Nate Sibley
@natesibley.bsky.social
Fellow, Hudson Institute
Director, Kleptocracy Initiative
AML/CFT, sanctions, national security
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Director, Kleptocracy Initiative
AML/CFT, sanctions, national security
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🖼️COMING SOON: An expert discussion featuring the AC's Tess Davis, @arguscpc.bsky.social, and
@transparencyusa.bsky.social.
Rogue Galleries: Tackling Illicit Finance in US Art Markets
⏰November 17, 2025 | 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
📍Hudson Institute/Online
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@transparencyusa.bsky.social.
Rogue Galleries: Tackling Illicit Finance in US Art Markets
⏰November 17, 2025 | 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
📍Hudson Institute/Online
→ Register here: www.hudson.org/preview-link...
November 13, 2025 at 9:37 PM
🖼️COMING SOON: An expert discussion featuring the AC's Tess Davis, @arguscpc.bsky.social, and
@transparencyusa.bsky.social.
Rogue Galleries: Tackling Illicit Finance in US Art Markets
⏰November 17, 2025 | 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
📍Hudson Institute/Online
→ Register here: www.hudson.org/preview-link...
@transparencyusa.bsky.social.
Rogue Galleries: Tackling Illicit Finance in US Art Markets
⏰November 17, 2025 | 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
📍Hudson Institute/Online
→ Register here: www.hudson.org/preview-link...
The US art market is the largest in the world, but financial secrecy makes it a magnet for money launderers.
How can we deter cartels, kleptocrats, and terrorists from exploiting it?
Join our experts at Hudson Institute or watch live below!
Nov 17 | 12:00PM (ET)
www.hudson.org/events/rogue...
How can we deter cartels, kleptocrats, and terrorists from exploiting it?
Join our experts at Hudson Institute or watch live below!
Nov 17 | 12:00PM (ET)
www.hudson.org/events/rogue...
Rogue Galleries: Tackling Illicit Finance in US Art Markets
www.hudson.org
November 13, 2025 at 9:32 PM
The US art market is the largest in the world, but financial secrecy makes it a magnet for money launderers.
How can we deter cartels, kleptocrats, and terrorists from exploiting it?
Join our experts at Hudson Institute or watch live below!
Nov 17 | 12:00PM (ET)
www.hudson.org/events/rogue...
How can we deter cartels, kleptocrats, and terrorists from exploiting it?
Join our experts at Hudson Institute or watch live below!
Nov 17 | 12:00PM (ET)
www.hudson.org/events/rogue...
New from me: Russia’s war economy is finally running out of road.
Here are six steps Trump should take to hasten that process—and generate the leverage he needs to force Putin to back down.
www.hudson.org/sanctions/si...
Here are six steps Trump should take to hasten that process—and generate the leverage he needs to force Putin to back down.
www.hudson.org/sanctions/si...
Six Steps to Sanction Russia’s War Economy
For months President Donald Trump has been attempting to stop the fighting in Ukraine, and he may meet with Vladimir Putin in the coming days to discuss the war’s end. While the White House prepares f...
www.hudson.org
August 8, 2025 at 7:38 PM
New from me: Russia’s war economy is finally running out of road.
Here are six steps Trump should take to hasten that process—and generate the leverage he needs to force Putin to back down.
www.hudson.org/sanctions/si...
Here are six steps Trump should take to hasten that process—and generate the leverage he needs to force Putin to back down.
www.hudson.org/sanctions/si...
Zelensky’s attempted power-grab doesn’t mean that Ukraine is irredeemably corrupt.
On the contrary, it showed how robust Ukraine’s democracy has become, and how hard Ukrainians will fight to preserve it.
My latest in @washingtonexaminer.bsky.social. www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/belt...
On the contrary, it showed how robust Ukraine’s democracy has become, and how hard Ukrainians will fight to preserve it.
My latest in @washingtonexaminer.bsky.social. www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/belt...
Ukrainian corruption debacle illustrates strength of its democracy
In Russia, people fear the government, and the result is tyranny. In Ukraine, the government still fears the people, and their fight for liberty goes on.
www.washingtonexaminer.com
August 1, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Zelensky’s attempted power-grab doesn’t mean that Ukraine is irredeemably corrupt.
