Thieves of State
Why Corruption Threatens Global Security
Ranked #20 in Corruption
The world is blowing up. Every day a new blaze seems to ignite: the bloody implosion of Iraq and Syria; the East-West standoff in Ukraine; abducted schoolgirls in Nigeria. Is there some thread tying these frightening international security crises together? In a riveting account that weaves history with fast-moving reportage and insider accounts from the Afghanistan war, Sarah Chayes identifies the unexpected link: corruption.
Since the late 1990s, corruption has reached such an extent that some governments resemble glorified criminal gangs, bent solely on their own... more
Since the late 1990s, corruption has reached such an extent that some governments resemble glorified criminal gangs, bent solely on their own... more
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