Ημέρα: 5 Ιανουαρίου 2025

Book: Glenn Diesen¹, The Think Tank Racket: Managing the Information War with Russia

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Key take aways Politics for sale: – Information is power, and the think tanks business model is to sell political influence in Washington and manufacture consent among the public.  The military-industrial complex is the dominant donor to think tanks Description How do think tanks influence Western policies toward Russia? The influence of think tanks in Washington has grown immensely over the past decades in terms of producing research papers, engaging with the media, and having their staff enter government. The ideal purpose and appeal of think tanks is their ability…

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‘Dark Money’ Is Tainting Washington Think Tanks. A New Report Shows It’s Worse Than You Think¹. [03/01/2025 05:00 AM EST] Foreign governments are throwing millions at D.C. think tanks

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Key take aways   The business model of the think tanks is to sell political influence: – Buy the “experts” who produce the information for political decision-makers and the media.         The think tanks are also a waiting room for officials who are waiting to get back into office.  Washington’s think-tank industry, which sets the terms of debate for so much of American policymaking, is floating on a sea of foreign-government and Pentagon-contractor dollars.   That’s the conclusion of a brand-new report [see attached file] out this morning and shared…

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