Well, maybe they aren’t fighting it right now, but they are learning what’s needed to fight corruption. Last week the Delegation of the European Union to Uzbekistan supported “[o]ver 25 law students and young professionals from Uzbekistan’s top legal universities gathered for a three-day Summer School on “Fostering Integrity in Governance: Legal Education as a Tool for Anti-Corruption Reforms.”

This article, from the ABC News, highlights the many challenges that exist when trying to develop and implement the work of a new anti-corruption enforcement agency.

Last week, as reported by the Kyiv Independent , Ukraine's National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO) filed a motion with the High Anti-Corruption Court looking to impose bail and suspend Deputy Prime Minister Oleksii Chernyshov from his position. 

Low level corruption being highlighted in pre-accession European countries is worrisome. This article, from the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) , lauds the fact that they, in conjunction with the North Macedonia Judicial Academy, have developed a curriculum to address low level corruption.

Just this week, the US Department of Justice has clearly spelled out that it is scaling back on the cornerstone of the US’s fight against corruption overseas, ending it’s freeze of the Federal Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA).

The more cynical of us look at these programs and assume government is trying to change our perspective, while allowing for so much corruption in other areas.

As a first in the world, Mexico has decided to have all judges elected by popular vote. The article by The Guardian lays out the issues, and as the judiciary in any country is the final enforcement mechanism in corruption cases,  this process was quite significant.

Unfortunately, the Trump administration continues to move against the US legacy of being a world-wide leader in the fight against corruption.

Though most of us won’t be paying attention, this is one more positive example of how public frustration can lead to positive regime change, without violence through public protest.

It’s always good to see anti-corruption working in Ukraine. This article, by Ukrinform, shows that it can reach beyond the capital.

Sometimes you don’t need to have a country provide you with an example of anti-corruption legislation. Ohio, a state in the United States, was highlighted in The Center Square for its’ work on closing corruption gaps.

Corruption has many, many aspects, some more known and some more creative. Throughout my career I have encountered many creative ways of getting around digital programs, as well as other government processes, made to simplify government actions and support citizen access. Corrupt actors will take advantage of these systems and recently the employees of the Ghana Embassy in the United States joined the group of creative corrupt individuals.

For the past two weeks there have been many articles regarding Trump administration corruption, focusing mainly on Mr. Trump and his family’s actions. At the same time we are beginning to hear from Trump advocates, as well as some Republican political representatives, expressing concerns.

Every time I see an article like this, I know that there are people out there working for their communities, risking arrest and worse, to highlight corruption in their governments. They are making impacts as they risk all for their principles.

This article, by the Daily News Hungary, raises questions that aren’t addressed in the information presented. This comes at the same time as Hungary continues fighting against transparency, by bringing forward a law that attacks the CSOS which have and should keep the Hungarian government accountable.

This article by DW, highlights the corruption concerns in NATO procurements. Corruption in military procurements are particularly challenging as such procurements as less transparent due to the military secrecy needed when making purchases.

This article, from D+C,  a German web based publication,  reminds us of the continuing need to work with youth, as they are the present and  future leaders in anti-corruption work. 

Looks like it’s one more step to allow corruption to go unchecked in the United States. In the Washington, DC FBI field office, they are disbanding the squad which investigates allegations of fraud and public corruption against members of Congress and other federal officials.