

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Nov 05 2024 69 mins  
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