Spotlight on Corruption reports national security concerns as focus of IACC

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Spotlight on Corruption has reported that national security concerns were the focus at the International Anti-Corruption Conference (IACC) in Washington DC, which for the first time since the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, has brought together heads of state, government officials, civil society activists, journalists and business leaders from 140 countries. Jake Sullivan, US National Security Advisor, gave the opening speech and focused on corruption as a top priority and core national security interest for the Biden administration, and given the speed and scale of transnational challenges, urged the need for an integrated response moving beyond government silos.