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1936 Lobbying Regimes And Foreign Agent Registration Kenneth P. Vogel, Part Two: Vogel traces the evolution of foreign lobbying from Paul Manafort’s pioneering bipartisan firm to modern enforcement challenges surrounding the Foreign Agents Registration Act. Vogel explains how political operatives exploited legal loopholes to represent controversial international actors without government disclosure. The conversation examines revolving-door consultancy firms like WestExec and SKDK in the Biden administration, perilous lobbying missions in troubled regions, presidential pardons, and systemic hurdles in policing covert foreign influence operations. (2)