As reports of drug use, violence and other misconduct have multiplied, the head of Special Operations Command said recent episodes “threaten the trust placed in us.”
Tag: Ethics and Official Misconduct
Janne E. Nolan, Principled Adviser on World Affairs, Is Dead at 67
Sought out by the White House and the State Department, she stressed the importance of ethics in policymaking and of heeding one’s conscience.
Bribes and Backdoor Deals Help Foreign Firms Sell to China’s Hospitals
G.E., Siemens and others have prospered in a country where corruption pervades the market for medical equipment, according to a New York Times investigation. China’s 1.4 billion people pay the price.
Boris Johnson Is Summoned to Court Over Brexit Claims
The former foreign secretary is accused of lying during the Brexit campaign by inferring that Britain paid 350 million pounds every week to the European Union.
Boris Johnson Is Summoned to Court Over Brexit Claims
The former foreign secretary is accused of lying during the Brexit campaign by inferring that Britain paid 350 million pounds every week to the European Union.
Romania’s Most Powerful Man Is Sent to Prison for Corruption
Liviu Dragnea, the head of the governing Social Democrats, was ordered to start serving a three and a half year sentence. His party was also handed a rebuke in European elections.
Damaged in Scandal, Head of U.N. AIDS Agency Resigns Suddenly
Michel Sidibé’s resignation came months after his leadership was impugned in a damning report about workplace harassment. He will become the health minister in Mali.
U.K. Police Decline to Investigate Leak That Led to Minister’s Firing
According to the police, a leak from Britain’s National Security Council that led to the dismissal of the defense secretary did not amount to a crime.
For Carlos Ghosn, an Early Morning Knock Increases the Pressure, Again
In an interview, his wife, Carole Ghosn, described aggressive tactics and a thorough home search. Experts called his latest arrest in Japan an unusually forceful move.
This Tarantula Became a Scientific Celebrity. Was It Poached From the Wild?
Controversy over a new spider species has resurrected thorny ethical questions about scientists and their specimens.