FIFA’s decision to award its brand new “Peace Prize” to Donald Trump seemed less like a gesture toward global peace and unity and more a brazen exercise in pandering. The inaugural prize, which was created quietly, apparently without nominees, criteria, or any visible process, was handed out during the 2026 World Cup draw, with FIFA President Gianni Infantino hailing Trump for “extraordinary” actions for peace. It felt like Roman tribute.

Depending on whom you ask, U.S. President Donald Trump’s Executive Order pausing enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act is either the end of anti-corruption as we know it, or the beginning of a needed discussion about how the law is enforced. But lost in the hand-wringing and pish-poshing is perhaps the most important question for businesses: How will America’s competitors react?

The Trump administration issued an executive order (EO) pausing enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) to prioritize...

On January 20, 2025, the Trump Administration issued an Executive Order on “Reevaluating and Realigning United States Foreign Aid” ....

The past week has been an unprecedented period for FCPA enforcement. After a lengthy run as one of the most prominent and effective...

I wrote this piece for Forbes in 2017, as the first Trump Administration got underway, and it is sadly very relevant again eight years later