{"product_id":"foreign-agents-how-american-lobbyists-and-lawmakers-threaten-democracy-around-the-world-9781250286055","title":"Foreign Agents: How American Lobbyists and Lawmakers Threaten Democracy Around the World","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA stunning investigation and indictment of a segment of the United States' foreign lobbying industry, and the threat to end democracy.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor years, one group of Americans has worked as foot-soldiers for the most authoritarian regimes around the planet. In the process, they've not only entrenched dictatorships and spread kleptocratic networks, but they've secretly guided U.S. policy without the rest of America even being aware. And now, some of them have begun turning their sights on American democracy itself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThese Americans are known as foreign lobbyists, and many of them spent years ushering dictatorships directly into the halls of Washington, all while laundering the reputations of the most heinous, repressive regimes in the process. These foreign lobbyists include figures like Ivy Lee, the inventor of the public relations industry--a man who whitewashed Mussolini, opened doors to the Soviets, and advised the Nazis on how to sway American audiences. They include people like Paul Manafort, who invented lobbying as we know it--and who then took his talents to autocrats from Ukraine to the Philippines, and then back to the White House. And they now include an increasing number of Americans elsewhere: in law firms and consultancies, among PR specialists and former lawmakers, and even within think tanks and universities. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn\u003ci\u003e Foreign Agents\u003c\/i\u003e, Casey Michel shines a light on these foreign lobbyists as some of them--after decades of installing dictators and corrupting American policy--embark on their next mission: to end America's democratic experiment, once and for all.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Casey Michel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martin's Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/27\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.39h x 6.38w x 1.21d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250286055\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/10\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2024 pg. 4\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/15\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCasey Michel\u003c\/b\u003e is an author, journalist, and director of the Combating Kleptocracy Program with the Human Rights Foundation. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eAmerican Kleptocracy\u003c\/i\u003e, named by The Economist as one of the \"best books to read to understand financial crime.\" His writing on offshoring, foreign lobbying, authoritarianism, and illicit wealth has appeared in \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, Foreign Affairs, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post, \u003c\/i\u003eamong other outlets, and he has appeared on NPR, BBC, CNN, and MSNBC, among other stations. He has also testified in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee on the links between illicit financial networks and national security. He received his Master's degree in Russian, Eurasian, and East European Studies from Columbia University's Harriman Institute, and served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in northern Kazakhstan. \u003ci\u003eForeign Agents \u003c\/i\u003eis his second book.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ingram","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46082541846742,"sku":"9781250286055","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0672\/1660\/5398\/files\/img_64610f59-56b1-45df-af97-e247e2c4ea79.jpg?v=1724152851","url":"https:\/\/tiabookcellar.com\/products\/foreign-agents-how-american-lobbyists-and-lawmakers-threaten-democracy-around-the-world-9781250286055","provider":"tia book cellar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}