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Pentagon Labyrinth

Corruption as a National Security Issue with Sarah Chayes

December 10, 2019

Corruption, often viewed as an obstacle that must be overcome to quell unrest around the world, is the real source of the unrest, according to journalist and national defense policy advisor Sarah Chayes.

Corruption is often viewed as a byproduct of unrest and ineffective government. POGO board member and former adviser to the chairman of the Joints Chiefs of Staff Sarah Chayes, in her book Thieves of State: Why Corruption Threatens Global Security, makes the case that corruption is the single largest source of unrest in the world. With this lens, it is possible to better understand many of the hotspots around the world—including Afghanistan, the counties upended by the Arab Spring, and even colonial America’s revolution.

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    Sarah Chayes

    Sarah Chayes sits on POGO's Board of Directors.

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    Dan Grazier

    Dan Grazier is the Jack Shanahan Military Fellow at the Center for Defense Information at POGO.

Show Notes:

  • Thieves of State
  • Sarah Chayes: on living in Afghanistan and sleeping with a Kalashnikov
  • The Afghan Bag Man
  • Sarah Chayes: Global Kleptocracy
  • *Music: “Without Limits” Ross Bugden*

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