Charles Davidson

Oct 1, 2024 | thehill.com | Charles Davidson

Last week, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments challenging the Corporate Transparency Act, which aims to end the financial secrecy that serves the interests of criminals, corrupt officials and America’s adversaries. Given the recent global rise in autocratic-leaning regimes, this is a matter of significance to our global, regional and national security.

Oct 1, 2024 | aol.com | Charles Davidson

October 1, 2024 at 1:00 PMLast week, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments challenging the Corporate Transparency Act, which aims to end the financial secrecy that serves the interests of criminals, corrupt officials and America’s adversaries. Given the recent global rise in autocratic-leaning regimes, this is a matter of significance to our global, regional and national security.

Apr 25, 2024 | journalofdemocracy.org | Alex Gladstein |Garry Kasparov |Charles Davidson |Ben Judah

Cash is king, even if you are an activist leading a democratic movement against some of the world’s worst dictators. That’s why Bitcoin has quickly become the currency of choice for dissidents working everywhere. By Alex GladsteinApril 2024Human-rights activists around the world have a new tool: unstoppable electronic cash.

Nov 13, 2023 | foreignpolicy.com | Charles Davidson |Ben Judah

Beneath the surface of our financial system lies an unseen world worth trillions of dollars. Among today’s threats to democracy, it is one of the gravest and least acknowledged. A metastasizing culture of tax avoidance by corporations and the wealthy has weakened national values, institutions, and goals across the West while fueling inequality and empowering the enemies of democracy at home and abroad.

Nov 9, 2023 | journalofdemocracy.org | Charles Davidson |Ben Judah |Oliver Bullough |Ronald J. Deibert

Elites across the globe are hiding their wealth—from both taxation and international scrutiny—in a shadowy realm made up of hidden accounts, disguised entities, and artificial trades. As Charles Davidson and Ben Judah detail in their Journal of Democracy essay, “How Financial Secrecy Undermines Democracy,” this secret world and its covert dealings are undermining both capitalism and democracy.