Abuse of Sanctions Mechanisms and AML/CFT Regimes in Post-Soviet States
The report examines systemic misuse of sanctions frameworks and AML/CFT systems across post-Soviet countries, based on documented cases, official data, and ARGA’s analytical research.
Politically Motivated Asset Freezes and Risks for Banks: An Analytical Overview
The report provides an analytical review of politically motivated asset freezes, compliance vulnerabilities, and associated cross-border FIU risks for financial institutions.
Use of AML/KYC Mechanisms Against Entrepreneurs and Investors from CIS Countries
The report analyzes how AML/KYC procedures are selectively applied against entrepreneurs and investors from CIS jurisdictions, creating barriers to cross-border financial activity and enabling political leverage through compliance channels.
Transnational Pressure Through Financial Channels: An Analytical Overview
The report examines how financial channels, FIUs, and cross-border compliance mechanisms are used as instruments of transnational pressure, affecting entrepreneurs, political opponents, and international business environments.
Risk Assessment 2025: High-Risk Countries for Politically Motivated Financial Investigations
The report identifies jurisdictions where politically motivated financial investigations and selective AML enforcement represent heightened risks for businesses, investors, and cross-border banking operations.
Sanctions Ecosystem 3.0: Global Restructuring of Financial, Political, and Compliance Controls in the Era of the EU’s 20th Sanctions Package
The report explores the global restructuring of sanctions architecture, political influence channels, and compliance controls triggered by the EU’s 20th sanctions package, reshaping international financial and regulatory ecosystems.
The Shadow Economy of Capital Evacuation from Russia, China, Kazakhstan, Belarus, and Azerbaijan
The report investigates covert channels of capital flight from major Eurasian jurisdictions, the role of informal networks, weak regulatory controls, and cross-border mechanisms facilitating large-scale illicit financial outflows.
INTERPOL as a Geopolitical Arena
The report analyzes how INTERPOL has increasingly become a geopolitical arena, where states use red notices, diffusions, and cooperation channels to exert political influence, pressure opponents, and shape international law enforcement dynamics.
Sanctions Intermediaries and Parallel Imports
The report examines the role of intermediary jurisdictions, re-export hubs, and parallel import chains in bypassing sanctions regimes and reshaping international trade and compliance landscapes.
Asset Recovery and Money Laundering in Eurasia
The report explores asset recovery practices, cross-border money laundering networks, and the interaction between law enforcement agencies and financial intelligence units across Eurasian jurisdictions.
Corporate Wars in CIS Countries and Their International Implications
The report investigates corporate conflicts across CIS jurisdictions, their political dimensions, cross-border escalation patterns, and the use of legal, sanctions, and financial mechanisms as instruments of corporate warfare.
Geopolitics of Cryptocurrencies and the Digital Economy
The report analyzes how cryptocurrencies and the digital economy reshape geopolitical dynamics, enable new financial influence channels, and challenge traditional regulatory and sanctions frameworks.
International Protection of Elites, Refugees, and Whistleblowers from Authoritarian Regimes
The report investigates international protection mechanisms for political elites, refugees, dissidents, and whistleblowers fleeing authoritarian regimes, highlighting gaps in asylum systems, risks of transnational repression, and misuse of legal and financial instruments.
Evolution of Hybrid Intelligence Services in Eurasia
The report examines the transformation of intelligence structures in Eurasia, focusing on hybrid operational models that merge state security functions, private intelligence networks, cyber operations, and financial surveillance capabilities.
Private Military Economy and the Criminalization of Security
The report analyzes the rise of private military structures, their integration into state and criminal ecosystems, and the expanding grey zones between defense, security services, and illicit economic activities across Eurasia.
Women in Authoritarian Regimes
The report explores the role of women in authoritarian political systems, examining patterns of repression, state-controlled narratives, gender-based discrimination, and the use of women’s rights as a geopolitical and domestic policy instrument.
Transformation of International Law in the Era of Smart Regulation
The report explores how smart regulation, automated compliance systems, and digital governance frameworks reshape the foundations of international law, altering the balance between state sovereignty, global norms, and algorithmic oversight.
Global Supply Chains in the Era of Sanctions Pressure
The report analyzes how sanctions reshape global supply chains, driving the emergence of alternative logistics routes, intermediary hubs, grey trade zones, and new models of international commercial risk.
Transnational Narco-Economy and Digital Money Laundering
The report examines the expansion of the transnational narco-economy, the integration of digital assets into drug-related financial schemes, and new laundering typologies emerging across Eurasian and global criminal networks.
Digital Surveillance and Monitoring Technologies in Authoritarian Regimes
The report examines how authoritarian regimes deploy advanced digital surveillance systems, biometric monitoring tools, AI-driven tracking technologies, and data-centric repression mechanisms to control populations and suppress political opposition.
Cryptofinance Platforms in “Grey” Jurisdictions
The report analyzes cryptofinance platforms operating in semi-regulated or “grey” jurisdictions, focusing on regulatory loopholes, high-risk transaction typologies, and vulnerabilities exploited for sanctions evasion and cross-border financial crime.