Are There Limits on How Much Leaders Can Loot in Your Country?

It’s not elections, institutions, or incomes that distinguish rogue nations from those governed by the Rule of Law

James Bellerjeau
The Pub
Published in
3 min readJun 22, 2023

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Ornate stone front of St. Pancras hotel, London
Picture by James Bellerjeau

Nothing reveals a nation’s betrayal of its people so clearly as kleptocracy by its leaders.

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James Bellerjeau
The Pub

Mechanic of the human soul. I channel Seneca and Machiavelli at unpredictable intervals. AKA The Grand Poobah