Corruption as a National Security Issue with Sarah Chayes
Dec 10, 2019
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.
Show Notes
Sarah Chayes - Guest Expert
Dan Grazier - Host
Sarah Chayes: on living in Afghanistan and sleeping with a Kalashnikov
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