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Symphony of Courage tells the story of the last students of the Afghanistan National Institute of Music to be evacuated from the country after the Taliban takeover last year.
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Dan Robinson examines the future of the U.S. Agency for Global Media under the next presidential administration.
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This co-authored opinion piece for the Los Angeles Times challenges the U.S. president's assertion that VOA amplified Chinese propaganda related to COVID-19.
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Yolanda Lopez, Director of Voice of America's News Center, introduces VOA's special reporting on the history of gun violence in the United States.
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Neftalie Williams discusses the cultural exchange that skateboarding brings to the international arena.
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Read about the Trump administration's handling of the BBG/VOA, Russian disinformation, and our newest CPD research fellows in this month's roundup.