Strong corruption response weapon of choice in the new cold war between liberal democracy and authoritarianism

If the Canadian government is serious about countering the authoritarian threat to liberal democracy it needs to proactively support the creation of the International Anti-Corruption Court.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government needs to actively support the sentiments laid out by the U.S. secretary of state ‘that corruption threatens economic equity, global anti-poverty and development efforts’ if he wants its actions to be more aligned with the lofty foreign and development policy goals he often lays out, writes Joseph Ingram. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Opinion

BY JOSEPH INGRAM

June 21, 2021

Though not on the front pages of the New York Times, an executive order issued June 8 by President Joe Biden—intended to modernize U.S. sanctions policy in the Western Balkans—is a big deal. As a prelude to the G7 summit, not only did it symbolize the U.S. administration’s resolve to...

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