Corruption

If Trump wants to fight corruption in Ukraine, he should pay close attention to an ongoing dispute between the country and the IMF over one of its biggest banks.

Explaining every political crisis in a former Soviet country as a tug of war between East and West misses the point. The problem is a system of nepotism, patronage, and entrenched corruption.

Far from drowning in graft, the country’s record is getting better and better.

The protests combine political and economic grievances and could bring down the country’s sect-based political order.

Mass protests could put an end to the ethnic clientelism that has empowered corrupt leaders. But demonstrators must stand their ground or risk being co-opted like those who rose up in 2005.

Despite Hariri’s resignation, public anger won’t be easy to soothe.

Enlisting Beijing to interfere in the U.S. election is no joke.

The U.S. president has imported prodazhnist’, Ukraine’s distinctive culture of crookedness, where everyone has a price and politics has no value.

The European Union and United States need a joint front against poisonous kleptocracy.

The United States faces charges of double standards in its campaign to promote whistleblower protections at the U.N. and international organizations.

The country’s government is rolling back wildlife protections and endangering media freedom and the rule of law.

In the largest student uprising in decades, former supporters of the president are now questioning his commitment to reform.

Zelensky can walk away from the Trump scandal stronger. Here’s how.

Numerous banks and multinationals have hands in shady deals with the new nation’s elites and warlords.

Whistleblowers and experts allege corruption at a United Nations Development Program project for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in Russia, according to a Foreign Policy investigation.

The Trump administration is relying on the country to curb migration. That won’t happen.

Britain’s new prime minister has a shaky record in dealing with the Kremlin and its cronies. Here’s how he can fix it.

Prosecuting money launderers is the best way to stamp out terrorism and corruption.

When accessing basic services, more than 1 in 4 people are still being squeezed for bribes.

On the podcast: The editor in chief of Americas Quarterly explains why investigators are now under scrutiny in Brazil’s largest corruption inquiry.