The War Against Corruption: Why Corruption Is Winning

The war against corruption: Why corruption is winning

Transparency International has published its annual Corruption Perceptions Index and, for once, I think this rather tiresome survey of how likely various countries’ public officials are to be crooked has something important to tell us. Generally speaking, the CPI spends its time informing us that poor countries have worse governance than rich countries, which is not a very useful insight. What it fails to do is tell us that a significant reason …

A Mirror We Refuse to Face - Corruption and the Truth About Governance

By Sao Phal NiseiyCorruption rarely collapses a country overnight. Instead, it seeps quietly into institutions, distorts opportunity, and erodes public trust—until one day, the damage feels irreversible. The 2025 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) is a sobering reminder that this slow erosion is happening across much of the world, and Cambodia is no exception.The 2025 CPI shows that corruption remains a serious global threat, with only limited s…