ol of Media Design Architect Secretary-General, Organization of American States (OAS), Washington DC Professor, Graduate School

authoritarian countries have devel- oped an ad hoc network of cooperation that has proven effective at the United Nations and in regional bodies like the Organization of American States. Adapting to survive Modern authoritarianism matured as regimes sought to defend themselves against the sorts of civil society movements that trigg

tion Against Corruption (IACAC) was the first international anti-corruption con- vention, adopted in March 1996 in Caracas, Venezuela, by members of the Organization of American States.” Introduction The IACAC requires parties (of which the United States is one) to criminalize both foreign and domestic brib- ery. A body known as t