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WASHINGTON Serious strife has broken out in the halls of power this week, after NATO-cutout organization The Atlantic Council published an opinion piece that was slightly less anti-Russian than usual. Some 22 Atlantic Council staffers revolted against it, claiming that it “missed the mark” and its argument was beneath contempt.
The article, entitled “Reality Check #4: Focus on interests, not on human rights with Russia,” was written by two members of the New American Engagement Initiative, a subdivision of the Atlantic Council paid for and established by controversial libertarian multi-billionaires the Koch Brothers. Its authors, Emma Ashford and Mathew Burrows, argue that there is a “tension” between U.S. interests vis a vis Russia and pursuing human rights inside the country. While decrying the treatment of anti-Putin campaigner Alexey Navalny, they maintain that President Joe Biden should seek to build a “less aspirational
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A war over Russia has erupted at the Atlantic Council
It s rare to see a public fight at a prominent D.C. think tank, but Koch funding and human rights policy toward Moscow have pushed grievances out in the open.
Charles Koch, chief executive officer of Koch Industries, who advocates for less American intervention abroad, donated $4.5 million over five years to the Atlantic Council. | David Zalubowski/AP Photo
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In a very rare public battle at a prominent Washington, D.C. think tank, almost two dozen employees and fellows at the Atlantic Council have issued a statement slamming two of their colleagues for writing what they see as a pro-Russia article on the think tank’s website.