On the contrary, it showed how robust Ukraine’s democracy has become, and how hard Ukrainians will fight to preserve it.
My latest in @washingtonexaminer.bsky.social. www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/belt...
On the contrary, it showed how robust Ukraine’s democracy has become, and how hard Ukrainians will fight to preserve it.
My latest in @washingtonexaminer.bsky.social. www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/belt...
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Time for a closer look at financial crimes in the art world.
irenekenyon.substack.com/p/art-financ...
irenekenyon.substack.com/p/art-financ...
Financial Crimes in the Art World
Time for a closer look
irenekenyon.substack.com
May 4, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Time for a closer look at financial crimes in the art world.
irenekenyon.substack.com/p/art-financ...
irenekenyon.substack.com/p/art-financ...
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📰Fresh off the press, an Op Ed by @natesibley.bsky.social examines why cartels and terrorists love the American art market.
thehill.com/opinion/fina...
thehill.com/opinion/fina...
thehill.com
April 29, 2025 at 9:46 PM
📰Fresh off the press, an Op Ed by @natesibley.bsky.social examines why cartels and terrorists love the American art market.
thehill.com/opinion/fina...
thehill.com/opinion/fina...
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A new op-ed from the Hudson Institute 's @natesibley.bsky.social outlines how illicit actors use the American fine arts market to launder their proceeds. For more on the connection between the art market and money laundering, check out the work of FACT member @combatlooting.bsky.social
thehill.com
April 28, 2025 at 7:36 PM
A new op-ed from the Hudson Institute 's @natesibley.bsky.social outlines how illicit actors use the American fine arts market to launder their proceeds. For more on the connection between the art market and money laundering, check out the work of FACT member @combatlooting.bsky.social
Money launderers have always exploited US art markets—and its probably getting worse.
So why are art markets still excluded from basic US anti-money laundering regulations?
New from me in @thehill.com… thehill.com/opinion/fina...
So why are art markets still excluded from basic US anti-money laundering regulations?
New from me in @thehill.com… thehill.com/opinion/fina...
Cartels and terrorists love American art — and the money it hides
Art has often been treated as nothing more than an asset by the wealthy, but it need not be one that criminals can use to spread death and misery.
thehill.com
April 28, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Money launderers have always exploited US art markets—and its probably getting worse.
So why are art markets still excluded from basic US anti-money laundering regulations?
New from me in @thehill.com… thehill.com/opinion/fina...
So why are art markets still excluded from basic US anti-money laundering regulations?
New from me in @thehill.com… thehill.com/opinion/fina...
“Because of the private philanthropic sector’s neglect, the US government’s funding suspension is causing a crisis among groups working to nurture political reform, with some civil society groups in China at risk of extinction.”
The only beneficiary is the CCP.
thediplomat.com/2025/02/fund...
The only beneficiary is the CCP.
thediplomat.com/2025/02/fund...
Funding Freedom in China: Time for Private Donors to Step Up
Many Chinese civil society organizations became reliant on now-frozen U.S. government aid after funding from private U.S. organizations dried up.
thediplomat.com
March 1, 2025 at 10:40 PM
“Because of the private philanthropic sector’s neglect, the US government’s funding suspension is causing a crisis among groups working to nurture political reform, with some civil society groups in China at risk of extinction.”
The only beneficiary is the CCP.
thediplomat.com/2025/02/fund...
The only beneficiary is the CCP.
thediplomat.com/2025/02/fund...
Reposted by Nate Sibley
Those who chose dishonor between war and dishonor, will have both.
This is a slightly reworded remark by a man, who wore pajamas during a meeting with a soon-to-be American President, Dwight Eisenhower.
During the war that they won together as allies later on.
This is a slightly reworded remark by a man, who wore pajamas during a meeting with a soon-to-be American President, Dwight Eisenhower.
During the war that they won together as allies later on.
March 1, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Those who chose dishonor between war and dishonor, will have both.
This is a slightly reworded remark by a man, who wore pajamas during a meeting with a soon-to-be American President, Dwight Eisenhower.
During the war that they won together as allies later on.
This is a slightly reworded remark by a man, who wore pajamas during a meeting with a soon-to-be American President, Dwight Eisenhower.
