Work Package: WP3

  • International Anti-Corruption Cooperation and the Weaponisation of Cross-Border Undue Influence in a Multipolar World – New Deliverable

    International Anti-Corruption Cooperation and the Weaponisation of Cross-Border Undue Influence in a Multipolar World – New Deliverable

    The Deliverable 3.3 is authored by Jacint Jordana (UPF-IBEI), Elisabeth de Vega (IBEI), and Adam Holesch (IBEI), and released in December 2025. The report focuses on the global governance of anti-corruption policies and the rising weaponisation of cross-border undue influence within a fragmented international arena. Its primary objective is to systematically map and classify the…

  • Working Paper: Impact of Sanctions on Infiltration of Russia in Europe: The Kremlin’s Malign Influence Through Strategic Corruption

    Working Paper: Impact of Sanctions on Infiltration of Russia in Europe: The Kremlin’s Malign Influence Through Strategic Corruption

    Photo Credits: US Naval Institute The BridgeGap Working Paper Series showcases cutting-edge research that bridges critical gaps in our understanding of corruption, its regulation, and the real-world impact of anti-corruption policies. Our latest publication, Working Paper 25-03, “Impact of Sanctions on Infiltration of Russia in Europe: The Kremlin’s Malign Influence Through Strategic Corruption” by BridgeGap…

  • New Deliverable: Impact of Sanctions on Infiltration of Russia in Europe

    New Deliverable: Impact of Sanctions on Infiltration of Russia in Europe

    Todor Galev, Tihomira Kostova, Marius Köppen, Paige Maylath, Tsvetomir Nikolov The pervasive influence of strategic corruption as a foreign policy tool has emerged as a significant challenge to global governance and democratic resilience in Europe and beyond. Unlike traditional forms of corruption, which are typically limited to personal enrichment or political advantage and lead to…

  • WP3 – Cross-Border Corruption and Kleptocracy

    The purpose of WP3 is to identify major areas of cross-border undue influence and state-driven corruption practices (covert or assumed) to assess which operating mechanisms are most widely employed and examine how states and the international community react to such practices. WP 3: Cross-Border Corruption And Kleptocracy Impact of sanctions on infiltration of Russia in…