2023
Past Event
March
27
International Affairs
Declaration of Democratic Principles: Civil society’s critical role in achieving the Summit for Democracy goals
![Miners use water jet to hose down the earth as they hunts for gold near at the Village Las Cristinas in southern Bolivar State January 30, 2009. Four centuries after the lure of Venezuelan gold brought ruin to English explorer Sir Walter Raleigh, the riches at one giant mine some say is cursed still haunt treasure hunters from across the globe.Located south of the Orinoco river and near a town bearing the name of the mythical golden city of El Dorado, the Las Cristinas deposit captivates miners and prospectors even though no ore has been legally dug there in two decades.Studies show it may be Latin America's top gold deposit. To match feature VENEZUELA-GOLD/ REUTERS/Henry Romero(VENEZUELA-GOLD/FEATURE ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS)](https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/2009-03-27T000000Z_1977813399_GM1E53R14CC01_RTRMADP_3_VENEZUELA-GOLD.jpg?quality=75&w=500)
Trafficking & Illicit Trade
Venezuela’s gold: 10 ways to address illicit financial flows from the mineral trade
Robin J. Lewis, Mario Picon, Caitlin Purdy, Lilly Blumenthal, Supriya Sadagopan
December 1, 2022
![German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal and EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen attend a joint news conference during a post-war reconstruction of Ukraine conference in Berlin, Germany, October 25, 2022. REUTERS/Michele Tantussi](https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/2022-10-25T000000Z_855545967_RC298X9YVM26_RTRMADP_3_UKRAINE-CRISIS-RECONSTRUCTION-GERMANY.jpg?quality=75&w=500)
Ukraine
Takeaway from Berlin Ukraine recovery conference: Donor coordination for Ukraine is coming but not here yet
Josh Rudolph, Norman Eisen
October 27, 2022
![Ukrainians protest against Russia's actions in Donbas outside Russian embassy in Kyiv](https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/ukrainecrisis_recognitionprotests001.jpg?quality=75&w=500)
Ukraine
Ukrainian recovery funding must be tied to anti-corruption
Josh Rudolph, Norman Eisen
October 24, 2022
![Robin Lewis](https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/robin-lewis_cr.jpg?quality=75&w=250)
Robin J. Lewis
Associate Fellow and Senior Research Associate,
Associate Director
- Anti-Corruption, Democracy, and Security (ACDS)
@Robin_J_Lewis
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