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Ben Freeman

Ben Freeman, a TomDispatch regular is the director of the Foreign Influence Transparency Initiative at the Center for International Policy (CIP) and co-chair of its Sustainable Defense Task Force.

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
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
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
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