Is corruption the most important issue of our time? Can anyone hope to tackle any other global problem – be it climate change, migration, security, wealth inequality – without addressing grand fraud and corruption? This is the first in a series of episodes where I discuss this question with Sarah Chayes, an award-winning international journalist, author and former advisor to the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mike Mullen.
Sarah’s article mentioned in this episode can be found here:
- https://aeon.co/essays/corruption-has-shaped-history-why-do-we-still-ignore-it
Sarah’s books mentioned in this episode can be found here:
- Thieves of State (2015): https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25622863-thieves-of-state
- On Corruption in America (2020): https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/585789/on-corruption-in-america-by-sarah-chayes/
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Your host is Paul Milata, CFE, PhD. You can reach him at [email protected]
Views expressed by podcast guests are their own and not the view of The Grand Fraud Podcast, Paul Milata or Nemexis GmbH.