Anti-corruption

U.S. Tax Dollars Are Not Wasted in Ukraine
While the reestablished axis of autocratic regimes—Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea—is crash-testing the strength of the democratic world in many different ways, there are still many voices who claim...

Ukraine War in 2024: How Kyiv Can Improve Its Position Overall
To sustain continued Western support, Kyiv needs to showcase its anti-corruption efforts, reject Chinese investment, and broaden the policy conversation. These are unquestionably difficult times in Kyiv. With Russia’s war...

How American Lawyers and Accountants Help Fuel the War in Ukraine
To punish the oligarchs funding Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, America and its allies are seizing their yachts, Park Avenue penthouses, and corporate assets hidden overseas. But Russian business magnates would...

On Trial: Vanished Chinese Billionaire Surfaces in Court
Canada’s embassy in Beijing announced over the weekend that Xiao Jianhua, a Chinese-Canadian billionaire who vanished from his hotel room in Hong Kong in 2017 after the Chinese government accused...

Can ‘Kazakhstan 2.0’ Win the Fight Against Corruption?
On June 5, Kazakhstan held a referendum to end super-presidencies and limit the powers of former President Nursultan Nazarbayev. Kazakhstan, which experienced massive protests in January of this year, will...