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Many of President Trump’s actions have been seen as benefiting Russia either directly or indirectly, so much so that Russian ...
Trump’s special advisor, Elon Musk, and his so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), took over the U.S.
USAID has been used to foment political crises, sway elections, and cause tremendous suffering around the world.
Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. Just over two years ago, in March 2023, United States Vice President Kamala ...
For decades, American institutions such as the National Endowment for Democracy have tried to teach the world about political liberty. But now the Americans themselves could do with some advice.
and the National Endowment for Democracy, a US congressional-funded body pretending to be an independent NGO – according to a 2021 investigation by Junge Welt, a German left-wing publication.
In an escalation of oligarchic control, the Georgian government is moving to further restrict civil society groups from accepting grants without prior approval. According to the parliament’s website, ...
Mr. Schmitz is the editor of the magazine Compact. The Trump administration has now dismantled two key institutions of American soft power: the U.S. Agency for International Development and the ...
Senior Programme Manager, Africa, at National Endowment for Democracy, Christopher O’Connor, wrote: “Joseph will be missed. He was a tremendous advocate for judicial reform. “I am certain ...
Gone. Funding for the National Endowment for Democracy and United Nations international peacekeeping? Nope. Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance? Forget it. The proposed cuts are “reckless and dangerous ...