"In the same time period, CAP received between $4.9 million and $13 million from Silicon Valley companies and foundations, including Facebook and founder Mark Zuckerberg’s philanthropic organization...."
“CAP has been one of the most aggressive (think tanks) in courting corporate donors,” said Zephyr Teachout...Those donors, she said, “believe they can shape the worldview of the people whose voices are going to be heard and powerful with the next president."
"The fiercest criticism of CAP’s fundraising has targeted its acceptance of between $1.5 million and $3 million from the United Arab Emirates in recent years....Human rights advocates condemn the UAE for fighting alongside Saudi Arabia in a civil war that has ravaged Yemen..."
"In a previously unreported example of...UAE influence on the think tank, an unsigned essay in 2017 welcomed the ascension of Mohammed bin Salman as the new Saudi crown prince, saying he would usher in a 'long era of stability at the top' and 'economic and social reforms.'"
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