“This Is an Organized Crime Story”: Putin Critic Bill Browder’s New Book on Corruption in Russia Finds New Relevance

An NBA center would arguably, under normal circumstances, be an idiosyncratic presence at a book launch party. Yet, standing at an imposing six feet, 10 inches, Enes Kanter Freedom found himself at home at a private club in midtown Manhattan rubbing elbows with dozens of journalists, denizens of D.C., and an assortment of power players Tuesday night. What brought Freedom to the party was his curious—although explainable—friendship with Bill Browder. The two share the “turned activist” modifier. Freedom—(a surname the basketball player adopted in November)—has been a critic of Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, but has recently made headlines for… Read Full Article