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Looking for a cheap place to put your startup or small non-profit? Do you love chalkboard painted walls? Then do we have a space for you. Global Integrity is moving out of its home at 1029 Vermont Avenue and into the fantastic new OpenGov Hub. Our current office is on the sub-lease market at a…

In a recent blog post on the Guardian, renowned independent Yemeni journalist Walid Al-Saqaf argues for why Yemen should make a push for open government data. Here at Global Integrity, we've had the pleasure of working with Walid off and on for several years; he's been one of the few independent, professional journalists willing to…

In June 2010, Jack Warner resigned from the position of vice president of International Federation of Football Association (FIFA), amid bribery allegations that transformed the upper echelon of the world football body. Despite his international fall from grace, Warner has held steadfastly to his portfolio as the government’s Works and Infrastructure Minister. Reporter Asha Javeed…

Today is a major day for the people of Mongolia — all 76 seats of Parliament (known as the “State Great Hural”) are up for grabs. A lot is at stake with today’s election in particular, as Mongolia prepares to draft new economic policies to handle its vast troves of mineral resources. Proposed mining laws…

Despite the numerous corruption scandals of the Rousseff administration, experts claim that the recent scandals may not be indicative of more corruption, but rather a greater emphasis on oversight. But Brazilian states lag the federal government in policing corruption. Fabiano Angelico tells the story of why local prosecution isn’t working. His story is part of…

If you work in the universe of international affairs and also happen to live under a rock, you might have missed the hundreds of headlines this past week lamenting the abject failure of the Rio+20 sustainable development summit. Fifty thousand-plus folks gathered in Rio to figure out how to finally make sustainable development work, and…