Crashing the Third Party

What do the Council on Foreign Relations, American Enterprise Institute, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Brookings Institution, and the Johns Hopkins School for Advanced International Studies have in common? The Clark & Weinstock PR firm, which boasts of its "third party alliance development," plans to reach out to these institutions on behalf of the United Arab Emirates. UAE is paying Clark & Weinstock $65,000 per month "to promote a free trade agreement for the United Arab Emirates with the U.S." The firm is concerned that UAE "will face tough Congressional scrutiny about its human rights record, effort to block terror group financing and sponsorship of extreme elements," if trade hearings are held.