Technical StaffJuly 16, 2022On April 12, 2022, Sri Lanka defaulted on its international debt obligations for the first time in its post-independence history. But it did not take a long time for the government to fall. On July 13, 2022, Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country 1. President...
June 20, 2022Technical StaffCorruption is a social evil that affects the lives of many people around the world. It deprives citizens of their fundamental human rights and undermines democratic processes and institutions. Corruption results from deliberate actions or failures to act on behalf of an individual, group, organization, or system...
June 13, 2022Technical StaffThe United States has a history of corruption and scandals. One of the most recent and prominent scandals was the Watergate scandal. In that particular case, the scandal happened because of Richard Nixon and his staff. They were using their position as president to serve their own...
Technical StaffJune 10, 2022The Definition of CorruptionThe American Anti-Corruption Institute (AACI) defines corruption as “Abuse of power or perceived power or entrusted authority for direct or indirect private monetary or non monetary gain.” 1 Therefore, the existence of power is a prerequisite for corruption. Power has many forms and sources....
May 27, 2022Technical StaffOn May 24, 2022, the Anglo-Swiss organization announced that it will pay $700 million to settle a bribery investigation in the United States, as well as $486 million to settle claims of market manipulation. However, the company is still under investigation in Switzerland and the Netherlands. 1The US...
May 14, 2022Technical StaffCorruption affects the world’s poorest people, whether through direct infringement of human rights or the depletion of public funds, resulting in shaky infrastructure and an insufficient supply of public goods and services. However, there is a need to direct more resources and efforts towards studying and researching...
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