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Episode 127: Sarah Chayes
Episode 127: Sarah Chayes
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Length:
60 minutes
Released:
Oct 19, 2016
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Podcast episode
Description
Sarah Chayes was a reporter for NPR working in Afghanistan after the fall of the Taliban. Then, in early 2002 she decided to give up her career in journalism to help rebuild the country. She joined the NGO world, eventually founding an Afghan based NGO. And during this time, while living in the former Taliban stronghold of Kandahar, she became an advisor to the top US generals in Afghanistan. These experiences in Afghanistan informed her prize winning book, Thieves of State: Why Corruption Threatens Global Security, which as the name suggests examines the corrosive effect of corruption in post conflict countries and beyond. We kick off talking about the problem of corruption before discussing Sarah's fascinating life and career.
Released:
Oct 19, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode
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