The first half of 2026 has seen two very different settlements of bribery and corruption allegations, one with Balt SAS in both the U.S. and France, and another with Ultra Electronics Holdings Ltd in the U.K. While the particulars of each case differ, both highlight some common questions that companies should be asking about their compliance programs. In this guest article, Paul Cadwallader, the governance, risk and compliance (GRC) strategy director at CoreStream GRC, analyzes how each case illuminates some of the common elements of compliance programs and suggests five questions companies should be able to answer about their programs. See our two-part series on emerging global compliance standards: “DOJ, OECD and World Bank Guidance” (Oct. 22, 2025), and “AFA, SFO and Eight Common Compliance Elements” (Nov. 5, 2025).