Unaoil Allegations Expose Extractive Industries’ Vulnerability to Corruption Risk

Last week The Huffington Post and its Australian partner Fairfax Media published a bribery and corruption investigation into Monaco-based company Unaoil. The title of the article, ‘World’s Biggest Bribe Scandal’, may sound like journalistic...

Avoid Risk Knowledge Gap with Better Due Diligence

We’ve all seen what happens when due-diligence efforts fall short. In addition to tainting a company’s reputation, the bad actions of a third-party can lead to criminal investigations, hobbled business operations and hefty fines that impact...

Media Monitoring Reveals One of the Most Fashionable Macrotrends

Is Wearable Tech Redefining the Role of Technology in our Lives? Wearable technology has come a long way since our first Walkman and its constant evolution is not only giving us more options for integrating technology into our daily living, it’s...

Lou Cannon: Trump Endangers Republican Control of Statehouses

Republicans have flourished in U.S. statehouses during the Obama presidency, winning a best-ever number of legislative chambers and a near-record majority of governorships. But GOP legislative domination, as well as control of Congress, may be threatened...

Partisan Shifts Possible In Several Statehouses

This year’s statehouse elections offer opportunities for both Democrats and Republicans to shift majority control of legislative chambers, according to Tim Storey of the National Conference of State Legislatures. Democrats are eyeing Republican...