1. Dmitry Medvedev has launched reforms aimed at combating corruption in Russia, including overhauling the Interior Ministry, requiring officials to declare their incomes and assets, and increasing penalties for bribery. 2. However, some experts argue these efforts are still "toothless" without proper enforcement and oversight. Medvedev has replaced officials from power structures more aligned with Putin with his own appointees. 3. By expanding the role of the Audit Chamber, led by his ally Sergei Stepashin, Medvedev may be building an independent power base to curb corruption while circumventing bodies like the Investigative Committee. However, it remains unclear if this signals a

1. Ethan S. Burger, Esq. Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University Law Center Fellow, Centre for Transnational Crime Prevention, University of Wollongong [email_address] Implications of the Russian Anti-Corruption Campaign The Johns Hopkins School for Advanced International Studies (SAIS), April 22, 2010

19. Programs Not Studies are Required

24. A Massive Crackdown & Retaliation or A Search for Negotiated Settlement with the “Right” [i.e. Moderate] Counterpart?