Tackling Corruption? Strengthening the Cardin Bill by thinking through its logic

By Michael Moses, Director, Advocacy & Programs, Global Integrity, September 13, 2016 The Combating Global Corruption and Ensuring Accountability Act of 2016 (CGCEA), sponsored by Senator Ben Cardin, is ambitious and well intentioned. It aims to reduce corruption abroad and improve the transparency of US foreign assistance, both laudable goals. However, numerous critics, from Assistant Secretary…