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Foreign PolicyNovember 13, 2019
Governments Abroad Are Shaping Our Foreign Policy in Broad Daylight
Countries like Saudi Arabia and Qatar have been influencing Washington through lobbyists, think tanks, journalists, and academia—and it’s all perfectly legal.
Ben Freeman and Ryan Summers
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GovernmentAugust 5, 2019
Want to Tackle Unemployment? Reduce Military Spending.
The bloated defense industry is a terrible job creator. Taxpayer money is better spent on education, clean energy, or health care.
Nia Harris, Cassandra Stimpson and Ben Freeman
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Foreign PolicyFebruary 21, 2019
US Foreign Policy Is for Sale
Washington think tanks receive millions of dollars from authoritarian governments to shape foreign policy in their favor.
Ben Freeman
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October 4, 2018
How Much It Costs to Buy US Foreign Policy
Everything—even support for human-rights atrocities—has a price.
Ben Freeman
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Foreign PolicyMay 10, 2018
How the Saudis Wooed Donald Trump
All it took was flattery, arms, and a little bit of cash.
Ben Freeman and William D. Hartung