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

rous consequences for the landlocked nation's economy, which is heavily reliant on trade within the bloc. Jose Miguel Insulza, Secretary-General of the Organization of American States (OAS), having completed a fact-finding mission to Paraguay, recommended against suspending Paraguay from the OAS and instead advised a greater commi

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