ANTICORRUPTION EDUCATION
Over the centuries, the value of education has been acclaimed by the wise. Aristotle once said:
INDIA TODAY
It may or may not surprise you to learn that the 10 fastest growing cities in the world are located in none other than India! According to an Oxford Economics research
UK ELECTION
The now famous election slogan of the Conservative (Tory) Party ‘Get Brexit Done’ conveyed a single convincing
CHINA CRACKDOWN
In 2012, Xi promised to crack down on the corrupt practices of powerful politicians (‘tigers’) and lowly bureaucrats
GLOBAL WARMING
Happy New Year! Welcome to 2020. There is a mere 10 years – a single decade – to take decisive action to prevent catastrophic and irreversible
FRANCE TODAY
Who would have thought that France would be one of the best performing European economies of 2019? The news has caught not only economists
NEW FRONTIERS
BEING GENDERLESS As civil and corporate entities look for more ways to ensure social inclusion and diversity, the fashion industry
THE NOBEL LAUREATE
In October, the Norwe-gian Nobel Committee announced that Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali of Ethiopia had been
CORRUPT POLITICIANS
Polls indicate that over half of El Salvador’s population believes that President Nayib Bukele will eradicate political
THE UK TODAY
What a year of political upheaval and instability it’s been for the UK so far. First, ex-PM Theresa May tried to no avail to deliver Brexit, lost her party’s majority in parliament
THE PROXY WAR
On 14 September, Yemen’s Houthi rebels fired missiles using drones and set ablaze two major oil installations
POLITICAL CHICANERY
Power is a deadly phenomenon that robs supposedly responsible people of every shred of decency and honesty. As American
HUMAN MECHANICS
I had to undergo an MRI scan recently and the consent form that needed to be signed prior to the procedure required verification of the numerous
GERMANY TODAY
A recession is generally defined as two consecutive quarters of negative growth. While the German economy contracted by 0.1 percent in the second
KASHMIR ON EDGE
If there’s one thing that the once princely state of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) – which lies at the base of the
MONEY LAUNDERING
Law enforcement officials say that investing in real estate is the last stage of the money laundering process that corrupt people engage in
JAPAN TODAY
In August, thousands of South Koreans marched to express anger at Japan’s decision to downgrade South Korea’s ‘trusted’ trade status
TOMORROW’S WORLD
October global events calendar. The 7th IWA specialist conference on natural organic matter in water. Tokyo (Japan)
BREXIT IN THE BOGS
Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson replaced Theresa May as Prime Minister of the UK on 23 July having garnered
GRAFT IN GOVERNMENT
When corruption becomes a way of life, people consider robbery to be the new normal. As French economist and writer Claude-Frédéric Bastiat
