Corruption

Smoke rises from the Westgate shopping centre after explosions at the mall in Nairobi (REUTERS/Noor Khamis).

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Massacre in Nairobi: Kenya Under Siege as al-Shabab Consolidates

September 23, 2013, Mwangi S. Kimenyi

Mwangi Kimenyi calls for international cooperation on fighting al-Shabab and terrorism in Africa following the terrorist group's massacre of over 60 people at an Kenyan mall.

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Interview | PBS Newshour

Navalny Case Offers 'Chilling Effect' for Russians Considering Political Action

July 18, 2013, Fiona Hill
In the News

The rioting in Ismayilli -- as the rioting in Guba last year -- is an indication of popular concern about continuing human rights abuses and corruption in Azerbaijan… It is similar to incidents in China where local abuses and corruption have led to similar riots.
January 26, 2013, Richard D. Kauzlarich, Contact.az
Interview | Journal of International Affairs

Transnational Organized Crime: Whither Antidrug Policy?

Fall/Winter 2012, Vanda Felbab-Brown
In the News

In the aftermath of Citizens United, little of the regulatory structure erected after Watergate remains. As a result, an unending quest for campaign dollars has become a permanent feature of our political culture.
June 13, 2012, Anthony Corrado, New York Times
In the News

How could the system let someone like…[Bo Xilai] emerge? As people find corruption is out of control, the very legitimacy of China’s Communist Party is in jeopardy.
May 1, 2012, Cheng Li, Bloomberg Businessweek
In the News

Africans must focus on building strong institutions to deal with human rights violations ourselves, else we should not claim to be independent and instead should let others define and enforce the rules.
April 26, 2012, Mwangi S. Kimenyi and John Mukum Mbaku, The Guardian
In the News

If this [the firing of Bo Xilai] didn't happen, there could have been a bigger crisis. Bo Xilai may have used the military for his purpose. He may have turned the system upside down in a radical way. He may have launched a very nationalistic movement.
April 23, 2012, Cheng Li, CNN
Interview | PBS Frontline

Why Eradication Won’t Solve Afghanistan’s Poppy Problem

January 3, 2012, Vanda Felbab-Brown
Interview | WBEZ 91.5

Nigeria's Potential and Political Failures

October 31, 2011, Richard Joseph
Podcast

@ Brookings Podcast: Corrupt Governance and Middle East Unrest

March 4, 2011, Daniel Kaufmann