Ilya Zaslavskiy

Ilya Zaslavskiy

Expert on energy policy and political risks consultant

Holds a Master’s in International Relations from Oxford University and an Executive Master’s in Energy Management from BI Norwegian Business School. Previously a fellow at Chatham House, Hudson Institute, and Legatum Institute. Specializes in Russian corruption networks, illicit financial flows, and energy geopolitics. Worked in Russia’s energy sector until 2008, when he was targeted in a politically motivated case. Publishes research on sanctions, authoritarian influence, and corporate transparency.

12 Publications

Publications

12 publications
Economics

Nord Stream 2—Entrenching Putin’s Economic and Political Corruption

Gazprom’s Corrupt Networks and the Steps the U.S. Congress Must Take

Article Aug 31, 2021
Economics

Monaco’s Minister of Justice implicated by Kremlin’s oligarch

Dmitry Rybolovlev and the Erosion of Legal Institutions in Monaco

Article Jun 11, 2019
Kremlin's Malign Influence

Is Putin’s Kremlin subverting Israeli democracy? A Russia expert thinks so

Interview with Ilya Zaslavskiy on Russian Influence in Israel and Washington

Article Aug 22, 2018
Civil Society

Justice Ginsburg, don’t accept a prize backed by Putin’s oligarchs

The Genesis Prize, Alfa Group and a Potential Conflict of Interest

Article Apr 26, 2018
Economics

Corruption Pipeline: The Threat of Nord Stream 2 to EU Security and Democracy

A Free Russia Foundation Paper on the Kremlin’s Subversive Activity in Europe

Report Oct 16, 2017
Politics

How Non-State Actors Export Kleptocratic Norms to the West

Ilya Zaslavsky’s Report for the Hudson Institute’s Kleptocracy Initiative

Article Sep 9, 2017
Economics

Conclusions from exposing security threats of Nord Stream-2 and post-Soviet corruption in the West

Feedback from presentations in Washington and six European capitals

Article Aug 22, 2017
Politics

Trump’s Pledge To Enforce the Global Magnitsky Act—A Skeptical View

Praise for Authoritarian Leaders and No Moves Against Kadyrov Fuel Doubts

Article Jun 1, 2017
Kremlin's Malign Influence

The Kremlin’s Gas Games in Europe: Implications for Policy Makers

Gazprom, Nord Stream 2, and the Kremlin’s Foreign Policy

Report May 25, 2017
Politics

Kislyak’s spider web of networks of oligarchs and Putin’s apologists in the U.S.

The Embassy’s Ties to American Business, Lobbying, Academia and Think Tanks

Article Mar 15, 2017
Economics

The Tsar and His Business Serfs

Russian Oligarchs and SMEs Did Not Surprise Putin at the Elections

Report Sep 20, 2016
Politics

Putin’s values pose old and new existential threats to the West

Neither a nationalist nor a neo-imperialist, Putin is misread by the West

Article Sep 10, 2015

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