The United States is wealthy, powerful, and a democracy. That means there are many avenues for foreign countries vying to influence its politics and policy. Though many forms of foreign lobbying are legal and totally above-board, those efforts are largely misunderstood and all too understudied. But understanding the geopolitics of influence can help us understand how Washington really works. In this episode, the <a class="Hyperlink SCXW200022776 BCX0" href= "https://instituteforglobalaffairs.org/" target="_blank" rel= "noreferrer noopener">Institute for Global Affairs</a>' Jonathan Guyer is joined by Nick Cleveland-Stout, a research associate at the Quincy Institute, to discuss all things transparency. Nick explains how he digs through documents to discover the foreign influence campaigns of countries like Israel and Qatar — and why Americans should care. Check out Nick's reporting: <a class= "Hyperlink SCXW200022776 BCX0" href= "https://responsiblestatecraft.org/author/ncstout/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://responsiblestatecraft.org/author/ncstout/</a> Find Nick on X: <a class="Hyperlink SCXW200022776 BCX0" href= "https://x.com/nick_clevelands" target="_blank" rel= "noreferrer noopener">https://x.com/nick_clevelands</a> Check out Kenneth P. Vogel's book, Devils' Advocates: <a class= "Hyperlink SCXW200022776 BCX0" href= "https://www.harpercollins.com/products/devils-advocates-kenneth-p-vogel" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.harpercollins.com/products/devils-advocates-kenneth-p-vogel</a>

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