“Corruption spurs revolutions, enables extremist groups and fuels civil wars. Combating corruption is not just about good governance, it's about maintaining peace and security.”. Our ⁦@HudsonInstitute Walter P. Stern chair ⁩@NikkiHaley⁩ in 2018.

Critics say Ukraine is hopelessly corrupt. But its anti-graft agencies clearly work well enough to discomfit those in power. Ukrainians marched freely to defend them and Zelensky listened. Ukraine's democracy is stronger than it looks, argues @NateSibley.

Russian authorities are increasingly pursuing corruption cases against regional and military officials, legal maneuverings that are putting the elite on guard and in some cases may be aimed at quelling public anger about battlefield failure.

An RFE/RL investigation has revealed that the family of a senior Ukrainian customs chief has a portfolio of luxury real estate and cars amid concerns over corruption that have sparked Ukraine’s biggest protests since Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022.

China says it is cracking down on money laundering schemes involving precious metals and gems.

HSBC's Swiss private bank is the focus of an investigation into suspected money-laundering connected to the alleged embezzlement of hundreds of millions of dollars by the former head of Lebanon’s central bank.

Turkish authorities have issued arrest warrants for 85 people, including staff from two private banks and a fintech firm, in a $1.2 billion money laundering investigation, according to local media reports.

Dutch prosecutors are investigating Louis Vuitton Netherlands, a subsidiary of the French luxury brand, in connection with a case against the customer, a Chinese woman who is accused of laundering millions of euros in an international scheme.

Mexico’s president, battling U.S. accusations that the cartels have gripped her government, is facing a scandal in which two former officials are on the run and their old boss is now a top senator.

RT @HudsonInstitute: The protests over control of Ukraine's anti-corruption agencies reaffirm how fiercely the Ukrainian people will fight….

RT @NateSibley: In Russia, people fear the government, and the result is tyranny. In Ukraine, the government apparently still fears the p….

RT @NateSibley: Zelensky’s attempted power-grab doesn’t mean that Ukraine is irredeemably corrupt. On the contrary, it showed how robust U….

RT @NateSibley: Hamas apparently hasn't stolen any Gaza aid since Oct 7 2023. Great, that just leaves the many billions of dollars its lea….

RT @NateSibley: Why have Cuba’s kleptocrats—and their brats—been traveling freely within the United States in luxury while the population s….

Amid protests, Ukraine's parliament is moving to restore the independence of anti-corruption agencies after last week's debacle - but voting will come down to the wire.

When Ukrainians protested to protect independent anticorruption agencies, not only were they not accused of being unpatriotic or Russian proxies; they were listened to. | @amandamcoakley

Ukrainians are demonstrating again to keep up pressure on the government as lawmakers consider a bill meant to restore the independence of two anticorruption agencies.

In his state of the nation address, Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos Jnr launched a blistering attack on public infrastructure corruption. His own parents, Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos, were thought to have stolen up to $10 billion from public funds.

Bain & Co has decided to shut its consultancy business in South Africa, where it has struggled to shake off the “stigma” of its role in a corruption scandal that brought down a former president.

RT @NateSibley: Thanks @SenFettermanPA for leading this bipartisan measure to prevent US art markets being exploited for money laundering a….

Malaysian fugitive Jho Low, mastermind of the $7.65 billion 1MDB heist, is hiding in Shanghai's Green Hills luxury district using a fake Australian passport. | @ProjectBrazen .