Anti-Corruption, Democracy, and Security (ACDS)

The Brookings Anti-Corruption, Democracy, and Security (ACDS) project tackles the world’s thorniest anti-corruption problems—the ones that most profoundly impact global democracy and security. Learn more about the ACDS project.

U.S. President Joe Biden walks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy during an unannounced visit, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, Feb. 20, 2023. Evan Vucci/Pool via REUTERS

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Extend US Leadership on Ukraine to Post-War Reconstruction Too

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U.S. President Joe Biden convenes a virtual summit with leaders from democratic nations at the State Department's Summit for Democracy, at the White House, in Washington, U.S. December 9, 2021. REUTERS/Leah Millis TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

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Joseph Foti, Renzo Falla, Kristen Rose, Norman Eisen, Lilly Blumenthal, Robin J. Lewis, and Mario Picon

Friday, December 2, 2022

Activists created the Circle of Defense protesting against Russian aggression toward Ukraine on Times Square in New York on October 15, 2022. People unfurled a huge Ukrainian flag and signed it. Among participant was Roma Horodenskyi, Ukrainian marine who served in 36 battalion in Mariupol, was wounded, lost left leg and right arm, spent time as prisoner of war, was handed over back to Ukraine in exchange of POWs and now undergoing rehabilitation in the USA, he already received prosthetic leg and is waiting for prosthetic arm. (Photo by Lev Radin/Sipa USA)No Use Germany.

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Ukraine’s Anti-Corruption Fight Can Overcome US Skeptics

Joshua S. Rudolph and Norman Eisen

Just Security Thursday, November 10, 2022

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal and EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen attend a joint news conference during a post-war reconstruction of Ukraine conference in Berlin, Germany, October 25, 2022. REUTERS/Michele Tantussi

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Ukrainian recovery funding must be tied to anti-corruption

Josh Rudolph and Norman Eisen

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Residents carry Ukrainian national flag as they gather in the Olympic Stadium to mark the Unity Day, the day Western intelligence agencies allegedly said they'd be invaded by Russia, in Kyiv, Ukraine, February 16, 2022. REUTERS/Umit Bektas TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

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History reveals how to get Ukraine reconstruction right: Anti-corruption

Lilly Blumenthal, Caleb Seamon, Norman Eisen, and Robin J. Lewis

Thursday, October 20, 2022

Service members of the 92nd Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces take part in artillery drills at a shooting range in an unknown location in eastern Ukraine, in this handout picture released December 17, 2021. Picture released December 17, 2021. Press Service of the 92nd Separate Mechanized Brigade/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY.

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Investigative journalism is essential for Ukraine reconstruction and anti-corruption

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Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with members of the Security Council via a video link at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia March 11, 2022. Sputnik/Mikhail Klimentyev/Kremlin via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY.

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Anti-Corruption, Democracy, and Security (ACDS)

Extend US Leadership on Ukraine to Post-War Reconstruction Too

Inflection point: Making the Summit for Democracy matter at the IACC

Ukraine’s Anti-Corruption Fight Can Overcome US Skeptics

Takeaway from Berlin Ukraine recovery conference: Donor coordination for Ukraine is coming but not here yet

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History reveals how to get Ukraine reconstruction right: Anti-corruption

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