Watch Dogs Are Not the Solution to Corruption

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How do we get people to care about corruption? That's something i know you've worked on, and a lot of people are thinking about this question. I wish i had a pithy, effective answer, but i think it's something that your right to point out as is is a crucial question in 20 first century. Corruption unifies so many problems around power everywhere in the world. And at the end of the day, if people don't even care about it, we are lost in a way that's very, very difficult to fix.

Does power corrupt, or are corrupt people drawn to power? It’s a question that runs through the heart of the work of Brian Klaas, professor of global politics at University College London and Washington Post columnist. His latest book is 'Corruptible: Who Gets Power and How It Changes Us', which looks at the psychology behind those who seek power. Pulitzer-prize winning historian and journalist Anne Applebaum speaks with Brian about what the book reveals.

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