US MAKES FIGHT AGAINST CORRUPTION NATIONAL SECURITY PRIORITY
May 1st, 2021
United States President Joe Biden has made the fight against corruption a core national security interest in a White House announcement (1) timed to coincide with the United Nations General Assembly’s special session on corruption (2) June 2 to 4. Biden’s June 3 ‘Memorandum on Establishing the Fight Against Corruption as a Core United States National Security Interest’ points to the “staggering” cost of corruption, assessing it as 2% to 5% of global gross domestic product (GDP), and flags up the “critical advantage for the United States and other ...
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