“When we had the strife in Lebanon and other places, we called that a civil war — this is much worse.”
"If I were an average Iraqi obviously I would make the same comparison — that they had a dictator who was brutal but they had their streets, they could go out, their kids could go to school and come back home without a mother or father worrying, 'Am I going to see my child again?' And the Iraqi government has not been able to bring the violence under control.” Lew Snider, Professor of Politics and Policy
Civil Unrest in the Middle East
“The central dispute between the Sunnis and Shi’is stems from the succession after the Prophet Muhammad, and it’s been exploited at different times to fan the flames of suspicion. However, the two groups agree on a lot of issues, so there is optimism that they can find a common ground and settle their differences one day.” Hamid Mavani, Chair of the Islamic Studies Department
World Corruption
"Most of us throw up our hands. We say that corruption is a relative concept, so who's to say if "they" are being corrupt given their norms. We say that corruption can be good, the grease of the wheels of commerce, the glue of politics. We say there has always been corruption, so what can anyone do about it? In other words, we recoil into apathy, cynicism, or perhaps despair.
Luckily, experience in many countries shows that corruption can in fact be reduced, if never eliminated.” Robert Klitgaard, CGU President and University Professor
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