Corruption

An anti-Mursi protester (C) is hit by a stone while another (L) throws a stone at Muslim Brotherhood members and supporters of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi, during clashes in Tahrir square in Cairo (REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih).

Opinion

Can Egypt’s Transition and Economy Be Saved?

May 1, 2013, Hafez Ghanem

Hafez Ghanem argues that the absence of a serious macroeconomic stabilization program will cause the Egyptian economy to gradually deteriorate from low growth and increasing unemployment and inflation.

Recent Activity

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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
Expert Q & A

Obama and Karzai Meet in Washington

May 12, 2010, Vanda Felbab-Brown