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The role Foundation for the Defense of Democracies served as a messaging hub for a controversial taxpayer-funded project, has never been revealed until now.
Ben Armbruster is the managing editor of Responsible Statecraft. He has more than a decade of experience working at the intersection of politics, foreign policy, and media. Ben previously held senior editorial and management positions at Media Matters, ThinkProgress, ReThink Media, and Win Without War. His work has been published in the Guardian, Salon, LobeLog, the Globe Post, and other outlets. He holds a bachelor of arts in history from Ohio University and a master of arts in international relations from King’s College London.
The role Foundation for the Defense of Democracies served as a messaging hub for a controversial taxpayer-funded project, has never been revealed until now.
A former Obama official came under fire for agreeing to participate in a forum on Iran policy with Dubowitz, and the result only proved the validity of those concerns.
The new group, Democracy for the Arab World Now, intends to carry on Jamal Khashoggi’s legacy of pushing for reform in the region.
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