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August 13, 2020
Suspension of Private Charter Flights Between the U.S. and Cuba
We urge travelers of all nationalities to make responsible decisions regarding travel to Cuba. The suspension of private charter flights will deny economic resources to the Castro regime and inhibit its capacity to carry out abuses.
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August 13, 2020
Designation of Confucius Institute U.S. Center as PRC Foreign Mission
CIUS is an entity advancing Beijing’s global propaganda and malign influence campaign on U.S. campuses and K-12 classrooms. Confucius Institutes are funded by the PRC and part of the Chinese Communist Party’s global influence and propaganda apparatus.
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August 12, 2020
Securing Freedom in the Heart of Europe
We see that authoritarianism didn’t die in 1989, or in 1991. The storm was still there; it was simply over the horizon. While we wrote the epitaph on those types of regimes, we now know that it was premature.
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