Autocrats can direct state-sponsored outlets to repeatedly target high value search terms with preferential narratives. This has created an environment where state media outlets can effectively own strategically important search terms, like "Fort Detrick" securingdemocracy.gmfus.org/data-void-chin…

New on the Baraza: Ben Freeman writes why "the Saudi monarchy, particularly under the tyrannical rule of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, is not an 'indispensable' U.S. partner." Read the full piece here: buff.ly/3BGmjkY

"Dismissal of the Saudis’ abhorrent human rights record is not simply an oversight — it’s a direct result of the Saudis’ sizeable influence operation in Washington and across America." writes our Ben Freeman for The Baraza Center for International Policy thebaraza.org/foreign-policy…

Honored to write again for Foreign Policy! The UAE must be held accountable for its destabilizing behavior in the ME and its attempts to interfere in US domestic politics. Washington's blank check for Abu Dhabi must end. foreignpolicy.com/2021/11/03/us-…

Our latest report is out! Read "Turkey's Lobby in the U.S." for the full story of how Turkey's lobbyists have fought--and largely failed--to influence major U.S. foreign policy decisions …a-4c98-86d2-893079d87083.usrfiles.com/ugd/3ba8a1_82f…

Forget infrastructure week. It’s foreign influence week. politi.co/3ELEqXT via POLITICO #FARA

How Turkey Quietly Influences Washington responsiblestatecraft.org/2021/11/05/how… our Sky Berry-Weiss writing for Responsible Statecraft

NEW Sky Berry-Weiss on the Turkish lobby in Washington and how this only underscores the need to funding transparency to rebuild trust in our institutions. MORE: responsiblestatecraft.org/2021/11/05/how… Foreign Influence Transparency Initiative (FITI) Eli Clifton Eldar Mamedov @CassandraStimps

Surprise: Turkey appears to be white-washing its reputation via Washington think tanks. Foreign Influence Transparency Initiative (FITI) does it again: responsiblestatecraft.org/2021/11/05/how…

"In 2020, the Turkey lobby in America fought a number of major battles and, in nearly every instance, lost," writes our Ben Freeman in his new report on Turkish lobbying in the US. For more on Turkey's failed lobbying attempts click here: buff.ly/3nBUPHw

New in lobbying: MuSochua of the opposition #Cambodia National Rescue Party in exile registers under #FARA four years after launching US influence operations efile.fara.gov/docs/7042-Exhi…

The Epic Foreign Policy Fail of the Turkey Lobby inkstickmedia.com/the-epic-forei… our Ben Freeman via Inkstick Media

...which, naturally, addresses the most pressing issues of our time, like a video of "a parrot trapping a kitten in a box," frat boy #fail clips, and Brookings "pumping out pro-Turkey publications faster than people were falling off milk crates this summer."

The Turkey Lobby: Milk Crate Challenge Levels of #Fail inkstickmedia.com/the-epic-forei… my latest via Inkstick Media #FARA

Think Tank Funded by the Weapons Industry Lobbies Against Regulation of Military Contractors’ Emissions In These Times inthesetimes.com/article/herita… via Sarah Lazare with comments from our Ben Freeman

'Foreign' agents pitch has El Salvador civil society on edge washingtonpost.com/world/foreign-… #FARA

New legislation seeks to target foreign funding behind congressional testimony middleeasteye.net/news/united-st… great piece from Umar Farooq Middle East Eye w thoughts from our Ben Freeman

Justice Department Solicits Public Comments on Possible Regulatory Modifications that would Modernize and Clarify the Scope and Meaning of Foreign Agents Registration Act #FARA justice.gov/opa/pr/justice…

Our Foreign Influence Transparency Initiative (FITI) expert, Ben Freeman was quoted in a Middle East Eye piece on how U.S. legislation seeks to target foreign funding behind congressional testimony. Read the full analysis here: buff.ly/3oz9eFS

This Twitter account is going dormant. To stay up to date on all things #FARA please follow Foreign Influence Transparency Initiative founder Ben Freeman at the Quincy Institute & for more on the militarization of US foreign policy follow our friends Center for International Policy