Posts cover the costs of corruption of all kinds. Such costs include, but not limited to, those associated with and have negative impacts on the rule of law, public funds, and resources, education, healthcare, poverty, civil society, economic sustainability, foreign direct investment (FDI), interest rate, citizenship, and citizens trust in public institutions.
These posts also cover the negative consequences of corruption on the proper separation of powers (legislative, judicial, and executive), and tax collections.
January 31, 2026 Contributor attributionThis article was contributed by Dr. Abdallah C. Ficani, Ph.D., ACPA, is Assistant Professor and Head of the Audit & Accounting Department at Université Antonine (UA), Head of the Finance Department at the Lebanese University (UL), and Chairman of Stronghold Capital Management Limited (DIFC – DFSA Category...
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...
A Three-Part Series On Why Leadership Waits For Damage Before Acting Technical staffJanuary 23, 2026 At the highest levels of organizations, silence is frequently interpreted as stability. When dashboards remain green, reports are delivered on schedule, and audits conclude without controversy, decision makers tend to assume that the system is...
Mike J. MasoudDecember 1, 2025 A judiciary rarely announces its decline. There is no siren, no headline that tells people the courts are slipping away from them. The shift happens slowly. A strange ruling here, an unexplained delay there. A judge was removed for reasons no one believes. A prosecutor...
An AACI White Paper on Whistleblowing Systems and Governance Readiness November 3, 2025 Mike J. Masoud, CACL, CACM, CFE, MIPA AFA, MBASenior Director – Middle East & AfricaThe American Anti-Corruption Institute (AACI) Executive Summary Whistleblowing remains one of the most powerful mechanisms for detecting and deterring corruption, fraud, and other...
Technical StaffJune 3, 2025 Corruption doesn’t always start with a scandal. Sometimes, it begins quietly—through unchecked habits, blind loyalty, or a single compromise. Owner-managers often assume corruption is a big-company problem. It’s not. The truth is simple: every organization is vulnerable if its leadership remains passive. And the most effective deterrence...
The AACIMarch 28, 2025 Part 3 of 3 Introduction In the preceding parts of this series, we dissected the phenomenon of performative integrity and the corrosive effects of toxic loyalty within institutions. We now turn our focus to actionable strategies that ethical leaders can employ to dismantle these detrimental cycles and foster genuine integrity...
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