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Foreign Governments Are Greasing U.S. Think Tank ‘Experts’ With Millions 

Foreign Governments Are Greasing U.S. Think Tank ‘Experts’ With Millions 

One way that foreign governments (and their intelligence services) seek to influence the American government is through donations to Washington think tanks. The top 50 think tanks that shape policy direction and legislation in Washington received over $174 million in foreign money from 2014 to 2018, according to a new analysis conducted by the Foreign Influence Transparency...

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Impeachment Primer: How Does the U.S. Support the Ukraine Military?

With President Trump’s impeachment trial focuses on the U.S. military assistance to Ukraine, the details of U.S. support are key to understanding the debate in the Senate. The Washington-based Security Assistance Monitor explains what the aid does–and does not–do. U.S. support has grown rapidly since 2014 when Russia annexed Crimea, the easternmost part of the Ukraine. After...

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Canada’s NSA Attacks Consortium News for Accurate Reporting

Last month, Global News,  a Canadian TV network, reported that a leaked 2017  intelligence document stated that the U.S.-based news site, Consortium News, was “part of a cyber-influence campaign directed by Russia.” The document came from the Communications Security Establishment (CSE), Canada’s version of the NSA. In fact, the Consortium News article, written by independent...

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Schiff Says NSA and CIA Withhold Documents Relevant to Impeachment

One open secret of the National Security Agency is its ability to intercept the communications of foreign leaders. That ability, it is safe to say, include Ukraine president Voldymor Zelensky, the target of President Trump’s pressure campaign to extract a public statement about rival Joe Biden. How that Trump has been impeached and faces trial...