by Brooke Harrington | May 29, 2023 | Elites & Oligarchs
2023, New York Times How can we make sanctions on Russian oligarchs stick for a change? Sanction their wealth managers, severing the oligarchs’ connection to their offshore fortunes. Keywords: oligarchs, elites, sanctions, wealth managers, Russia, offshore...
by Brooke Harrington | May 26, 2023 | Offshore System
2023, PNAS Nexus, DOI: 2 (3): pgad051; with Herbert Chang, Feng Fu & Daniel Rockmore. Following the invasion of Ukraine, the US, UK, and EU governments–among others–sanctioned oligarchs close to Putin. This approach has come under scrutiny, as evidence has emerged...
by Brooke Harrington | Nov 30, 2022 | Elites & Oligarchs
2022, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists This article examines stigmatization of rogue elites as a powerful tool of international sanctions regimes—one often overlooked or minimized by policy-makers, but with a strong track record of effectiveness. Keywords: oligarchs,...
by Brooke Harrington | Oct 27, 2022 | Elites & Oligarchs
2022, Foreign Affairs, with Alexander Cooley While many Western commentators have been skeptical about the individual sanctions imposed on Russian oligarchs following the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, we show that pariah status is a powerful motivator in international...
by Brooke Harrington | Sep 26, 2022 | Elites & Inequality
2022, Journal of Professions and Organization, DOI: 10 (1), 80-98; with Louise Ashley, Mehdi Boussebaa, Sam Friedman, Stefan Heusinkveld, Stefanie Gustafsson & Daniel Muzio. On the basis of the EGOS 2021 sub-plenary on ‘Professions and Inequality: Challenges,...
