The Institution of the Foreign Agent: Global Experience

Combatting destructive foreign influences is an essential measure in ensuring the stability of a country’s socio-political life. Methods of exerting foreign influence with the involvement of the citizens of the state in which such influence is exerted have become widespread as part of globalization processes. This is why numerous countries, including Russia, have created legal regimes to regulate the activities of such persons. Today, such social relations are regulated as part of the institution of foreign agents. However, the unstable international socio-political situation continuously poses additional threats to national interests in this regard, and new methods of exerting destructive foreign influence are appearing. This means that constant improvements need to be made to the institution of foreign agents, including through a continuous analysis of the legislation of foreign states to determine if they beneficial experience in this regard. What legal measures aim to counteract foreign interference in various aspects of a particular state? What are the most effective international practices for ensuring the transparency of the activities of foreign agents? What is the outlook for the further development of the institution of foreign agents in Russia taking into account positive foreign experience?