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Iraq: Overview of corruption and anti-corruption

While Iraq has introduced a number of anti-corruption initiatives, these fail to provide a sufficiently strong integrity framework. Political interference, lack of political will, a weak civil society, a confusing penal code, and a lack of resources limit the effectiveness of anti-corruption measures. Corruption in the military and security services and oil smuggling has contributed to the major security challenge that the country now faces with the militant group Isis.

20 March 2015Updated 10 December 2020
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Iraq: Overview of corruption and anti-corruption

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Pring, C. (2015) Iraq: Overview of corruption and anti-corruption. U4 Expert Answer 2015:03

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Coralie Pring

Coralie Pring is an independent researcher specialising in good governance, security and gender. She formerly directed Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index and Global Corruption Barometer, and currently supports organisations globally with research, monitoring and evaluation support. She holds an MRes in politics from Birkbeck, University of London.

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