Chris Raggett was an editor at the European Council on Foreign Relations.
Raggett joined ECFR in November 2017. He previously worked as an associate editor at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, as well as for a legal publisher and a medical journal. He holds a Master’s degree in English literature.
European political parties should seize on leaks such as the Pandora Papers to draw voters into broad-based anticorruption constituencies – tapping into public discontent with governments’ acquiescence to large-scale graft
European policymakers should set up high-profile national institutions that are charged with tackling corruption and capable of working within an international network
The FinCEN Files provide a stark reminder that protecting European companies and protecting European interests are not always the same thing. Governments should look again at the relationship between megabanks and democratic politics
The UK’s flawed anti-corruption regime has an impact on its global role. A new round of reforms could help strengthen the rule of law at home and abroad
European policymakers should set up high-profile national institutions that are charged with tackling corruption and capable of working within an international network
European political parties should seize on leaks such as the Pandora Papers to draw voters into broad-based anticorruption constituencies – tapping into public discontent with governments’ acquiescence to large-scale graft
The FinCEN Files provide a stark reminder that protecting European companies and protecting European interests are not always the same thing. Governments should look again at the relationship between megabanks and democratic politics
The UK’s flawed anti-corruption regime has an impact on its global role. A new round of reforms could help strengthen the rule of law at home and abroad
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