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 ...

Corruption is one of the most important—and misunderstood—concepts in contemporary American politics. Some examples are unambiguous: for instance, New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez taking gold bars from ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addresses a press conference at the Ukraine Recovery Conference on July 10, 2025 in Rome, Italy. We have watched with increasing dismay and as the government of ...

The Trump administration has so far remained silent on a widening corruption scandal inside Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s government and inner circle. The White House did not respond to a ...

Estimates show Russian forces have suffered more than one million casualties in the war against Ukraine. At the same time, ...

The 2025 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) shows that corruption remains a serious threat in every part of the world, although there are limited signs of progress. Leaders must act to tackle abuses ...

A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit brought by a former interim New York City police commissioner who accused the police department under former Mayor Eric Adams and his top deputies of "systemic ...

KYIV, Ukraine—It was just past 2 a.m. when Tymur Mindich crossed the border into Poland last week—a few hours before detectives descended on his Ukrainian home as part of an investigation into ...

Whether he is launching cryptocurrency schemes or accepting a Qatari jumbo jet or issuing pardons for the relatives of major donors, Donald Trump has drawn frequent accusations of corruption in the ...

Corruption in Bangladesh has moved beyond isolated abuses to become a system that shapes governance, distorts markets, and burdens citizens—raising an urgent question: can rhetoric finally give way to ...