Corruption
U.S. Should Set an Example to Combat Global Embezzlement
Saudi Arabia and the Gulf monarchies exploring their geopolitical options with China has a dimension that the Washington debate has neglected: the kings, dictators, and their relatives across the world...
Prison Time: Former Malaysian Prime Minister Loses Final Appeal
Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak, who governed the country from 2009 until his fall from power in 2018, was sent to prison on Tuesday after losing his final appeal...
Ongoing Corruption Trial in the Seychelles Spells Trouble in Paradise
Those following the high-profile case of the group that has been coined the “Seychelles 9” were taken by surprise on February 11 when weapons charges were added to the range...
The United States Cannot Fight Global Corruption Alone
Progress in the global fight against corruption has been underwhelming at best. Transparency International—the preeminent global civil society organization that fights corruption—marked the release of their annual index last month...
Why Russian Corruption in Post-Soviet States Matters to the West
Here’s What You Need to Remember: Russia’s current attempts to influence the political environment in Moldova must be viewed against the backdrop of Moscow’s efforts to encircle and enfeeble Ukraine. In...
Are China’s Super Rich Sinking Its Economy?
Within the span of a generation, a new super-rich class emerges from a society in which millions of rural migrants toiled away in factories for a pittance. Bribery becomes the...
The Key to Creating a Global Anti-Corruption Vaccine
Perhaps President Joe Biden is on to something with his Presidential Action Memorandum establishing the fight against corruption as a core U.S. national security interest. Traditional national security policy experts...
The U.S. Navy’s “Fat Leonard Scandal” Highlights the Need for Whistleblower Protection
Since 2010 the Navy has been unraveling the now-infamous “Fat Leonard Scandal.” They’ve found that a Malaysian ship-support contractor distributed lavish gifts, paid travel expenses, and provided prostitutes to Navy personnel...
China’s “Gorbachev” Is Tearing the Communist Party Apart
“In my struggle against corruption, I don’t care about life or death, or ruining my reputation,” said Xi Jinping at a closed-door session of the Communist Party’s Politburo on June...
China’s Corruption Conundrum: The Zhou Yongkang Case
The downfall of former Politburo Standing Committee member Zhou Yongkang, who was formally placed under investigation by the Chinese Communist Party, has been greeted with elation in China. Only the...