Epstein Secrets

monstrated a willingness to adopt legislation and then enforce it, other countries followed suit first in Eurasia but subsequently in Africa, Asia, the Middle East and Latin America. Governments that adopt such laws seldom if ever shut down the civil society sector entirely. Instead, they deal with NGOs selec

ts, and blue-chip law firms were earning fees paid by a majority of the world's autocracies, dictatorships, and illiberal regimes. Some, especially Middle Eastern monarchies, are American allies. But others are hostile to democracy and regard the United States—and often the EU—as adversaries. The lobbyists a

2015, 7. Dmitry Gorenburg 'Countering Color Revolutions: Russia's New Security Strategy and Its Implications for U.S. Policy; 8. Anders Aslund and Michael McFaul, eds., Revolution in Orange: The Origins of Ukraine's Democratic Breakthrough (Washington: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 2006). 9. 'B

nt Jimmy Carter and in every administration since (except George W. Bush's), Dennis Ross has played a bigger role in setting American policy toward the Middle East than perhaps any other official who didn't occupy the Oval Office. Most recently, Ross was special assistant to President Obama and the National Se

policy establishment: the founding of left-leaning, defense-oriented think tanks -- her NSN, as well as the Center for New American Security. 46. Michael McFaul A Stanford University professor turned diplomat, Michael McFaul served as Obama's primary Russia advisor on the National Security Staff before tak

mpressive command of leading high-tech industries. The second, its up-to-date infrastructure, including high-speed Internet, far ahead of any other Middle Eastern country and even in some respects the United States. The third, its gift for entrepreneurial flair. The fourth is now oil and gas. When asked whet

ssia in June. The White House said that "Russia's continued violation of international law will lead to greater political and economic isolation." Michael McFaul, who just stepped down as Mr. Obama's ambassador to Moscow, said the president should go further to ensure that Russia's business-minded establishm