by Brooke Harrington | Nov 24, 2024 | Elites & Oligarchs
2024, The Atlantic With the broligarchs–billionaire men from the high-tech and finance industries–granted sweeping powers over the federal government, what happens now? This article reviews what they’ve been up to & how their bizarre political...
by Brooke Harrington | Aug 4, 2024 | Elites & Oligarchs
2024, The Atlantic The antidemocratic politics of having it all, from the perspective of the ultra-rich seeking to influence the 2024 US Presidential election. Keywords: 2024 election, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, broligarch
by Brooke Harrington | May 29, 2023 | Elites & Oligarchs
2023, The Atlantic What do plutocrats and Supreme Court members get from being friends? Keywords: elites, Supreme Court, corruption, mafia
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 | 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...
