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Petty corruption was a recurring theme of the first Trump presidency. Donald Trump's vast business empire presented inherent, unfixable conflicts of interest: you can't put your assets in a blind ...

The 2025 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) shows that corruption remains a serious threat in every part of the world, although there are limited signs of progress. Leaders must act to tackle abuses ...

Berlin, 10 February 2026 – Transparency International’s 2025 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), published today, shows that weak institutions and democratic backsliding across Eastern Europe and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Duncan Madden is a travel writer living in Köln, Barcelona and London. This is a big year for the U.S. In 2026, it celebrates the ...

The United States has fallen to its worst-ever position in a leading global index that measures perception of corruption in the public sector among independent experts and businesspeople. The world’s ...

Investors may not have seen the end of last week’s market volatility, with some big automated funds waiting in the wings to push the sell button if the S&P 500 sees another big drop. That’s according ...

US tech giant Palantir has wrapped its tentacles around the British state, securing major contracts with the Ministry of Defence and the NHS in the last three years. However, many are questioning the ...

President Trump is unrivaled in American history in one respect: None of his predecessors ever cashed in on the presidency as he has. The Teapot Dome scandal under Warren Harding? Richard Nixon’s ...

The United States has slipped to its lowest-ever position in a major global index tracking perceptions of corruption in the public sector. Transparency International now ranks the US 29th out of 182 ...