During the war that they won together as allies later on.
“It is bewildering to see Mr. Trump’s allies defending this debacle as some show of American strength…
Mr. Trump does not want to be the President who abandoned Ukraine to Vladimir Putin with all the bloodshed and damage to U.S. interests that would result.”
Mr. Trump does not want to be the President who abandoned Ukraine to Vladimir Putin with all the bloodshed and damage to U.S. interests that would result.”
Opinion | Putin Wins the Trump-Zelensky Oval Office Spectacle
Vice President Vance starts a public fight that only helps Russia’s dictator.
www.wsj.com
March 1, 2025 at 4:58 AM
“It is bewildering to see Mr. Trump’s allies defending this debacle as some show of American strength…
Mr. Trump does not want to be the President who abandoned Ukraine to Vladimir Putin with all the bloodshed and damage to U.S. interests that would result.”
Mr. Trump does not want to be the President who abandoned Ukraine to Vladimir Putin with all the bloodshed and damage to U.S. interests that would result.”
Casey reminds us that America can back Ukraine with conventional support to force an acceptable outcome—or back off, and expect Ukraine to pursue nuclear weapons.
Trump’s tantrum I think moved us closer to the latter today.
Trump’s tantrum I think moved us closer to the latter today.
Re-upping my piece from the other day, on the perils the U.S. is running by overlooking, underestimating, and sidelining the Ukrainians—hardly the first time the U.S. has done this, and hardly the first time it's ended in failure.
www.wsj.com/opinion/the-...
www.wsj.com/opinion/the-...
Opinion | The Peril of Ignoring Ukrainians
Kyiv has proved several times that it will veto any agreement to put them under Russian control.
www.wsj.com
March 1, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Casey reminds us that America can back Ukraine with conventional support to force an acceptable outcome—or back off, and expect Ukraine to pursue nuclear weapons.
Trump’s tantrum I think moved us closer to the latter today.
Trump’s tantrum I think moved us closer to the latter today.
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On @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social just now, former US ambassador to Denmark Carla Sands said Americans "don't want to pay for another of Zelensky's yachts".
The claim that Zelensky is using US aid to buy yachts is an old piece of disinformation directly originating from Russia. It's not true.
The claim that Zelensky is using US aid to buy yachts is an old piece of disinformation directly originating from Russia. It's not true.
March 1, 2025 at 12:18 AM
On @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social just now, former US ambassador to Denmark Carla Sands said Americans "don't want to pay for another of Zelensky's yachts".
The claim that Zelensky is using US aid to buy yachts is an old piece of disinformation directly originating from Russia. It's not true.
The claim that Zelensky is using US aid to buy yachts is an old piece of disinformation directly originating from Russia. It's not true.
“Who is going to fill the gap in Asia? It’s going to be China. Beijing is now going around these newsrooms and offering money. We are not even aware how big a shift we are witnessing. It’s quite scary.”
www.occrp.org/en/feature/w...
www.occrp.org/en/feature/w...
Trump's USAID Funding Freeze Threatens Global Independent Media, OCCRP Editor Warns
As the U.S. withdraws support for independent journalism worldwide, Russia and China could try to fill the vacuum.
www.occrp.org
March 1, 2025 at 3:26 AM
“Who is going to fill the gap in Asia? It’s going to be China. Beijing is now going around these newsrooms and offering money. We are not even aware how big a shift we are witnessing. It’s quite scary.”
www.occrp.org/en/feature/w...
www.occrp.org/en/feature/w...
“It’s hard to remember a more painful public spectacle in the Oval Office than the one that unspooled Friday afternoon…
This was shocking behavior, especially when it is unimaginable that they’d ever dare treat Vladimir Putin in a similar fashion.”
www.nationalreview.com/2025/02/an-u...
This was shocking behavior, especially when it is unimaginable that they’d ever dare treat Vladimir Putin in a similar fashion.”
www.nationalreview.com/2025/02/an-u...
