Behind global conflicts is a common thread of corruption


"A retrospective look at the conflicts dominating the headlines in 2014 presents a grim picture of escalating conflict and human suffering. Underneath the headlines is a common thread connecting the rise of ISIS, the Ukrainian protesters in the Maidan, and the Nigerian families still desperately seeking someone to #BringBackOurGirls. That common thread is corruption."

Read the op-ed in The Daily Star (Lebanon) by Mary Beth Goodman, senior fellow for the National Security and International Policy team at the Center for American Progress. http://www.dailystar.com.lb/Opinion/Commentary/2015/Jan-14/283990-behind-global-conflicts-is-a-common-thread-of-corruption.ashx

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