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Boom—@PowerUSAID announces at #DIA_ZCC she'll create a task force to elevate, strengthen & integrate anticorruption across @USAID, plus a $50 million rapid response effort.
Strong way to sustain last week's anticorruption momentum & stand by Ukraine before Biden-Putin next week.
Strong way to sustain last week's anticorruption momentum & stand by Ukraine before Biden-Putin next week.
"President Biden issued a presidential memorandum last week identifying corruption as a core national security priority. This is the first time a US president has ever elevated this issue in this way. whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/…
"The President’s memo recognizes what everyone here knows: Corruption cripples societies, steals from the pockets of tax-paying citizens, breaks down public trust in governing institutions, and undercuts the world's decades-long investments to improve lives across human society.
NEW: For years, we’ve associated kleptocrats with Miami, Manhattan, and Malibu. But that framing’s completely outdated.
@apmassaro3 and I wrote about how sanctioned oligarchs have been targeting—and decimating—the American Midwest and Rust Belt for years: foreignpolicy.com/2021/06/03/the…
@apmassaro3 and I wrote about how sanctioned oligarchs have been targeting—and decimating—the American Midwest and Rust Belt for years: foreignpolicy.com/2021/06/03/the…
The foreign oligarchs targeting American steel and factory towns, small cities, and places like Cleveland have been overlooked for years.
But as @apmassaro3 mentions, a new Congressional caucus launched this month, @KleptoCaucus, is aiming to change that.
But as @apmassaro3 mentions, a new Congressional caucus launched this month, @KleptoCaucus, is aiming to change that.
Decimated small American towns. Imploded steel mills. Rotting manufacturing plants. And a “gaping hole” left in downtown Cleveland.
All of this, as part of one of the biggest money laundering schemes the world has ever seen—all courtesy of post-Soviet oligarchs.
All of this, as part of one of the biggest money laundering schemes the world has ever seen—all courtesy of post-Soviet oligarchs.
