Foreign Influence Transparency Initiative (FITI) @InfluenceWatch

The Foreign Influence Transparency Initiative is housed at the Center for International Policy and directed by foreign influence expert @BenFreemanDC ciponline.org/programs/forei… Washington, DC Joined April 2018

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Foreign Influence Transparency Initiative (FITI) @InfluenceWatch

4 years ago

This Twitter account is going dormant. To stay up to date on all things #FARA please follow Foreign Influence Transparency Initiative founder @BenFreemanDC at the @QuincyInst & for more on the militarization of US foreign policy follow our friends @CIPolicy

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Center for International Policy @CIPolicy

4 years ago

Our @InfluenceWatch expert, @BenFreemanDC was quoted in a @MiddleEastEye piece on how U.S. legislation seeks to target foreign funding behind congressional testimony. Read the full analysis here: buff.ly/3oz9eFS

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National Security Division, U.S. Dept of Justice @DOJNatSec

4 years ago

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…

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Foreign Influence Transparency Initiative (FITI) @InfluenceWatch

4 years ago

New legislation seeks to target foreign funding behind congressional testimony middleeasteye.net/news/united-st… great piece from @umaribnfarooq @MiddleEastEye w thoughts from our @BenFreemanDC

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Foreign Influence Transparency Initiative (FITI) @InfluenceWatch

4 years ago

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

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Foreign Influence Transparency Initiative (FITI) @InfluenceWatch

4 years ago

Think Tank Funded by the Weapons Industry Lobbies Against Regulation of Military Contractors’ Emissions @inthesetimesmag inthesetimes.com/article/herita… via @sarahlazare with comments from our @BenFreemanDC

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Center for International Policy @CIPolicy

4 years ago

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

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Ben Freeman @BenFreemanDC

4 years ago

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

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Ben Freeman @BenFreemanDC

4 years ago

...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."

Foreign Influence Transparency Initiative (FITI) @InfluenceWatch

4 years ago

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Foreign Influence Transparency Initiative (FITI) @InfluenceWatch

4 years ago

The Epic Foreign Policy Fail of the Turkey Lobby inkstickmedia.com/the-epic-forei… our @BenFreemanDC via @inkstickmedia

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Julian Pecquet @JulianPecquet

4 years ago

New in lobbying: @sochua_mu 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…

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Jon Hoffman @Hoffman8Jon

4 years ago

Honored to write again for @ForeignPolicy! 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-…

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Responsible Statecraft @RStatecraft

4 years ago

Surprise: Turkey appears to be white-washing its reputation via Washington think tanks. @InfluenceWatch does it again: responsiblestatecraft.org/2021/11/05/how…

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Responsible Statecraft @RStatecraft

4 years ago

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… @InfluenceWatch @EliClifton @EldarMamedov4 @CassandraStimps

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Foreign Influence Transparency Initiative (FITI) @InfluenceWatch

4 years ago

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

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Foreign Influence Transparency Initiative (FITI) @InfluenceWatch

4 years ago

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

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Foreign Influence Transparency Initiative (FITI) @InfluenceWatch

4 years ago

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…

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Foreign Influence Transparency Initiative (FITI) @InfluenceWatch

4 years ago

"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 @BenFreemanDC for The Baraza @CIPolicy thebaraza.org/foreign-policy…

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Center for International Policy @CIPolicy

4 years ago

New on the Baraza: @BenFreemanDC 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

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Alliance for Securing Democracy @SecureDemocracy

4 years ago

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…