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\ Kleptocratic corruption is an acute form of grand corruption that bedevils much of the developing world and entities, such as Belarus, Brazil, and Russia. Since domestic judicial processes in places plagued with corruption — especially desperate despotisms like Angola, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Honduras, Myanmar, Venezuela, and Zimbabwe — are … Continue reading
Everyone wants and believes in democracy. Those of us who study democracy affirm its utility in the making and maintaining of modern nation-states. Some of our kind attempt to re-examine its roots, to fine-tune its applicability to various national situations and circumstances, and to advocate improved versions, such as deliberative democracy.[1] Even so, there … Continue reading
WHEN THE heavy rains let up, Kenyan soldiers will be able to continue their advance on Kismayo, Ethiopian troops will take Baidoa, and Ugandan and Burundian peacekeepers may be able to completely clear Somalia’s capital Mogadishu of al-Shabaab militants. Al-Shabaab rebels have been in control of large swathes of southern Somalia but reports from the … Continue reading
JUST AS Julius Nyerere’s Tanzania intervened in 1979 in Uganda when Idi Amin sent troops across their mutual border, so 4,000 Kenyan soldiers and naval ships are intervening across its border with Somalia, pushing back and conceivably reducing the hold of al-Shabaab between Ras Kamboni – already secured – and Mogadishu. In mid-week, Kenyan troops … Continue reading
CHARISMA IS a social phenomenon, not an individual trait, but using the concept loosely (as we all do) as a catch-all analytical description for magnetism, fame, heroism, or celebrity status is both misleading and confusing. Loose usage obscures the significance of the interactions between genuinely charismatic men or women – usually political and organizational leaders … Continue reading
Africa and Asia: The Key Issues 