Corruption
212 Articles

Lessons from U.S. Global Anti-Corruption Efforts and Opportunities Ahead
The United States should learn from past mistakes and re-embrace the importance of promoting anti-corruption to its foreign policy.

“When the Guardrails Erode” Series
Bringing together expert analysis that traces this erosion, assesses the risks for democratic governance, and outlines pathways to rebuild or even reinvent these safeguards.

Closing Pay-to-Play Loopholes: Strengthening the Ban on Federal Contractor Political Spending
To help curb government corruption, Congress should close the gaps in and expand the ban on contractor political spending.

Obstacles to Europe’s Emerging Role in Global Anti-Corruption Enforcement
Recent developments signal a European commitment to upholding global anti-corruption norms even without U.S. involvement.

Persecution by Other Means: Mexico and the First Test of the ICC’s Cyber Policy
A new report finds that the Mexican government's actions against journalists from 2018 to 2024 could constitute grounds to investigate the crime of persecution.

Collection: Questions for Congress
Collection of articles with key oversight questions for the U.S. Congress by leading experts, organized by topic.

“Pay for Play?” Trump’s Bosnia Moves Highlighted in U.S. House Probe
A House Foreign Affairs Committee report sheds light on the Trump administration's contentious interventions into Bosnia's politics.

America Sent Them Into a Dictatorship’s Torture Chambers, Then Looked Away
The United States is deporting third-country nationals to Equatorial Guinea despite its documented pattern of human rights abuses.

Withholding Consent: Dominant Parties, Opposition Failure, and Youth Disengagement in Southern Africa
Lagging turnout of young voters in southern Africa should be understood not as apathy, but as a refusal to endorse existing political choices.

The Anti-Corruption Tracker: Mapping the Erosion of Oversight and Accountability
This Anti-Corruption Tracker focuses on the erosion or dismantling of oversight and accountability systems within the United States Executive Branch.

Sword of the People: The Power of Grand Juries to Investigate Administration Corruption
The untold power of regular grand juries and special grand juries to independently conduct investigations and issue reports when federal prosecutors won't.

The U.S. Government Must Preserve the Soft Power of Its Sanctions
To maintain sanctions' effectiveness as a tool, governments should strive to implement them with clarity, consistency, and credibility.