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Washington should send a message to every candidate that even tacit support depends on a serious commitment on three fronts: combating corruption; decentralizing governance; and negotiating political reconciliation with Taliban members who renounce violence.
Corruption has become decentralized, and, as a consequence, more difficult to track down.
Mr. Weinberg said one explanation for the corruption was that the union was highly decentralized, so that its locals had more financial autonomy than most other unions.
It's a system that is largely decentralized in nature, and has proven to be far less prone to corruption and abuse of power.
The reality of corruption in rentier states, particularly those in transition towards a decentralized and democratic system of government such as Iraq is that host governments are caught in a fundamental paradox.
American and international pledges to aid Afghanistan won't stabilize the country unless Afghan President Hamid Karzai tackles corruption and decentralizes power, write Caroline Wadhams and Colin Cookman of the Center for American Progress.
Policing, however, remains decentralized.
