Thinking Through with LJ

In this last episode of three, Valentina Lana, a Lecturer at the Sciences Po law school in Paris, rounds up the best anti-corruption practices in global policies. As the last piece of her proposed knowledge map, Valentina ends with a set of positive tones, a takeaway for institutions and people determined to embrace an anti-corruption system.Photo by Markus Spiske on UnsplashAdditional Material:UN. (2022). UN Office of the Iraq Program—Oil-for-Food. https://www.un.org/depts/oip/sector-food.htmlTransparency International. (2013). Oil-for-food programme plagued by ‘lack of transparency’ and…. Transparency.Org. https://www.transparency.org/en/press/oil-for-food-programme-plagued-by-lack-of-transparency-and-scandalous-conflAn Inquiry on the U.N. Iraq Oil-for-Food Programme | NYU School of Law. (n.d.-a). Retrieved August 24, 2022, from https://www.law.nyu.edu/news/IILJ_IRAQ_OILFOODAn Inquiry on the U.N. Iraq Oil-for-Food Programme | NYU School of Law. (n.d.-b). https://www.law.nyu.edu/news/IILJ_IRAQ_OILFOODDuke University School of Law. (2013, October 11). Investigating the United Nations Oil-For-Food Program. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zvhyg3zbqH0Support the show

Valentina Lana, a Lecturer at the Sciences Po law school in Paris, discusses the US, France, and UK anti-corruption laws. She describes best practices to create robust corporate programs to deter, prevent and combat corruption.Photo by Jason Leung on UnsplashSupport the show

With Victor Uhuru a community organizer, conflict analyst, and specialist in Monitoring and Evaluation, I discuss the trends of democracy and ethnic conflicts in Kenya as it applies to his understanding of what the country awaits for brighter governance and an inclusive system. He argues on the intricacies of lack of public participation and discrepancies in coordinated efforts for better accountability while also highlighting the greatest achievements Kenya as a nation has reached.Leopoldino JeronimoCover Image by Kurious From PixabySupport the show

Valentina Lana, a Lecturer at the Sciences Po law school in Paris discusses the concepts, magnitude, and nuances of the fight against corruption. In this series, Valentina sets the ground for her next few episodes in the legal framework guiding the global work of the anti-corruption-based advocacy in public, private and societal landscapes.ReferencesLana, V. & Sapin, M.  (2022, April 14). Guest Post: France’s Anticorruption Turnaround–and the Path Forward. GAB | The Global Anticorruption Blog. https://globalanticorruptionblog.com/2022/04/14/guest-post-frances-anticorruption-turnaround-and-the-path-forward/Lana, V. (2022). Covid19: A better humanity is incubating. Émile Magazine. https://www.emilemagazine.fr/article/2020/5/12/better-days-ahead-a-better-humanity-is-incubatingOECD. (2021). OECD - Public Integrity Indicators. https://oecd-public-integrity-indicators.org/OECD. (2022). Opening remarks, followed by “Strengthening political integrity.” https://oecd-events.org/gacif2022/onlinesession/b0571382-9b7a-ec11-94f6-a04a5e7d3e1cTransparency International. (2021a). 2021 Corruption Perceptions Index—Explore the results. Transparency.Org. https://www.transparency.org/en/cpi/2021Transparency International. (2021b). Corruption Perception Index 2021. https://images.transparencycdn.org/images/CPI2021_Report_EN-web.pdfSupport the show

Phamolie Morris orris Kromah breaks it down to de essence of sustained peace and development for ECOWAS, the Economic West Africa Society. He elaborates on what sets back the economic growth while also acknowledging the major tipping progress to date. Among the key detailed statistics, he also delivers a qualifying analysis driving a reflection on the autonomy of the region and the African Union, as it relates to its functional external funding source. Moreover, what exactly will drive progress in the region, and if not ambitious what about the continent?     Photo by Edouard TAMBA on UnsplashSupport the show

Political and Economilitary discussions make the flow of this episode's discussion with Anastasia Bannikova, Elizabeth Morgan, and Phamolie Morris Kromah. From the imperialist beginnings, in the structure of power dynamics, the ongoing conflicts come to light as a result of historical accounts of what; the way wars and other conflicts have been negotiated and unsustainably settled in addition to the structural system of political and economilitary bases that dominates the militarization of the world and divide, which includes the long-lasting quest of identity between the powerful economies, the West versus Russia and the others in between.  whether it is a quest for a global democratic world or a more coexisting diverse world of multiple systems.Here are the readings we recommend:  Lowe, P. (2016). The rise of the BRICS in the global economy. Teaching Geography, 41(2), 50–53. https://www.jstor.org/stable/26455170Motyl, A. J. (1996). Russia, Ukraine, and the West: What are America’s Interests? American Foreign Policy Interests, 18(1), 14–20. https://doi.org/10.1080/10803920.1996.10391918Motyl, A. J. (Ed.). (2001a). Encyclopedia of nationalism. Academic Press.Motyl, A. J. (2001b). Imperial ends: The decay, collapse, and revival of empires. Columbia University Press.Motyl, A. J., Ruble, B. A., & Shevtsova, L. (2004). Russia’s Engagement with the West: Transformation and Integration in the Twenty-First Century. Taylor & Francis Group. http://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/brandeis-ebooks/detail.action?docID=4605363NW, 1615 L. St, Washington, S. 800, & Inquiries, D. 20036 U.-419-4300 | M.-857-8562 | F.-419-4372 | M. (2022, March 15). Public Expresses Mixed Views of U.S. Response to Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine. Pew Research Center - U.S. Politics & Policy. https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2022/03/15/public-expresses-mixed-views-of-u-s-response-to-russias-invasion-of-ukraine/Snyder, T. (2018). The road to unfreedom: Russia, Europe, America (First paperback edition). Tim Duggan Books.Stevis-Gridneff, M., Levenson, M., & Erlanger, S. (2022, April 7). What Happened on Day 43 of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/04/07/world/ukraine-russia-war-newsPhoto by Brett Zeck on UnsplashSupport the show