The 2023 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) shows that corruption is thriving across the world. The CPI ranks 180 countries and territories around the globe by their perceived levels of public sector ...

Transparency International's 2023 corruption perception index saw Russia drop to its worst score in years, while Ukraine's score has improved, continuing the decade-old trend. According to the ...

Corruption is a serious obstacle to development. It is particularly pernicious to the poorest and most vulnerable, increasing costs for and reducing access to basic services, such as health, education ...

Whenever some astounding corruption scandal explodes onto the front pages, the public is aghast and policymakers cobble together new reforms that promise to keep such outrages from occurring again.

On February 11, Transparency International, a global non-governmental organization that works to combat corruption and promote transparency, released its annual Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), ...

Transparency International notes a “troubling picture” in the region as countries struggle with “dysfunctional rule of law, rising authoritarianism, and systemic corruption.” Struggling with ...

Guatemala heads to the polls on June 25 for an election overshadowed by rampant corruption and impunity. The current administration leaves behind a virtual monopoly on state institutions, while all of ...

U.S. news organizations and the public often clash over the role the media should play in society, but many reporters, editors,. and news consumers view journalists as watchdogs — especially when it ...

Guatemalans head to the polls on June 25 to pick a new president, as regional watchers warn of a downward spiral of kleptocracy and weakening rule of law in Central America’s most populous nation.