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.
Mike Masoud | April 14, 2026 Originally published at mike.theaaci.org on April 09, 2026 This is Part 5 of a five-part series on where countries should start when corruption is widespread across institutions and economic sectors. Part 1 argued that corruption must be defined clearly. Part 2argued that the right institutional foundations must exist. Part 3 argued...
Why Concentrated Authority, Unchecked Access, and Poor Task Separation Create Direct Openings for Fraud and Corruption Technical Staff | April 7, 2026 Segregation of duties is not an administrative luxury. In fact, it is one of the clearest protections an institution can establish against fraud, corruption, concealment, and manipulation. When...
Mike J. MasoudMarch 31, 2026 This is Part 3 of a five-part series on where countries should start when corruption is widespread across institutions and economic sectors. If Part 1 argued that a country must define corruption clearly, and Part 2 argued that it must build the right institutional foundations, this part addresses...
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...
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