Petty bribery may be rarer in Western Europe, but influence, lobbying and regulatory capture remain powerful — and often ...

Corruption has been plaguing China's military, including senior leadership. The issues and purges raise questions about China's military readiness and its ambitions. China's military has long ...

The 2023 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) shows that corruption is thriving across the world. The CPI ranks 180 countries and territories around the globe by their perceived levels of public sector ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Adam writes about state and local policy and urban economic issues. Jul 25, 2025, 11:46am EDT Young woman holding a poster against ...

BEIJING, March 5 (Reuters) - Corruption, rural issues and the rich-poor divide topped the list of priorities for some delegates to the opening session of China's annual meeting of parliament on Monday ...

LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan (Reuters) - When NATO forces in Afghanistan caught an opium producer with 15 kgs (33 lbs) of drugs, they might have expected his family to plead for his freedom. Instead, an ...

The case of a detective who activists say was investigating close associates of President Volodymyr Zelensky is seen as a bellwether. By Maria Varenikova Reporting from Kyiv, Ukraine When President ...

HOUSTON — A former Houston police officer was convicted Wednesday of murder in the deaths of a couple during a 2019 drug raid that revealed systemic corruption problems within the police department’s ...

Corruption investigations have led to significant high-level purges in the Chinese military. A US Department of Defense ...