Rapid Response
A discussion of how fast-moving anti-corruption programs can seize windows of opportunity and make big strides against corrupt systems.
· August 13, 2021
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Abigail Bellows
Nonresident Scholar , Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program
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Abigail Bellows is no longer with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
Abigail Bellows was a nonresident scholar at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, where she researches governance, civil society, and foreign policy. She is also an independent consultant and oversaw a year-long global anti-corruption initiative for the Open Society Foundations. Previously, Bellows served for five years in the U.S. government, advancing accountability and conflict prevention as an advisor to the undersecretary of state for civilian security, democracy, and human rights and as a special assistant to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Her leadership in institutional settings is grounded in five years of prior experience as a grassroots community organizer in the United States and India. Bellows received her master’s degree from the Harvard Kennedy School, where she was awarded both the Public Service Fellowship and the Center for Public Leadership’s Gleitsman Fellowship. She is a term member of the Council on Foreign Relations and part of the Adaptive Leadership Network. Bellows has lectured on governance topics at Columbia University, Georgetown University, the Maxwell School at Syracuse, the International Republican Institute, and the U.S. Foreign Service Institute.
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15 Results
· November 23, 2020
Building Momentum in the U.S. Fight Against Corruption
While the initial signs are encouraging, the Biden administration must act decisively to achieve lasting impact in its global anti-corruption efforts.
· July 27, 2021
An Anti-Corruption Agenda for the Middle Class
Biden has promised a foreign policy for the middle class. What does that mean for his anti-corruption approach?
· July 22, 2021
On Alternative Measures for Combating Corruption
A discussion on how diplomacy, foreign development aid and financial policy can be leveraged against kleptocracy.
· May 27, 2021
Open Opportunities: Making the Most of 2021 Global Summits
As the world looks to a post-pandemic future, a number of global fora in 2021 offer opportunities to chart the course toward building back better and renewing global democracies.
· April 20, 2021
Bridging the Divide Between Elite and Grassroots Anti-Corruption Activists
March 10, 2021
Around the world, ineffective and even fraudulent responses by governments to COVID-19 have escalated citizens' demands for greater transparency and accountability and civil society actors are responding to meet that need.
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- Abigail Bellows,
- Bruno Brandão,
- Hussein Khalid,
- Ketakandriana Rafitoson,
- Nada Zohdy
Is the Coronavirus Catalyzing New Civic Collaborations for Open Government?
The pandemic is spurring elite and grassroots civic actors to cooperate more, but the gulf between them remains wide. Civic actors must seize the opportunity for reform on open government issues.
- Abigail Bellows,
- Nada Zohdy
On Corruption
Governments and donors must use the post-pandemic window of opportunity to curb corruption before the next disaster.
· September 9, 2020
Regaining U.S. Global Leadership on Anticorruption
The stakes for the United States to escalate the fight against corruption have never been higher.
· July 1, 2020
Revamping U.S. Anti-Corruption Assistance
Congress could take historic action on anti-corruption. Will it seize the opportunity?