Capture of the Russian state by President Vladimir Putin’s ruling clique and the collapse of Afghanistan’s graft-beset institutions have shown that failure to confront corruption poses major security issues for NATO, according to a hard-hitting report drafted for the Alliance’s Parliamentary Assembly. “Corruption remains a central element in Russia’s policy toolkit. We were far too passive in the face of this challenge,” British lawmaker Harriett Baldwin told the Assembly on Saturday. “Adopting stringent anti-corruption policies should inform our collective response