Corruption
162 Articles

Biden debe cambiar, no profundizar, la fallida estrategia de Trump hacia Venezuela
Las sanciones de los EE.UU. exacerban el sufrimiento humano. Deberían castigar a los corruptos y poderosos.

Biden Must Change, Not Deepen, Trump’s Failed Venezuela Strategy
U.S. sanctions exacerbate the suffering of millions. They should target the corrupt and powerful instead.

Real Anti-Corruption Reform Requires a Role for Civil Society
A public beneficial ownership registry, accessible to civil society and journalists, is integral to anti-corruption efforts.

Sanctions and Corruption: Assessing Risk to Improve Design
Increased corruption is a common unintended consequences of sanctions. Alongside considering humanitarian consequences, the U.S. should account for corruption risks, and ways to…

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.