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Inside the Qatar Influence Pipeline

6/27/202617 min

Foreign governments have poured billions of dollars into American universities—but what comes with the money? Daily Wire Foreign Affairs Correspondent Kassy Akiva joins us to examine Qatar's growing influence on U.S. campuses, the ties between elite universities and the Gulf nation, and why critics warn those partnerships are reshaping academic programs, journalism, and the conversation around the Middle East.

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Clips

Northwestern’s Al Jazeera Pipeline
Qatar’s Terrorist Safe Haven
Weaponizing ‘Islamophobia’ Accusations
Extremists Headline Georgetown-Qatar Conference
Campus Resorts and Bloated Budgets
No Transparency, New Solutions

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  3. Tim Rice· Host0:54

    Hello, I'm Tim Rice. Welcome back to another edition of Behind the Story. Joining me today is Cassie Akiva. She is the Daily Wire's foreign affairs correspondent, and she's joining me to talk about a new story of hers that is both shocking and important. The headline is, "Qatar's Billions in Campus Donations Come With a Dangerous Price." Uh, Cassie, thank you so much for joining me today.

  4. Cassie Akiva· Guest1:18

    Thanks for having me.

  5. Tim Rice· Host1:19

    So let's just start before we really get into it by just kind of walking us through this story. What's going on? What's the issue here?

  6. Cassie Akiva· Guest1:27

    Right. So for many decades, there have been concerns

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