Alexandra Addison-Wrage
@alexandrawrage.bsky.social
Anti-corruption and good governance: corporate, climate and sports. TRACE founder and CEO. Podcast: Bribe, Swindle or Steal. Executive Producer on documentaries. King’s, Cambridge. Vancouver 🇨🇦 and Annapolis 🇺🇸
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At the 2025 TRACE Forum, Charles Cain emphasized that enforcement is “back to basics.” While it appears the SEC no longer has a dedicated FCPA unit and the number of cases may be limited, a meaningful enforcement program is anticipated, with foreign governments stepping in.
September 12, 2025 at 3:14 PM
At the 2025 TRACE Forum, Charles Cain emphasized that enforcement is “back to basics.” While it appears the SEC no longer has a dedicated FCPA unit and the number of cases may be limited, a meaningful enforcement program is anticipated, with foreign governments stepping in.
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We’re delighted to share that ITBM has translated TRACE’s "Bribe Busters" comic book series into Malay for students in Malaysia! "Bribe Busters" helps equip the next generation to stand up for integrity worldwide. www.traceinternational.org/bribe-busters
August 29, 2025 at 3:04 PM
We’re delighted to share that ITBM has translated TRACE’s "Bribe Busters" comic book series into Malay for students in Malaysia! "Bribe Busters" helps equip the next generation to stand up for integrity worldwide. www.traceinternational.org/bribe-busters
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We’re delighted to welcome FlightSafety International (FSI) to the TRACE Compliance Community! For 70+ years, FSI has provided expert training for aviation professionals worldwide, backed by Berkshire Hathaway and a global network dedicated to safety, integrity, and excellence.
August 29, 2025 at 4:36 PM
We’re delighted to welcome FlightSafety International (FSI) to the TRACE Compliance Community! For 70+ years, FSI has provided expert training for aviation professionals worldwide, backed by Berkshire Hathaway and a global network dedicated to safety, integrity, and excellence.
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Join Rotman Documentary Insights on 14 October for a screening of "Bribe, Inc." that tells the story of the Unaoil scandal. The film will be followed by a panel discussion + Q&A with Director Peter Klein and @alexandrawrage.bsky.social of TRACE, who is featured in the film. Register:
Rotman Documentary Insights will show a special screening of “Bribe, Inc.”
“Bribe, Inc.” is an investigative documentary telling the story of the Unaoil scandal.
www.rotman.utoronto.ca
August 26, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Join Rotman Documentary Insights on 14 October for a screening of "Bribe, Inc." that tells the story of the Unaoil scandal. The film will be followed by a panel discussion + Q&A with Director Peter Klein and @alexandrawrage.bsky.social of TRACE, who is featured in the film. Register:
It was so much fun to have this clip included in John Oliver’s show last night! #FCPA #Trump #Unaoil no
TRACE President @alexandrawrage.bsky.social was featured on "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver" in a segment on corporate corruption. John shared a clip from Bribe, Inc. where CNBC asked Alexandra to give the anti-corruption argument for the law banning bribing foreign governments. bit.ly/450qbhR
August 4, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Who are the surrender monkeys now?
July 3, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Who are the surrender monkeys now?
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July 2, 2025 at 6:44 PM
The first two really can be conflated. “I like the fascism” / “I prefer the fascism to the alternatives (risk, discomfort…)”
There are only three political positions in America today
1) I like the fascism
2) I'll acquiesce to the fascism (reasons for this one vary: cowardice, access, denial, misguidedly thinking that acquiescence is savvy, etc)
3) I oppose the fascism
The rest is details
1) I like the fascism
2) I'll acquiesce to the fascism (reasons for this one vary: cowardice, access, denial, misguidedly thinking that acquiescence is savvy, etc)
3) I oppose the fascism
The rest is details
June 29, 2025 at 4:13 PM
The first two really can be conflated. “I like the fascism” / “I prefer the fascism to the alternatives (risk, discomfort…)”
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What’s true for Putin’s Russia is equally true for Trump’s Amerika.
