Corruption

New Delhi’s crackdown on dissent is endangering free speech and the entire system of criminal justice.

Corruption charges against the former king forced him into exile—and the latest scandal could be the nail in the coffin for the monarchy.

Latin American governments have a chance to model a better version of the inspector general, with even greater autonomy, to address graft in the public health sector.

Is the guilty verdict in the prime minister’s corruption trial a sign of hope or business as usual?

BCCI was a kleptocratic institution whose influence reached the White House—and a model for today’s global crooks.

Recently disbursed IMF funding will only help the Sisi regime and entrench its rule.

Bias against individuals with disabilities is influencing lockdown easing, Kenya is heading for dictatorship, and the Trump administration is hurting Western unity in the Balkans.

A new administration can make the changes needed to break a rotten global system.

The world is pouring trillions of dollars into coronavirus vaccines and economic stimulus efforts. But without strict measures, graft will prevent funds from reaching the right recipients.

The country has another new prime minister nominee—but no new hopes of success.

Humanitarian crises including Hurricane Katrina and the Ebola outbreak show that graft can dilute the best donor intentions. More vigilance is necessary.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is a political magician who has run out of tricks—and his stubbornness is stopping the Israeli right from winning convincingly and governing the country.

Changing Ukraine is much harder than its president thought. Here is how Zelensky should reboot his presidency and secure his place in history.

Nissan just filed a lawsuit against its former CEO. Here’s why—and what could happen next.

Despite calls for transparency, repression is baked into the system.

Tehran has long sought to throw its weight around across the region. Now the Islamic Republic is facing a backlash in Iraq, Lebanon, and at home.

If Trump wants to fight corruption in Ukraine, he should pay close attention to an ongoing dispute between the country and the IMF over one of its biggest banks.

Explaining every political crisis in a former Soviet country as a tug of war between East and West misses the point. The problem is a system of nepotism, patronage, and entrenched corruption.

Far from drowning in graft, the country’s record is getting better and better.