Hungary decaying into ‘Führer democracy’
This Sunday, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is set to win another term in national elections, giving him a fresh mandate to advance his project of building what he calls… Read more »
Category: anti-corruption
To combat Kremlin’s kleptocracy, follow the money
The poisoning of a former Russian spy and his daughter on British territory—an act that could only have been carried out by Moscow—has set off a chain of diplomatic expulsions and counter-expulsions… Read more »
Ukraine is ‘at the forefront’ of broader struggle for liberal democracy
Ukraine’s victory over authoritarianism matters for Europe, says Stanford University’s Francis Fukuyama. The country “is really at the forefront of a broad struggle for liberal democracy with various populists and… Read more »
‘Undemocratic dilemma’ in populist challenge to liberal democracy
Slovakia has become the latest country in Eastern Europe to face a major political crisis. But while regional neighbors such as Poland and Hungary have been clashing with the EU… Read more »
$500m fraud case roils Angola’s ‘oil-soaked kleptocracy’
One of the world’s most notorious kleptocracies is in the news again. The son of José Eduardo dos Santos, the former Angolan president, has been named as a suspect in… Read more »
Can Peru’s democracy survive corruption?
The struggle against corruption requires strong institutions and leadership — both lacking in Peru, notes Sonia Goldenberg, a former executive director of the Committee to Protect Journalists. Many of the… Read more »
Ukraine’s citizens optimistic, but concerned over corruption
Ukraine’s citizens are showing more economic optimism, but remain concerned over corruption, according to a nationwide poll by the International Republican Institute’s (IRI) Center for Insights in Survey Research: Twenty-three… Read more »
Democracy under pressure: polarization and repression increasing worldwide
The quality of worldwide democracy and governance has fallen to its lowest level in 12 years, with much of the decline occurring in free societies where some governments rule with… Read more »
My trial: Angolan anti-corruption activist appears in court
Prominent Angolan human rights activist and journalist Rafael Marques de Morais appeared in court Monday on charges of insulting a public authority after questioning the integrity of a former attorney… Read more »
‘Londongrad’: spy attack shines spotlight on kleptocratic haven
“Kleptocracy at its worst” is how US Attorney General Jeff Sessions recently characterized dealings at 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), a heavily indebted state development fund currently under investigation for fraud… Read more »