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Follow on Google News | "Kleptocracy -The International Security Implications of Acute Corruption”World Affairs Forum Breakfast Presentation on September 11, 2013
Sarah Chayes is a Senior Associate, Democracy & Rule of Law Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and Author, The Punishment of Virtue: Inside Afghanistan After the Taliban. Ms. Chayes is an expert in South Asia policy, kleptocracy and anticorruption, and civil-military relations. A former reporter and special adviser to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, she is working on correlations between acute public corruption and the rise of militant extremism. Ms. Chayes is a contributing writer for the Los Angeles Times opinion section, and her articles have appeared in the Washington Post, the New York Times, and the Atlantic, among other publications. As a reporter, Chayes covered the fall of the Taliban for National Public Radio, then left journalism to remain in Kandahar in order to contribute to the reconstruction of the country, living there almost continuously since December 2001. In 2009, she was tapped to serve as special adviser to Generals David McKiernan and Stanley McChrystal, commanders of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF). In 2010, Chayes became special adviser to Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen, contributing to strategic policy on Afghanistan, Pakistan and the Arab Spring. The breakfast and presentation is free for AR series members and $50 for the general public. The cost for guests of AR members is $30. The event will start at 7:15A.M. with coffee, followed by the breakfast/presentation at 8:00 A.M. Reservations and advance payment are required. Space is limited. Please contact the World Affairs Forum at 203-356-0340 or E-mail: info@worldaffairsforum.org to reserve on or before May 10. The World Affairs Forum is a non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to expanding understanding of global affairs and America’s role in the world. The Forum is an affiliate of the World Affairs Councils of America. End
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