Many of the underlying issues addressed by President Trump’s recent Executive Order have been part of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act “conversation” for decades.
In 1980, the Carter administration (President Carter signed the FCPA into law in 1977) sent a

The following may be attributed to Professor Mike Koehler.

“The FCPA’s legislative history is clear that a main policy goal of Congress in enacting the FCPA was foreign policy. Moreover, the FCPA statute itself states that national security is a

On February 10th, President Trump signed an Executive Order Titled “Pausing Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Enforcement to Further American Economic and National Security.”
The Executive Order states:
“Section 1.  Purpose and Policy.  Since its enactment in 1977, the Foreign Corrupt