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A commentator at the Capital Research Center argues that foreign adversaries like China and Russia are using influence operations to weaken the United States. The discussion highlights concerns over foreign funding of domestic political organizations.
Why it matters
This perspective reflects growing concerns regarding national security, foreign interference, and the influence of global powers on domestic politics.
Speaking at Iran International's Washington studio, Durns argued that influence operations and unconventional warfare are deeply embedded in the strategies of America's adversaries but remain poorly understood by much of the US public and political establishment.
"The American people are great people. They can be a bit naive," he said. Influence operations and hybrid warfare, he added, "have been ingrained into the DNA of the Chinese Communist Party since its founding, but they're very foreign to Americans."
Durns, a former deputy commentary editor at the Washington Examiner, leads a program launched last month by the conservative Capital Research Center to investigate extremist movements and foreign influence in the United States.
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