"In an era of overlapping crises, corruption is no longer a side issue it is a structural threat to achievinginternational equality and even freedom itself. Each year, Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index, a league table of 182 countries, is greeted with predictable theatrics: praise where it flatters power, condemnation where it can be weaponised, and hollow promises of reform that quietly expire once attention moves on."
"Instead of a moment of reckoning, it is ignored by those with the power to act. As this newspaper reported, last week's table showed a worrying trend of backsliding and a picture of democratic institutions being eroded by political donations, cash for access and state targeting of campaigners and journalists. Transparency International's latest index lands at a moment of global democratic decay, and its findings are grim: more than a decade of stagnationwith most states making little or no progress against public-sector corruption."
Corruption has become a structural threat to international equality and freedom, driven by overlapping crises and democratic decay. Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index covers 182 countries and shows a decade of stagnation, with most states making little or no progress against public‑sector corruption. The UK fell to its lowest score since 2012. The US slipped modestly to 64 and Israel dropped two points to 62 amid scrutiny over allegations of genocide and entanglement. Political donations, cash for access, and state targeting of campaigners and journalists erode democratic institutions. Geopolitical rivalry, war, and climate breakdown intensify the need for principled leadership while major powers retreat.
Read at www.theguardian.com
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]