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In extremis: what Ukraine 2.0 tells us about reforming government and the public sector

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DIIA launched in 2020, was the centrepiece of this effort. Corruption was endemic, from the bribes demanded by traffic cops to the kickbacks needed to secure government contracts. Such prosecutions were unheard-of before 2014. Turkeys, it seems, will always find it hard to vote for Christmas.

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More than a quarter of ambassador positions are without a Senate-confirmed official, hindering American diplomacy

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Representative to the Organization for American States were submitted to the Senate nearly a year ago and are still awaiting votes. The Center for Presidential Transition’s recent publication on the slow nomination and confirmation process to fill top national security positions conveys the challenges faced by new administrations.