US-funded international media is worth the tiny cost — we can’t surrender to America’s enemies in the war of ideas
From my first stint leading Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty — the iconic Cold War broadcaster turned 21st-century ...
Voice of America took jazz behind the Iron Curtain. Now, its demise signals the end of US soft power
Voice of America was a powerful soft power tool for decades. Trump’s rejection of soft power could also allow China, in ...
The CIA Book Club: 'entertaining and vivid' book explores a huge Cold War secret
"Every typewriter had to be registered, access to photocopiers was restricted", and even a book about growing carrots was ...
The Cold War Broadcasting Apparatus Should Shut Down
Dissidents resisting authoritarian regimes should be independent of the United States—and so should their media sources.
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The Stories We Believe
Some ruminations on that Signal chat. The news outlets seem to be focused particularly on the incompetence indicated by the leaked Signal chat involving ...
JFK files provide inside look at CIA’s shadowy Cold War history
In May 1958, the CIA’s Far East Division hatched a plan: recruit an attractive white woman to extract information from the ...
VOA employees placed on administrative leave as US govt cuts budget; US shouldn't immerse in cold-war style propaganda: expert
Employees of Voice of America (VOA) are placed on leave on Saturday, after US President Donald Trump on Friday signed an ...
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Trump freezes US-funded media outlets
US-funded media have reoriented themselves since the end of the Cold War, dropping much of the programming geared ... Trump's ...
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EU Could Take Over US State-Funded Media Outlet: Kallas
The EU will discuss ways to help US state-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) stay afloat now that President ...