An Ugly Oval Office Spat | National Review
The dispute with Zelensky is a disturbing reflection of the resentment Trump feels toward a partner whose fundamental offense is wanting to defend itself.
www.nationalreview.com
March 1, 2025 at 3:15 AM
“It’s hard to remember a more painful public spectacle in the Oval Office than the one that unspooled Friday afternoon…
This was shocking behavior, especially when it is unimaginable that they’d ever dare treat Vladimir Putin in a similar fashion.”
www.nationalreview.com/2025/02/an-u...
This was shocking behavior, especially when it is unimaginable that they’d ever dare treat Vladimir Putin in a similar fashion.”
www.nationalreview.com/2025/02/an-u...
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I spoke to Washington Examiner about how DOGE’s chaotic aid freeze creates a huge opportunity for China to step in—and strengthen its grip over governments that are often already heavily indebted to Beijing.
Not good for US economic and security interests. www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/world/3...
Not good for US economic and security interests. www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/world/3...
China to gain from USAID freeze, experts warn
A collection of experts from right-of-center and centrist organizations told the Washington Examiner that Trump's freeze on foreign aid may benefit China.
www.washingtonexaminer.com
February 19, 2025 at 3:39 PM
I spoke to Washington Examiner about how DOGE’s chaotic aid freeze creates a huge opportunity for China to step in—and strengthen its grip over governments that are often already heavily indebted to Beijing.
Not good for US economic and security interests. www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/world/3...
Not good for US economic and security interests. www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/world/3...
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“Trump said gold-card holders would not be subject to taxes on their overseas income. The provision means that gold-card residents will be able to purchase a tax benefit not available to U.S. citizens.“
Trump’s proposed ‘gold card’ visa comes with a hidden tax break for the wealthy www.cnbc.com/2025/02/27/t...
Trump’s proposed 'gold card' visa comes with a hidden tax break for the wealthy
President Donald Trump's proposed $5 million "gold card" for U.S. residency would be one the most expensive in the world, according to experts.
www.cnbc.com
March 1, 2025 at 2:55 AM
“Trump said gold-card holders would not be subject to taxes on their overseas income. The provision means that gold-card residents will be able to purchase a tax benefit not available to U.S. citizens.“
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MORE: Russia continues to showcase its deepening relations with American adversaries despite Putin's effort to posture Russia's receptiveness to negotiations with the United States. (1/3)
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March 1, 2025 at 2:46 AM
MORE: Russia continues to showcase its deepening relations with American adversaries despite Putin's effort to posture Russia's receptiveness to negotiations with the United States. (1/3)
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I spoke to Washington Examiner about how DOGE’s chaotic aid freeze creates a huge opportunity for China to step in—and strengthen its grip over governments that are often already heavily indebted to Beijing.
Not good for US economic and security interests. www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/world/3...
Not good for US economic and security interests. www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/world/3...
China to gain from USAID freeze, experts warn
A collection of experts from right-of-center and centrist organizations told the Washington Examiner that Trump's freeze on foreign aid may benefit China.
www.washingtonexaminer.com
February 19, 2025 at 3:39 PM
I spoke to Washington Examiner about how DOGE’s chaotic aid freeze creates a huge opportunity for China to step in—and strengthen its grip over governments that are often already heavily indebted to Beijing.
Not good for US economic and security interests. www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/world/3...
Not good for US economic and security interests. www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/world/3...
Bidzina Ivanishvili has used Britain's "offshore empire" to move his money around the world.
My new Hudson Institute blog calls on the UK to follow the US and swiftly impose sanctions on Putin's puppet in Georgia.
www.hudson.org/sanctions/br...
My new Hudson Institute blog calls on the UK to follow the US and swiftly impose sanctions on Putin's puppet in Georgia.
www.hudson.org/sanctions/br...
Britain Should Join America and Sanction Putin’s Puppet in Georgia
The British Overseas Territories (BOTs) have long been seen as tax havens. But in recent years, their related role as global money laundering hubs has come under scrutiny. Like the Conservative govern...
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January 25, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Bidzina Ivanishvili has used Britain's "offshore empire" to move his money around the world.
My new Hudson Institute blog calls on the UK to follow the US and swiftly impose sanctions on Putin's puppet in Georgia.
www.hudson.org/sanctions/br...
My new Hudson Institute blog calls on the UK to follow the US and swiftly impose sanctions on Putin's puppet in Georgia.
www.hudson.org/sanctions/br...
