How do civil society organizations operate in the authoritarian environment of Vladimir Putin’s “sovereign democracy?”  To what extent are they able to further their causes despite pervasive corruption and the rule of courts that take their cues from the Kremlin?

Thank you, Madam Chairman.Among the very top priorities of U.S. foreign and security policies, I doubt there are many – if any – objectives more important than a free, democratic, stable, and prosperous Russia, at peace, in the long last, with its own people, its neighbors and the...

This article is the first to show that foreign investors care about economic freedoms, rather than political freedoms, in making decisions about where to locate capital. Hence more democratic countries may receive less Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows if economic freedoms are not guaranteed.

Transparency matters. Regardless of the mansion's ownership, if President Barzani is sincere about combating corruption, he should require that every official serving in his government detail their property holdings and business interests, not only in Iraqi Kurdistan, but also abroad.

Hope that the Global Fund's commendable effort to unearth corruption and improve its logistics is giving way to fear that money and drugs are continuing to be donated to corrupt actors--a major perversion of donor intent.

India must embrace a modern view of corruption--a view in which leaders are not merely judged by their conduct, but by the conduct they permit on their watch.

Haiti will receive unprecedented aid in the aftermath of a disastrous earthquake, but confronting the country's legacy of corruption will be necessary for success.

What matters for China is not whether Westerners believe the system is cracking. The question is: How do the Chinese view their own system?