Corruption
194 Articles
How American Kleptocracy Works
Review: Casey Michel's book, “American Kleptocracy,” tells the tale of US financial secrecy via two of the world’s great kleptocrats.
Closing Pandora’s Box
Congress and the Treasury Department must curb law firms, financial advisors, and others implicated in the Pandora Papers secrecy gambits.
World Bank’s “Doing Business Index,” a Thorn for Kleptocrats, Must Be Protected
Countries that have cleaned up their act under pressure from the index rankings illustrate the need for such a gauge.
Iraqi Elections, Coming Again Soon, Still Don’t Deliver Democracy
Turnout may be dismal, as many Iraqis feel elections fail as a channel for their voices or an instrument for change.
Islands of Advances in a Sea of Setbacks: Central American Rule of Law
The Biden administration’s promise to attack the root causes of migration from Central America just got harder to keep.
DOJ Should Investigate Jeff Clark and Mark Meadows for Political Coercion Act and Hatch Act Violations
A detailed examination of how the reported facts match the criminal prohibitions of the Political Coercion Act and the Hatch Act.
Anti-Corruption Crusader Navalny’s Appeal from His Russian Prison Cell
His five-point plan shows he is ready to fight and optimistic that something can be done, including with Biden's Summit for Democracy.
Why Supporters of Democracy and Security Both Need to Care about Security Sector Governance
Too often, the United States ends up feeding well-intentioned assistance and training into an impervious, corrupt system that eats the aid and spits out further instability.
To Thwart the Illegal Narcotics Trade, Expose the Dark Economy
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse on the need to combat drug trafficking and corruption by confronting the powerful economics that drive them.
Congress Must Stand with Civil Society and Strengthen the Global Magnitsky Sanctions Program
Civil society coalitions have made GloMag a powerful tool to curb corruption and human rights abuses. Here's how Congress can sharpen this tool going forward.
Combating Transnational Authoritarian Kleptocracy: Cracking Down on Western Professional Enablers
Effectively battling corruption and human rights abuses requires the tools provided by the Global Magnitsky Act - including the ability to target those who aid money laundering.…
Fighting the ‘International Thief Thief’ with Global Magnitsky Sanctions
What can Global Magnitsky Act sanctions accomplish in the battle against corruption and human rights abuse? According to anti-corruption NGO The Sentry, a lot. Successful case…