June 28, 2025 at 4:07 PM
What’s true for Putin’s Russia is equally true for Trump’s Amerika.
US tourism projected to drop over $12 billion this year from 2024 levels as people avoid or cancel US travel plans: wttc.org/news/us-econ...
U.S Economy Set To Lose $12.5BN In International Traveler Spend this year
Read WTTC's press release to learn more.
wttc.org
June 27, 2025 at 3:54 PM
US tourism projected to drop over $12 billion this year from 2024 levels as people avoid or cancel US travel plans: wttc.org/news/us-econ...
What we permit, we encourage. The world knows and does nothing about it.
June 27, 2025 at 3:00 PM
What we permit, we encourage. The world knows and does nothing about it.
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I understand that “imperfect” might induce some quease. And, yes, third party due diligence should be as close to perfect as available tools and budgets permit...
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The Cult of the Imperfect: Helping SMEs Get Started on Third Party Due Diligence
I understand that “imperfect” might induce some quease. And, yes, third party due diligence should be as close to perfect as available tools and budgets permit. But risk assessments aren’t perfect and...
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June 24, 2025 at 1:04 PM
I understand that “imperfect” might induce some quease. And, yes, third party due diligence should be as close to perfect as available tools and budgets permit...
Continue reading: www.briberymatters.com/post/the-cul...
Author: @alexandrawrage.bsky.social
Continue reading: www.briberymatters.com/post/the-cul...
Author: @alexandrawrage.bsky.social
Sunny adds value to any compliance discussion, but especially when training is on the agenda!
TRACE’s Sunny McCall will be a panelist at the @ibanews.bsky.social’s 21st Annual Anti-Corruption Conference, 25–26 June in Paris. The “Beyond Compliance” session will explore the shift from tick-the-box programs to culture and ethical decision-making. Learn more: www.ibanet.org/conference-d...
June 16, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Sunny adds value to any compliance discussion, but especially when training is on the agenda!
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Just remembering the amount of shit I got from Assad fanboys and tankies for saying the kidnapping video was an obvious fake.
"Now The Economist has spoken with an Assad-regime insider and gained one of the first authoritative public accounts of the abduction [of Austin Tice] and an insight into one of the regime’s darkest secrets." www.economist.com/middle-east-...
Shining light on America’s missing man in Syria
A top official in the Assad regime says it seized the American
www.economist.com
June 12, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Just remembering the amount of shit I got from Assad fanboys and tankies for saying the kidnapping video was an obvious fake.
Tariffs on bananas - to protect the thriving American … banana industry.
DEAN: What's the tariff on bananas?
LUTNICK: Generally 10%
DEAN: Walmart has already increased the cost of bananas by 8%
LUTNICK: If you build in America, there is no tariff
DEAN: We cannot build bananas in America
LUTNICK: Generally 10%
DEAN: Walmart has already increased the cost of bananas by 8%
LUTNICK: If you build in America, there is no tariff
DEAN: We cannot build bananas in America
June 5, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Tariffs on bananas - to protect the thriving American … banana industry.
It is always fascinating to hear from @billbrowder.bsky.social about his work on Magnitsky legislation worldwide.
TRACE President @alexandrawrage.bsky.social will interview Sir @billbrowder.bsky.social at the Vancouver Anti-Corruption Institute’s Asset Forfeiture Conference, 17–18 June. Experts will explore how asset forfeiture targets illicit wealth. Learn more and register: vaci.regfox.com/-asset-forfe...
June 3, 2025 at 5:09 PM
It is always fascinating to hear from @billbrowder.bsky.social about his work on Magnitsky legislation worldwide.
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The entire point.
May 31, 2025 at 3:35 PM
The entire point.
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so the members of congress just stopped going to el salvador and not a single person who was illegally sent there has been returned and that’s just how it is now?
May 15, 2025 at 3:38 AM
so the members of congress just stopped going to el salvador and not a single person who was illegally sent there has been returned and that’s just how it is now?
