# How NGOs Took Over U.S. Foreign Policy

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Podcast: [The Josh Philipp Show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-josh-philipp-show-7722835)
Published: 2026-04-09T20:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://the-josh-philipp-show.captivate.fm
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## Resource

For decades, the U.S. government outsourced huge chunks of its foreign policy and even domestic influence to NGOs—nongovernmental organizations that sounded independent but often ran on your tax dollars with almost no accountability. Then, in 2025, the whole system was exposed.

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