Mike J. MasoudMarch 17, 2026 This is Part 1 of a five-part series on where countries should start when corruption is widespread across institutions and economic sectors. This part addresses a basic but neglected reality: no country can fight corruption intelligently unless it first defines what it is trying to...
January 5, 2026Mike J. Masoud The global economy is collapsing under a quiet, tolerated failure: decision-makers who are not technically competent to hold the authority they exercise. This is not an HR problem.This is not a training gap.This is institutional negligence. The American Anti-Corruption Institute’s Standard on Fighting Corruption 200: Competence...
Mike J. MasoudJanuary 27, 2026 Corruption is often described as a sudden shock or failure no one could have anticipated. This narrative is convenient, but rarely accurate. In most institutions, corruption is not discovered late because it develops invisibly; it is missed early because signals are misunderstood, dismissed, avoided, or...
Mike J. MasoudJanuary 13, 2026 The board of directors, or its equivalent in the public and non-profit sectors, carries a legal and fiduciary responsibility to protect the organization’s assets from abuse, misuse, and loss. It is equally responsible for safeguarding operations, reputation, and stakeholder value from fraud and corruption. Serious...
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