List of Corruption articles
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Hodan Osman on Harvard University’s campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on May 16, 2018. Can One Woman Fix a Failed State?
Hodan Osman couldn’t stamp out Somalia’s endemic corruption. But she made sure the country’s soldiers got paid.
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Rapid Action Force personnel stand guard following sectarian riots over India's new citizenship law in New Delhi on Feb. 28. India’s Democracy Is Under Threat
New Delhi’s crackdown on dissent is endangering free speech and the entire system of criminal justice.
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Former King Juan Carlos I attends a Mass in occasion of the 25th anniversary of death of his father on April 3, 2018 in El Escorial, Spain. Is Spain’s Royal Family Finished?
Corruption charges against the former king forced him into exile—and the latest scandal could be the nail in the coffin for the monarchy.
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People protest against corruption in Lima on January 3, 2019. How to Tackle Coronavirus Corruption
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.
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JON BENEDICT ILLUSTRATION FOR FOREIGN POLICY/GETTY IMAGES Najib’s Dirty Money
Is the guilty verdict in the prime minister’s corruption trial a sign of hope or business as usual?
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Then-U.S. Senator John Kerry addresses reporters at the U.S. Capitol about the release of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Terrorism's report on the Bank of Credit and Commerce International's illegal financial dealings on Oct. 1, 1992. The Dictator-Run Bank That Tells the Story of America’s Foreign Corruption
BCCI was a kleptocratic institution whose influence reached the White House—and a model for today’s global crooks.
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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi leaves after a meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. IMF Loans Will Further Entrench Corruption in Egypt
Recently disbursed IMF funding will only help the Sisi regime and entrench its rule.
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An Israeli flag flies near the Kfar Adumim settlement in the West Bank. Our Top Weekend Reads
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.
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Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden speaks to guests during a campaign stop in West Point, Iowa, on Oct. 23, 2019. Biden Could End Kleptocracy’s Grip on the United States
A new administration can make the changes needed to break a rotten global system.
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A Samsung flag and a South Korean national flag flutter outside the company's Seocho building in Seoul on May 6. South Korean Democracy’s New Challenge Is Its Own Corporate Giant
Samsung is mired in scandal, but the pandemic has made it stronger than ever.
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Demonstrators hold up a giant doggie biscuit reading "corruption" during a rally in support of the United Nations International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala City on Jan. 12, 2019. We Can’t Stop the Coronavirus Unless We Stop Corruption
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.
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A banner with a defaced picture of Mustafa al-Kadhimi, Iraq's former intelligence chief and new prime minister-designate, is seen behind an anti-government demonstrator in Baghdad’s Tahrir Square on April 9. Nobody Can Help Iraq Anymore
The country has another new prime minister nominee—but no new hopes of success.
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Volunteers apply stickers to boxes of emergency supplies to be distributed to people in need during the coronavirus pandemic in Bengaluru, India, on April 6. To Defeat the Coronavirus, Stop Corruption
Humanitarian crises including Hurricane Katrina and the Ebola outbreak show that graft can dilute the best donor intentions. More vigilance is necessary.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu looks over his glasses as he and Education Minister Gidon Saar chat at the start of the weekly cabinet meeting October 18, 2009 in Jerusalem. Bibi Is No Houdini
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.
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Volodymyr Zelensky arrives at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City. The End of Volodymyr Zelensky’s Honeymoon
Changing Ukraine is much harder than its president thought. Here is how Zelensky should reboot his presidency and secure his place in history.
