Op-Ed Feb 27, 2026 We’ve overestimated Russia for too long The recent anniversary of Russia’s expanded invasion, which is now stretching into its fifth year, is as good a time as any to take stock of the state of the war itself.
Op-Ed Jan 30, 2026 Don’t Forget the Many Ways Russia Tried To Justify Invading Ukraine As negotiations continue to drag on between Washington, Kyiv and Moscow, the Kremlin’s narrative about the war has centered on one potential solution: evicting Ukrainian forces from the Donbas.
Announcement Dec 31, 2025 You can make the final day of 2025 count for freedom As 2025 comes to a close, we at the Human Rights Foundation (HRF) are proud to acknowledge the collective progress we have made this year in the struggle against tyranny.
Announcement Nov 19, 2025 Step into the Dictator’s Laundromat in Story City Discover how dictators launder their reputations and what you can do about it.
Blog Post Aug 11, 2025 A ‘known unknown’ Where’s all the money coming into American think tanks from? Ben Freeman on the enormous foreign-government “donations” flowing through Washington, D.C.
Announcement Mar 13, 2025 HRF & The Signal release newspaper on corruption The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) is excited to announce the release of “Altered States,” a limited-run newspaper examining how dictators use power and illicit wealth to undermine democracy and strengthen authoritarianism. The newspaper explores the question: How much influence do foreign autocratic regimes have on democracies?
Op-Ed May 6, 2025 How Years of American Policy Bumbling Boosted Putin Alexander Vindman argues that U.S. missteps and naïveté created the conditions for Russian imperialism’s return.
Op-Ed Sep 30, 2024 America’s Adversaries Are Targeting Its Cities and States Last week, federal prosecutors launched a bombshell indictment against sitting New York City Mayor Eric Adams.
Op-Ed Sep 28, 2024 The Indictment of Eric Adams Shouldn’t Surprise Us The new, unsealed indictment against Eric Adams, accusing him of a range of crimes over nearly a decade, is significant for any number of reasons
Op-Ed Sep 5, 2024 Despots and oligarchs have many means to meddle in American politics As well as the colourful details of corruption on a grand scale—the gold bars, the cash stashed in boots and jackets—a particular point stood out during the conviction in July of Bob Menendez, then the senior Democratic senator for New Jersey, on charges including bribery and fraud.
Publication Aug 30, 2024 Author ‘honoured’ to be blacklisted by Vladimir Putin An American author has been placed on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “blacklist” a day after the former’s new book was published.
Press Release Aug 29, 2024 HRF’s Casey Michel Sanctioned by Russian Regime On Wednesday, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs sanctioned the Human Rights Foundation’s (HRF) Casey Michel, as well as other American academics, journalists, and industry leaders.
Announcement Aug 26, 2024 New Book Release: Read “Foreign Agents” by HRF’s Casey Michel Casey Michel, director of the Human Rights Foundation’s (HRF) Combatting Kleptocracy program, is releasing his new book, “Foreign Agents: How American Lobbyists and Lawmakers Threaten Democracy Around the World.”
Publication Aug 24, 2024 One big source of U.S. political corruption: Selling out to foreign adversaries In July, Robert Menendez of New Jersey earned the ignominious distinction of becoming the first sitting U.S. senator to be convicted of having acted as a foreign agent.
Announcement May 29, 2024 Infiltrating America: New HRF Report on UAE Political Interference The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) published a new report, “Infiltrating America: How the United Arab Emirates Launched an Unprecedented Political Interference Campaign in the United States,” as part of its Combating Kleptocracy program.
Op-Ed Mar 16, 2024 5 Scenarios for Russia After Putin’s Next Term This weekend, Vladimir Putin will win another election as Russia’s president.
Op-Ed Mar 15, 2024 How Viktor Orbán Conquered the Heritage Foundation Last week, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán made waves by flying to the United States to meet with Donald Trump—but not with sitting president Joe Biden.
Op-Ed Feb 27, 2024 In America, there is finally good news on the anti-money laundering front For years, the US acted as one of the world’s leading centres for money laundering and offshore finance. Now, that reality is changing fast.
Op-Ed Feb 15, 2024 The American Consulting Firms That Live in Fear of Their Murderous Clients For years, America’s most prominent consulting firms have been competing against one another to service the most heinous regimes on the planet, offering their efforts and advice for tyrants and kleptocrats looking to expand their reach and their repression.
Report Feb 1, 2024 Infiltrating America: How the United Arab Emirates Launched an Unprecedented Political Interference Campaign in the United States For years, one foreign dictatorship has overseen an unprecedented interference effort aimed at the heart of the U.S. political process, unleashing squadrons of lobbyists while launching illicit campaigns that reached directly into the highest ranks of the American government.
