At some point over the past few years, the Biden administration revoked one of the few progressive policies that Trump-era officials implemented in the effort to bring greater transparency to foreign influence in Washington. The New Republic has learned that with little fanfare, and with even less explanation, the White House has stopped requesting that American think tanks disclose funding from foreign governments. “This is not the policy of the U.S. State Department,” an agency spokesperson said last month.
Biden Is Letting Think Tanks and Dodgy Foreign Funders Get Cozy Again (archived)
Category: Azerbaijan
The Color of Foreign Influence
There is a distressing and familiar sight in the nation-state of Georgia. Young protestors have taken over a central area and are chanting anti-Russia slogans, often obscene and in English, as they wave Ukraine and EU flags and clash with the police.
The Color of Foreign Influence
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US Army Training ISIS, Al-Qaeda Fighters in Syria to Deploy to Russia: Report



US occupation forces in Syria have been training at least 60 militants affiliated with ISIS and Al-Qaeda at Al-Tanf base to carry out attacks inside former Soviet states, according to Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR).
US Army Training ISIS, Al-Qaeda Fighters in Syria to Deploy to Russia: Report
Russia’s “Sanction-Proof” Trade Corridor to India Frustrates the Neocons
by Conor Gallagher
Russia, Iran, and India are speeding up efforts to complete a new transport corridor that would largely cut Europe, its sanctions, and any other threats out of the picture. The International North-South Transport Corridor (NSTC) is a land-and sea-based 7,200-km long network comprising rail, road and water routes that are aimed at reducing costs and travel time for freight transport in a bid to boost trade between Russia, Iran, Central Asia, India.
Russia’s “Sanction-Proof” Trade Corridor to India Frustrates the Neocons
H/T: Alex Christoforou
Imran Khan: ‘West gains from corruption’

Western nations are benefiting from corruption across Asia, the ousted prime minister of Pakistan has said in a brave new documentary: Behind Closed Doors.
Imran Khan: ‘West gains from corruption’
NATO: squeezing Russia out of the South Caucasus
NATO, January 20, 2023 – NATO strengthens political dialogue with partners Armenia and Azerbaijan
The NATO Secretary General’s Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia, Javier Colomina, travelled to the South Caucasus this week, visiting Armenia and Azerbaijan. The visit was part of Mr Colomina’s regular political consultations in these two important NATO partner countries.
NATO: squeezing Russia out of the South Caucasus
Human Beings Disassembled “Like Legos”

Part 2 of an investigative report on human trafficking in Ukraine
Human Beings Disassembled “Like Legos”
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Looking back at a ‘Golden Age’ of US-Russia diplomacy
Unfortunately Lynne Tracy, Biden’s nominee to be the next ambassador to Russia, reflects the stale views of the more recent past.
Looking back at a ‘Golden Age’ of US-Russia diplomacy
[2005] The Tulip Revolution takes root
It all went down at the speed of light. In only a few hours on Thursday in Kyrgyzstan’s capital Bishkek, the palace was stormed, the tyrant fled and a new order was starting to take shape. Or was it?
The Tulip Revolution takes root
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Although Kyrgyzstan’s Tulip Revolution has already turned out to be far more violent than similar uprisings in Georgia and Ukraine, the scenarios have a striking similarity. They suggest the presence of a strong network of human, material, and financial resources in the post-Soviet space, which is able to fight successfully with the authoritarian and mostly Russia-leaning regimes.
Sahra Wagenknecht SMASHES the US’ double standards
We depend on Russia more than Russia depends on us.
Sarah Wagenknecht, the new star of German politics, puts German national interests first and is not afraid to call things by their proper names. In a new interview she states openly that the government has not yet found an alternative to Russian energy resources. According to Sarah, boycotting energy resources from Russia because of the military confrontation with Ukraine does not fit in with the logic of buying energy resources from Azerbaijan, which has shown aggression against Armenia, or the UAE, which has been bombing Yemen for years, and the US, despite the “impeccable democracy” often violates the international law.
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