Corruption, Legitimacy, And Stability: Implications For The U.S. Army

Abstract

Corruption increases the level of instability and the risk of conflict by undermining the legitimacy and credibility of state institutions as well as of peacekeeping and state-building interventions by the international community, to include the U.S. Army. Post-conflict states, or states emerging from conflict, are particularly vulnerable to corruption, due to the lack of good governance infrastructures, which makes it difficult to detect, disrupt, or bring about successful prosecutions against those who are involved in activities such as bribery, extortion, false accounting, and embezzlement.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2017
Accession Number
AD1058512

Entities

People

  • Shima D. Keene

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army Personnel
  • Business Administration
  • Contractors
  • Crime
  • Criminals
  • Education
  • Employment
  • Failed States
  • Fixed Wing Aircraft
  • Governments
  • International Law
  • Law
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Science
  • Money
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Police
  • Societies
  • Terrorism
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

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