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Thieves of state : why corruption threatens global security / Sarah Chayes.

Author: Chayes, Sarah, 1962-

Imprint:New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2015]

Description262 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Note:"If I see somebody planting an IED ..." : Afghanistan, 2009 -- "Lord King, how I wish that you were wise" : mirrors for princes, ca. 700-1516 -- Hearing the people's complaints : Kandahar to Kabul, 2001-2009 -- Nonkinetic targeting : Kabul, 2009 -- Vertically integrated criminal syndicates : Kabul, Garmisch, 2009-2010 -- Revolt against kleptocracy : the Arab spring : Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, 2011 -- Variation 1: The (overlooked) military-kleptocratic complex : Egypt, ca. 2010 -- Variation 2: The bureaucratic kleptocracy : Tunisia, ca. 2010 -- Variation 3: The post-Soviet kleptocratic autocracy : Uzbekistan, ca. 2013 -- Variation 4: The resource kleptocracy : Nigeria, ca. 2014 -- Up a level : Afghanistan and Washington, June 2010-January 2011 -- Forging an appeal on Earth : The Netherlands, England, America, ca. 1560-1787 -- Violent extremists -- Remedies -- Epilogue: Self-reflection -- Appendix.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-244) and index.

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