USAGM Reverses Course on RFE/RL and OTF Grant Terminations
By Catherine Putz
A day after RFE/RL won a temporary restraining order against USAGM’s freezing of its funding, the agency has backed off. But it may be, at best, a temporary reprieve.
How Local Corruption Evolved in China Under Xi Jinping
By Zhuoran Li
Xi’s beefed-up system of anti-corruption inspections paradoxically helps legitimize corrupt practices.
USAID Cuts Devastating to Central Asia Programs
By Catherine Putz
If leaked documents listing active and terminated projects are accurate, almost all USAID programs in Central Asia have been cut.
4th Drone Fragment Found in West Kazakhstan on Russian Border
By Catherine Putz
Since February, there have been four separate reports of UAV fragments landing in a Kazakh region that borders Russia.
