Political economy in the weeds: Embracing complexity in anti-corruption work – lessons learned from an anti-corruption programme in Malawi

Mirella Mahlstein

Specialist, Publishing and Communications
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Biography
Submitted by Mirella Mahlstein on Wed, 01/28/2026 - 11:20

In this joint paper with Adam Smith International, authors Claudia Baez Camargo and Renee Kantelberg show how anti-corruption efforts require more than mere technical fixes, such as capacity building for civil society alone, to drive lasting change.

Anti-corruption work is often embedded in complex, politically charged environments. This requires thinking and working politically. Engaging with complex social and economic systems also means recognising that change is not linear or even predictable. What to do then?

Professor Anne Peters on how anti-corruption organisations can survive in today’s volatile world

Professor Anne Peters, a renowned scholar of international law and governance, stepped down from her role as Vice President of the Basel Institute on Governance at the end of 2025. In this Q&A she looks back at her involvement with the Basel Institute since its inception more than 23 years ago.

Corruption risks in the global lithium supply chain: Insights from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and beyond

Celeste Rex

Specialist, Communications and Online Media
Biography
Submitted by Celeste Rex on Thu, 01/15/2026 - 10:14

This is a meeting of the Minerals Corruption Working Group of the Countering Environmental Corruption Practitioners Forum.

The session will focus on the Resource Matters' new report, “Nine Red Flags in the Emerging Lithium Sector in the DRC”, and will explore governance gaps, transparency challenges and corruption risks across the emerging lithium value chain.

A career with purpose in public finance management: Límberg Chero

Our colleague Límberg Chero has played an important role in establishing the Basel Institute’s strong presence in Peru. From the early years – even before a formal office existed in Lima – to his current work with the Subnational Public Finance Management Programme (Programa GFP Subnacional), his journey reflects a great passion for fighting corruption.

Una carrera con propósito en gestión de finanzas públicas: Límberg Chero

Nuestro colega Límberg Chero ha desempeñado un rol importante en la consolidación de la presencia del Basel Institute en Perú. Desde los años previos a la apertura de la oficina en Lima hasta su trabajo actual en el Programa GFP Subnacional, su trayectoria refleja un profundo compromiso con la integridad pública y la lucha contra la corrupción. Su camino comenzó lejos de la capital, en un pueblo milenario del norte del país, y se fue forjando a través de una rigurosa formación académica y años de servicio público.

Regional success: Over 200 professionals complete course on corruption in the timber value chain

On 23 November 2025, 222 professionals from Peru, Ecuador and Bolivia successfully completed the second edition of the virtual course “Corruption risk management in the timber value chain”. The initiative, led by the Basel Institute on Governance’s Green Corruption Programme, aims to strengthen integrity in the forestry sector and reduce the incidence of environmental crime.

Éxito regional: más de 200 profesionales completan curso sobre corrupción en la cadena de valor de la madera

El 23 de noviembre de 2025, 222 profesionales de Perú, Ecuador y Bolivia finalizaron con éxito la segunda edición del Curso–Taller virtual "Gestión de riesgos de corrupción en la cadena de valor de la madera", una iniciativa del Programa Corrupción Verde del Basel Institute on Governance que busca fortalecer la integridad en el sector forestal y reducir la incidencia de delitos ambientales.

Roundtable on the rise and fall of Latin America’s biggest corruption case (CoSP11 special event)

Monica Guy

Team Lead, Communications and External Relations
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Biography
Submitted by Monica Guy on Fri, 12/12/2025 - 20:17

This 1.5-hour roundtable will examine the Odebrecht case from the perspective of practitioners of a) countries that have prosecuted the company for bribing foreign public officials (recipient states); and b) countries whose public agents were bribed (victim states).

These perspectives are supplemented by the global vision of the Basel Institute’s International Centre for Asset Recovery (ICAR) and other specialised civil society organisations that have been providing technical assistance to several Latin American countries in this emblematic case for almost a decade.

Asset recovery and human rights (CoSP11 special event)

Monica Guy

Team Lead, Communications and External Relations
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Biography
Submitted by Monica Guy on Fri, 12/12/2025 - 13:47

This panel explores the balance between human rights and international obligations on asset recovery, touching upon due process and property rights, and drawing lessons from the StAR publication Human Rights in Asset Recovery Processes: Lessons from the European Court of Human Rights.

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