CORRUPTION
August 31, 2006
"The Failure of Chechen Separatism"
Book Chapter
By John Reppert, Former Executive Director for Research and Alexei Shevchenko
"The prospects for independence of nationalist movements which reject globalization are quite poor...."
June 21, 2006
Zimbabwe Needs Help If It Is to Have a Rose Revolution
Op-Ed, Financial Times
By Robert Rotberg, Director, Program on Intrastate Conflict and Conflict Resolution
Only Chinese entrepreneurs and Robert Mugabe, president, are profiting from the complete economic and moral collapse of once proud and prosperous Zimbabwe.
February 8, 2006
"Put up Your Dukes, Democrats"
Op-Ed, Newsday
By Elaine Kamarck, Lecturer in Public Policy
"Now that another election year is upon us, the fear of Rove is back — even though corruption, cronyism and Katrina have combined to erode the Bush administration's popularity. Some Democrats are so freaked by the past they are arguing that members of the party should stay away from one of the biggest issues of the day: the Bush administration's domestic spying operations."
January 11, 2006
"Political Parties as Tools of Democracy"
Op-Ed, The Daily Nation, (Kenya)
By Calestous Juma, Professor of the Practice of International Development; Director, Science, Technology, and Globalization Project; Principal Investigator, Agricultural Innovation in Africa and Allison DiSenso, Former Research Assistant, Science, Technology, and Globalization Project; Former Faculty Assistant to Calestous Juma
"Building modern political parties and associated think-tanks is, therefore, the most urgent political agenda facing the continent. Failure to do so will result in the abortion of democracy, political chaos and economic decay."
August 18, 2005
The End of Tyranny in Zimbabwe
Op-Ed, Boston Globe
By Robert Rotberg, Director, Program on Intrastate Conflict and Conflict Resolution
TYRANNY OFTEN ends in a whimper, not a conflagration. So it seems in today's Zimbabwe, where President Robert Mugabe's immensely corrupt regime has destroyed a once prosperous African country, leaving behind only the stench of decay.
July 25, 2005
"Equitable Development Key to World Security"
Op-Ed, Asahi Shimbun
By Sakiko Fukuda-Parr, Former Research Fellow, Science, Technology, and Globalization Project/Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program, 2005-2006 and Necla Tschirgi
"Development is crucial for human security, not only for those in poor countries but also for people throughout the world."
May 30, 2005
World Must End Mugabe Mayhem
Op-Ed, Toronto Star
By Robert Rotberg, Director, Program on Intrastate Conflict and Conflict Resolution
Dictatorial despotism spirals Zimbabwe ever downward. Zimbabweans struggle to survive, some even starving.
March 25, 2005
Starving the Voters Is How Mugabe Has Rigged the Election
Op-Ed, Chicago Tribune
By Robert Rotberg, Director, Program on Intrastate Conflict and Conflict Resolution
...Mugabe's staying power and tactics are mirroring those of oppressive regimes in Cambodia and North Korea. Left unchecked as he has been, there is no telling how far he will go.
December 7, 2004
Only Mbeki Can Restore Sanity to Zimbabwe
Op-Ed, Financial Times
By Robert Rotberg, Director, Program on Intrastate Conflict and Conflict Resolution
Zimbabwe is in deep, seemingly irreversible decay. How to reverse that plunge from prosperity and growth to stagnation and starvation ought to be of paramount concern to African, European and US policymakers. After the immediate crises in Darfur and Cote d'Ivoire, Zimbabwe's impending failure will inflict the most damage on Africa.
July 4, 2004
Africa: Side by Side...But in Starkly Different Worlds
Op-Ed, Los Angeles Times
By Robert Rotberg, Director, Program on Intrastate Conflict and Conflict Resolution
Comparing Leadership in Africa
