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Covers:  Corruption, kleptocracy, authoritarianism, human rights, great power competition, and international security
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Ian Lynch’s Biography

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Interested in corruption, kleptocracy, authoritarianism, human rights, great power competition, and security with a geographic focus on Eurasia, the Middle East, and North Africa. Previously led the development of girls' education programs in Afghanistan.

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Preserving Liberal Democratic Institutions Through Engagement

Preserving Liberal Democratic Institutions Through Engagement

To many in Washington, the rise of China and the revanchism of Russia herald the return of great power compet…

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The Strategic Cost of Transnational Corruption

The Strategic Cost of Transnational Corruption

The authors of the next National Security Strategy must ask how U.S. national security agencies fit in the an…

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The World Needs Democratic AI Principles

The World Needs Democratic AI Principles

Advertisement Artificial intelligence (AI) encompasses a nearly limitless set of possibilities and the rapid …

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Off the Hook: Acquittals of Swedish Telecom Officials Linked to Uzbek Bribery Scandal Upheld

Off the Hook: Acquittals of Swedish Telecom Officials Linked to Uzbek Bribery Scandal Upheld

Advertisement Last week, a Swedish court of appeals upheld the acquittals of three former senior officials at…

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Biden's new national security roster knows how to deal with Turkey | | Ahval

Biden's new national security roster knows how to deal with Turkey | | Ahval

On Friday, U.S. President-elect Joe Biden officially announced a handful of upcoming appointments to key nati…

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Why Can't the SEC Just Agree That Bribing Foreign Governments Is Bad?

Why Can't the SEC Just Agree That Bribing Foreign Governments Is Bad?

Back in 2010, a little-known section of the major Dodd-Frank financial reform act looked poised to upend the …

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Mikiki by TOWER RECORDS

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By Jinx Lennon, Young Spencer, Ian Lynch
| mikiki.tokyo.jp
（左から）デニス・ハーヴェイ、ラース・ローヴェン Photo by George Hooker & Elisabeth Marjanović Cronvall これまで数多くのミュージシャンを生み出し、豊かな音楽の歴史を持つアイルランド。植民地支配をしていたイギリスから部分的な独立を果たして100年を超えた今、若い世代の間でフォークリバイバルと呼ばれるムーブメントが生まれている。それは伝統的なフォークミュージックを受け継ぎながら、ロック、ヒップホップ、R&Bなど、様々なジャンルから影響を受けたもの。そんな新しい動きを追いながら、アイルランドの今を浮かび上がらせたのが、2026年8月22日（土）に公開されるドキュメンタリー映画「ケルト・ユートピア」だ。アイルランドの歴史と音楽の関係を紐解いた本作は、アイルランドの音楽シーンの最新リポートとしても興味深い。共同で監督を務めたデニス・ハーヴェイ（ダブリン出身）とラース・ローヴェン（スウェーデン出身）に映画について話を聞いた。 ラップも現代においてフォーク的機能を果たしている...
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Lankum’s Ian Lynch: "Frank Harte was a massive influence on us when we first started becoming interested in traditional singing"

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By Ian Lynch
| Hot Press Verified
Frank Harte was a massive influence on us when we first started becoming interested in traditional singing. Daragh had a CD of his first two albums and we almost played the thing to death. I was particularly taken by Frank’s wide-ranging view of what traditional song could be, from children’s street songs, to ballads about all aspects of Irish history and social life, to Dublin music hall songs, and everything in between.
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How to benefit from real estate investment and contribute to ethical outcomes at the same time

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By Ian Lynch, Tina Perinotto Verified
| The Fifth Estate Verified
You can invest in real estate and send agency profits to worthy causes Around the country, the affordability of housing is a key and growing concern for many people. It’s a problem not only for first home buyers and key workers on minimum wages, who are often the “go to” for sensationalised media, but also a concern for a growing number of mum and dad and smaller portfolio property investors, who are worried about housing affordability for their children and future generations.
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