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By: Maida Salkanović Across Southeast Europe, the sudden shutdown of USAID funding was not met with concern by many governments, but rather welcomed as a convenient political opportunity. While the bulk of US assistance had long supported state institutions, officials used the funding freeze as a pretext to attack civil society, discredit NGOs, and advance […]
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