Corruption: a threat to international

security and stability

Karolina MacLachlan and Emma Kerr

Transparency International UK-Defence and Security Programme

RUSI Global Trends Conference

London, 9 October 2014

Corruption and state failureSource: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 2014

Corruption and security

‘I have to admit, corruption [has] existed… Some

brigades of the army, the numbers should be

many thousands. But in reality, because of many thousands. But in reality, because of

corruption, the real number is 1,000 or 1,500.

And the rest are fictitious names just to get

salaries.’

Iraqi President Fuad Massum, Council on Foreign Relations, September 2014

Corruption Perception Index (CPI)

2013