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A few weeks ago Clifford Gaddy of the Brookings Institute published an article suggesting that the Panama Papers were generated by Vladimir Putin – that they were an attempt by Russia to cause instability in the west. What do you make of this idea – particularly as Cliff Gaddy is a former colleague and friend?
A quote from the piece: “In sum, my thinking is that this could have been a Russian intelligence operation, which orchestrated a high-profile leak and established total credibility by “implicating” (not really implicating) Russia and keeping the source hidden. Some documents would be used for anti-corruption campaigns in a few countries—topple some minor regimes, destroy a few careers and fortunes. By then blackmailing the real targets in the United States and elsewhere (individuals not in the current leak), the Russian puppet masters get “kontrol” and influence.”
http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/order-from-chaos/posts/2016/04/07-panama-papers-putin-gaddy