Muhammad Tahir

Trump's administration is ending USAID — and it’s costing girls and women their lives Ending USAID could lead to the deaths of 14 million people over the next five years, an analysis from a medical journal predicts.

I’ve seen what happens when #USAID shows up—and what’s left when it disappears. This is how its dismantling is playing out on the ground—one town, one clinic, one life at a time. My latest for @msnbc.com: www.msnbc.com/msnbc/amp/rc...

Kari Lake made a mistake dismantling Voice of America. The Iran conflict proves it. Before the conflict between Israel and Iran broke out, President Donald Trump and Kari Lake helped dismantle this pillar of soft power in the region.

My @msnbc.com piece discusses how Kari Lake’s actions weakened Donald Trump’s influence in Iran and, in doing so, handed a major advantage to authoritarian disinformation networks there. www.msnbc.com/msnbc/amp/rc...

Russia’s shadow army: Central Asian migrants are dying in Ukraine Russia has recruited or coerced thousands of Central Asian migrants to fight for Moscow in its war against Ukraine.

Every year, hundreds of thousands of Central Asian migrants come to Russia in search of work—not war. Now, many are dying on the front lines in Ukraine. Coerced, deceived, and too often forgotten. My latest for the Atlantic Council www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-at...

Opinion | Donald Trump is killing the free press — at home and abroad For those of us who’ve spent our careers defending truth in some of the world’s most repressive media environment, Kari Lake's recent announcement was a gut punch.

Check out my latest @msnbc.com commentary on how press freedom is under assault at home and abroad—and why dismantling the U.S. international broadcaster is central to that fight. www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

Had a great conversation with @Alex Raufoglu for @kyivpost.com on Russia’s disinformation campaign in Ukraine—especially as the U.S. retreats from the global media stage. Take a look: www.kyivpost.com/post/52086

Just getting started on this platform—and what better way to kick things off than by sharing my piece own for @msnbc.com

Opinion | Trump's decision to cut Radio Free Europe comes at a great cost to democracy The U.S. Agency for Global Media terminated Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty's federal funding grant and placed the vast majority of Voice of America staff on administrative leave.

NEW @msnbc.com: Muhammad Tahir on the US Agency for Global Media terminating a federal grant putting many Voice of America staff on leave:

“Instead of continuing to promote free information and democracy, America is handing those authoritarian regimes exactly what they want.”

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