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Arms SpendingMay 9, 2023
The Military Industrial Complex Is More Powerful Than Ever
The current war machine isn’t your grandfather’s MIC, not by a country mile.
William D. Hartung and Benjamin Freeman
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FinanceJune 23, 2022
The Government’s Investigation Into a Brookings Ex-President Should Worry Think Tanks
Accepting foreign government funding may have just gotten harder.
Eli Clifton and Benjamin Freeman
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PoliticsApril 21, 2021
The Saudi Lobby Moves From K Street to Main Street
By enlisting community members across the US to peddle the best version of the Kingdom, the Saudi lobby has given its brand an American-as-apple-pie shine.
Benjamin Freeman, Brian Steiner and Leila Riazi
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April 17, 2020
How the Military-Industrial Complex Is Using the Coronavirus
Arms industry lobbyists are addressing this pandemic and preparing for the next by pushing weapons sales.
William D. Hartung and Benjamin Freeman
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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.
Benjamin 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 Benjamin 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.
Benjamin 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.
Benjamin 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.
Benjamin Freeman and William D. Hartung