Interconnecting the various important efforts to combat kleptocracy – from research-generated evidence, to local civil society work, to the initiatives of international organizations and government actions such as sanctions – is critical so that strategies to tackle kleptocracy can effectively benefit people living in ordinary circumstances around the world. So what can be done to…
How do we practice adaptive learning and locally led development in our work? The recently concluded Building Bridges for Stronger Systems project (funded by Open Society Foundations – OSF) is an insightful example of putting these Global Integrity values into action. Our partners – Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition (GACC), Transparency International Bosnia & Herzegovina (TI-BIH), and…
Blog by: Max Levites | Report by: Elsa Peraldi The fight against kleptocracy gained a massive boost in the last year, in no small part thanks to the Biden administration’s new strategy to combat global corruption and deny kleptocrats the opportunity to use the American and global financial systems to hide their illicit gains. Russia’s…
Author: Izabela Chmielewska OVERVIEW During Open Gov Week in May 2022, Global Integrity and our COVID-19 Transparency and Accountability Project (CTAP) partners in Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, and Cameroon gathered for a conversation about advancing primary health in Africa through the Open Government Partnership (OGP) and its multi-stakeholder processes. The event gave firsthand insights from…
Author: Max Levites | Africa Integrity Indicators 2022 | After nine months of research, the provisional data for the 10th round of the Africa Integrity Indicators (AII) is ready for feedback. As with previous rounds, we make the provisional data publicly available so that everyone can provide feedback on the research before the final…
We don’t usually crosspost but this recent piece by my colleague Elsa Peraldi, published last week on the National Endowment for Democracy’s Power 3.0 blog, warrants an exception: In her post about IMF emergency lending to Equatorial Guinea, Elsa highlights a key tension—a recurring systemic failure—of how our multilateral development system and the financial flows…