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Corruption and (In)security
Transparency International
Transparency International
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"Traditional military notions of state security have given way to include a wider range of threats posed for citizens and communities (see boxes). Contraband trading, uncontrolled migratory and refugee flows, state-led violence, rigged elections, pandemics and environmental degradation — these by-products of corruption all form part of today’s growing list of security concerns. When corruption and security risks combine, the mix can compromise the safety of millions for the benefit of a few. One corrupt act can set off a chain of events that shatters security and undermines stability. Kickbacks and bribery may be used to facilitate terrorists slipping across borders and reaching their targets, as has been well-documented in countries from Kenya to Russia, Morocco to Thailand. Criminal networks may use pay-offs to produce contraband goods that bankroll their anti-state activities, as armed groups have done in Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia.1 National revenues generated from natural resources may be stolen by politicians and channelled to fund armaments for the military and to keep the status quo of governments, as in Sudan and Chad. As each of these cases demonstrate, different types of corruption have different impacts that undermine the broader umbrella of countries’ security concerns."
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2008
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