List of Corruption articles
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A photo illustration shows a close-up shot of a red gift box topped with a large, shiny red satin bow. Attached to the ribbon is a white square gift tag featuring a black line-art icon of a globe within a rectangular frame. In the soft-focus, blurred background, the face of a smiling person is visible behind the gift. How to Choose a Gift for Trump
An expert in diplomatic gift-giving describes the use and abuse of official presents.
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A policeman passes a doll symbolizing Ukrainian oligarch set by artists opposite the signboard of a district administration during the rally in Kiev, 12 July, 2007. War Is Killing Ukraine’s Oligarchy
The fight against Russia is accomplishing what years of struggle against corruption couldn’t.
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Incoming Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar waves the national flag during election night celebrations in Budapest on April 12. How to Rebuild Hungarian Democracy
Peter Magyar must avoid reproducing the very abuses he seeks to dismantle.
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A man in a suit and a traditional white hat speaks at a white lectern. He is viewed from behind a formation of numerous uniformed personnel in blue caps, who are blurred in the foreground. The speaker is positioned in the distance against a solid blue background. Kyrgyzstan Is Slouching Back Toward Illiberalism
President Sadyr Japarov has stifled opposition. Now he’s going after his former right-hand man.
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Delegates applaud during a plenary session of China's National People's Congress. Xi Just Can’t Shake GDP Worship
Chinese officials are being asked to do everything all at once.
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People come and go at an emergency heating tent following Russian missile and drone attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure. Keeping Kyiv Warm Under Fire
As Russian strikes batter the grid, a corruption scandal deepens Ukraine’s winter crisis.
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Former Norwegian Prime Minister Thorbjorn Jagland and Anders Brosveet walk in Oslo. Epstein Links Threaten Norway’s Global Image
The country parlayed a reputation for probity into diplomatic currency. Now that’s in tatters.
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Two men in suits standing in front of tall windowed doors. Why Keir Starmer Is on the Brink
The Labour Party’s decades of backbiting and pettiness have collapsed on it.
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Gen. Zhang Youxia, then the vice chair of the Central Military Commission, attends the opening session of the National People’s Congress in Beijing. As Generals Fall, Xi Jinping’s Anti-Corruption Campaign Is Eating Itself
With childhood friends and top leaders in the firing line, the system is frozen with fear.
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People light candles during a silent tribute in honor of those killed during the recent Gen Z protests at the Maitighar Mandala monument in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Sept. 17. A Year of Global Protest
How Gen Z-led movements shaped 2025—and what comes next.
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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and U.S. President Donald Trump clasp hands in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Nov. 18. Beware of Trump’s Global Broligarchy
The president’s pay-to-play mentality is undermining U.S. foreign policy.
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A drawn illustration of a soccer player with a US dollar sign on the bottom of their show about to kick a globe like a soccer ball. Soccer Still Has Some Explaining to Do
Re-read today, Franklin Foer’s 2004 classic inadvertently suggests where globalization went wrong.
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The Amir Kabir Dam along the Karaj River in Iran's northern Alborz mountain range is seen on June 1. Iran Can’t Run Away From Tehran’s Disasters
Moving the capital is an old idea and a perennial nonstarter.
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Mbuyiseli Madlanga, looking down, sits and listens to testimony. South Africa Gets a Pass on Rampant Corruption
Why is a leading global watchdog turning a blind eye?
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An anti-government opposition activist places European Union and Ukrainian flags side by side at a barricade in the Ukrainian capital of Kiev on February 2, 2014. Europe Is Selling Ukraine a Pipe Dream
The EU’s promises of future membership have a very uncertain outcome.
