Thieves of State: Why Corruption Threatens Global Security - Brossura

Chayes, Sarah

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ISBN 10: 0393352285 ISBN 13: 9780393352283

Casa editrice: W W Norton & Co Inc, 2016

Riassunto

A former advisor to the Joint Chiefs of Staff explains the common role of corruption in today's international uprisings, tracing corruption since the 1990s while arguing that corrupt governments have been largely responsible for extreme acts of rebellion. By the author of The Punishment of Virtue.

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Recensione:

"Should be required reading." -- Thomas Friedman "Makes a strong case that acute corruption causes not only social breakdown but also violent extremism... An important book that should be required reading for officials in foreign service, and for those working in commerce or the military. The story will interest the nonspecialist reader too." -- Giles Foden - New York Times Book Review "[A] fascinating story... [T]he central revelation in Thieves of the State: at a certain point, systemic corruption became not just a lamentable by-product of the war but an accelerant of conflict ... Chayes argues, convincingly, [that state-sanctioned larceny is] a threat not just to Afghanistan's national security but to that of the United States." -- Patrick Radden Keefe - New Yorker "[Chayes] tells the story of what happened in Afghanistan brilliantly, and compares her experience there with the current corruption in Egypt, Russia and the dismal rest ... [a] page-turner." -- Deirdre N. McCloskey - Wall Street Journal "Essential." -- G. John Ikenberry - Foreign Affairs "Informative, thought-provoking, very interesting and concisely written... Through personal experience and her own research, Chayes makes a simple yet profound argument." -- Taylor Dibbert - Huffington Post "A revolutionary book. Sarah Chayes weaves together history, adventure, political analysis, personal experience, culture, and religion in a shimmering and compelling tapestry." -- Anne-Marie Slaughter "A vivid, ground-level view on how pervasive corruption undermines U.S. foreign policy and breeds insurgency. Thieves of State provides critical lessons that all policymakers should heed." -- Francis Fukuyama "Sarah Chayes brilliantly illuminates a topic no one wants talk about-but we must. Corruption is an insidious force that is causing some of the most dangerous challenges our world is facing. It has to be at the core of America's strategies, engagements and relationships for the twenty-first century." --Admiral (ret.) Mike Mullen, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

L'autore:

An award-winning former NPR correspondent, foreign policy expert, and entrepreneur with ten years' experience in Afghanistan, Sarah Chayes is an associate at the Carnegie Endowment and the author of The Punishment of Virtue.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: W W Norton & Co Inc
• Data di pubblicazione: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0393352285
• ISBN 13: 9780393352283
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 262