I’m quoted in Bloomberg: When lobbyists’ legal attacks on the US beneficial ownership register are over, “law enforcement will be better equipped to stop criminals who use anonymous US shell companies to launder fentanyl profits.”
news.bloombergtax.com/daily-tax-re...
news.bloombergtax.com/daily-tax-re...
Supreme Court Allows Corporate Transparency Act Enforcement (1)
The US Supreme Court on Thursday said it will allow the government to implement the Corporate Transparency Act, requiring millions of businesses to file information on their beneficial owners.
news.bloombergtax.com
January 25, 2025 at 12:56 AM
I’m quoted in Bloomberg: When lobbyists’ legal attacks on the US beneficial ownership register are over, “law enforcement will be better equipped to stop criminals who use anonymous US shell companies to launder fentanyl profits.”
news.bloombergtax.com/daily-tax-re...
news.bloombergtax.com/daily-tax-re...
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"There are thousands of other ways to cut red tape without undermining national security."
The Hudson Institute's @natesibley.bsky.social rebuts common arguments against the landmark Corporate Transparency Act, which is "a key tool against cartels and terrorists."
www.wsj.com/opinion/a-ke...
The Hudson Institute's @natesibley.bsky.social rebuts common arguments against the landmark Corporate Transparency Act, which is "a key tool against cartels and terrorists."
www.wsj.com/opinion/a-ke...
Opinion | A Key Tool to Fight Terrorists and Criminals
The law must tackle the pervasive use of shell companies in money laundering and sanctions evasion.
www.wsj.com
January 10, 2025 at 6:51 PM
"There are thousands of other ways to cut red tape without undermining national security."
The Hudson Institute's @natesibley.bsky.social rebuts common arguments against the landmark Corporate Transparency Act, which is "a key tool against cartels and terrorists."
www.wsj.com/opinion/a-ke...
The Hudson Institute's @natesibley.bsky.social rebuts common arguments against the landmark Corporate Transparency Act, which is "a key tool against cartels and terrorists."
www.wsj.com/opinion/a-ke...
It’s utterly insane that the world has just accepted that the Chinese Communist Party covered up the origins of Covid—especially when common sense and much evidence points to a lab leak.
People in democracies would rather squabble with each other about our responses than demand CCP accountability.
People in democracies would rather squabble with each other about our responses than demand CCP accountability.
It is truly wild that it is estimated that more than 20 million people died of Covid and the prevailing vibe is that the world overreacted. That is an astonishing toll! More people died of Covid in the US than in the Civil War. www.pbs.org/newshour/hea...
5 years after it appeared, things we know and still don't know about COVID
Five years after the virus that causes COVID emerged in China it still holds some mysteries.
www.pbs.org
January 6, 2025 at 1:01 AM
It’s utterly insane that the world has just accepted that the Chinese Communist Party covered up the origins of Covid—especially when common sense and much evidence points to a lab leak.
People in democracies would rather squabble with each other about our responses than demand CCP accountability.
People in democracies would rather squabble with each other about our responses than demand CCP accountability.
The Maduro regime is arresting foreigners to use as bargaining chips in negotiations.
This is the problem with the Biden admin pursuing prisoner swaps with dictatorships: It just encourages them to keep taking prisoners because they know they’ll get concessions.
www.wsj.com/world/americ...
This is the problem with the Biden admin pursuing prisoner swaps with dictatorships: It just encourages them to keep taking prisoners because they know they’ll get concessions.
www.wsj.com/world/americ...
Venezuelan Regime Hunts for Foreign Hostages to Pressure Its Rivals
Maduro has turned up the heat on the incoming Trump administration by recently seizing 50 foreigners, several of them American passport holders.
www.wsj.com
January 6, 2025 at 12:57 AM
The Maduro regime is arresting foreigners to use as bargaining chips in negotiations.
This is the problem with the Biden admin pursuing prisoner swaps with dictatorships: It just encourages them to keep taking prisoners because they know they’ll get concessions.
www.wsj.com/world/americ...
This is the problem with the Biden admin pursuing prisoner swaps with dictatorships: It just encourages them to keep taking prisoners because they know they’ll get concessions.
www.wsj.com/world/americ...