White House comms staffer Alex Pfeiffer is crowing that border crossings are down 95% on the *northern* and southern borders. Those northern border crossings were Canadian tourists and shoppers ready to spend money in the US. Check with the US Travel Association to see if they consider this a win.
April 29, 2025 at 6:51 PM
White House comms staffer Alex Pfeiffer is crowing that border crossings are down 95% on the *northern* and southern borders. Those northern border crossings were Canadian tourists and shoppers ready to spend money in the US. Check with the US Travel Association to see if they consider this a win.
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Reminder that words matter. You can’t “deport” a US citizen. You might be kidnapping, disappearing, exiling, expelling, illegally removing, etc., but you’re not “deporting” a US citizen.
ACLU says another three US citizen children were disappeared from their own country today: www.aclu.org/press-releas...
ICE Deports 3 U.S. Citizen Children Held Incommunicado Prior to the Deportation | American Civil Liberties Union
Families disappeared and isolated without legal access; one child with cancer deported without medication and pregnant mother deported as well
www.aclu.org
April 26, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Reminder that words matter. You can’t “deport” a US citizen. You might be kidnapping, disappearing, exiling, expelling, illegally removing, etc., but you’re not “deporting” a US citizen.
The capitulation of the US Naval Academy is infuriating. Even assuming MAGA trolls actually believe that Maya Angelou was some sort of super prescient advanced-guard for Antifa, the students CAN handle the truth.
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Book removal enables the politicization of our Navy and Marine Corps
The message of such action is clear, and it’s racist, prejudiced, and dangerous.
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April 24, 2025 at 6:15 PM
The capitulation of the US Naval Academy is infuriating. Even assuming MAGA trolls actually believe that Maya Angelou was some sort of super prescient advanced-guard for Antifa, the students CAN handle the truth.
@contrariannews.org
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NEW BriberyMatters Post: The Pros and (Substantial) Cons of an ISO Anti-Bribery Standard by @alexandrawrage.bsky.social
www.briberymatters.com/post/the-pro...
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The Pros and (Substantial) Cons of an ISO Anti-Bribery Standard
We are reposting another article to continue the debate about the value of the ISO anti-bribery compliance standard. This was first published when the ISO standard was released, but we believe it rema...
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April 24, 2025 at 1:14 PM
NEW BriberyMatters Post: The Pros and (Substantial) Cons of an ISO Anti-Bribery Standard by @alexandrawrage.bsky.social
www.briberymatters.com/post/the-pro...
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Honestly , who can blame the foreign tourists? I mean, I am a passport-carrying citizen and I am reluctant to leave the US for fear that my phone/social media history will create hassles (or worse!) when I come home. I have never before had reason to fear that...now, I do.
Fewer global tourists are visiting the US because of Trump, costing the travel industry billions www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article... via @BmtEnterprise
Fewer global tourists are visiting the US, costing the travel industry billions
International travel to the U.S. drops as global tourists avoid the country due to Trump’s policies, risking billions in tourism revenue.
www.beaumontenterprise.com
April 22, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Honestly , who can blame the foreign tourists? I mean, I am a passport-carrying citizen and I am reluctant to leave the US for fear that my phone/social media history will create hassles (or worse!) when I come home. I have never before had reason to fear that...now, I do.
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NEW BriberyMatters Post: ISO 37001: Standardization and its Discontents by @alexandrawrage.bsky.social
www.briberymatters.com/post/iso-370...
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ISO 37001: Standardization and its Discontents
We are reposting an article as part of the debate about the value of the ISO anti-bribery compliance standard. This was first published when the ISO standard was released, but we believe it remains a ...
www.briberymatters.com
April 22, 2025 at 1:03 PM
NEW BriberyMatters Post: ISO 37001: Standardization and its Discontents by @alexandrawrage.bsky.social
www.briberymatters.com/post/iso-370...
www.briberymatters.com/post/iso-370...