President Biden Makes the Fight Against Corruption a National Security Imperative, Signals Areas of Focus for His Administration

On June 3, 2021, President Biden issued a “Memorandum on Establishing the Fight Against Corruption as a Core United States National Security Interest.” The Memorandum directs the National Security Advisor and Assistant to the President to conduct an interagency review process over the next 200 days, with input from 15 different agencies and offices, to bolster the ability of the US government to combat “the abuse of power for private gain, the misappropriation of public assets, bribery, and other forms of corruption,” both at home and abroad.