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Fifty years ago, against the backdrop of an America torn apart by Vietnam—Foreign Policy magazine was founded by Harvard professor Samuel Huntington, a one-time hawk, and his close friend, Warren Demian Manshel, a dove. The purpose and mission was to question commonplace views and groupthink and to give a voice to alternative views about American foreign policy. Huntington hoped it would be “serious but not scholarly, lively but not glib.” In 2000, under the ownership of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, FP transitioned from a slim, quarterly journal to the glossy magazine it is today—while retaining its independent viewpoint and commitment to rigorous exploration of the world’s biggest issues. As the world became more complex, its global audience rapidly grew. International editions were launched in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and Latin America. In 2003 it won a National Magazine Award for General Excellence. It won a National Magazine Award again in 2007 and 2009. And ForeignPolicy.com is the only independent magazine that has won consecutive digital National Magazine Awards every year since the site was created. In 2008, FP was purchased by the Washington Post Co. The Post's leadership saw in FP an opportunity to build on past successes and use new media to serve decision-makers in business, finance, and government in ways that would further establish Foreign Policy as the leader in its field. In 2013, FP became part of Graham Holdings Company, formerly the Washington Post Company.

The Moscow Times is Russia’s leading, independent English-language media outlet. Our team of Russian and English journalists provide readers across the world with breaking news, engaging stories and balanced reporting about the largest country on Earth.

The Kyiv Post is Ukraine’s English-language newspaper and proud winner of the 2014 Missouri Honor Medal for Distinguished Service in Journalism. Online media registration number: R40-05383 The newspaper’s first print edition came out on Oct. 18, 1995 and went online in 2002. Its global audience has been growing steadily since then, peaking at more than 65 million pageviews in 2014. The newspaper’s motto is “Ukraine’s Global Voice,” which in 2018 replaced the previous motto of “Independence. Community. Trust.” Both slogans reflect the newspaper’s commitment to the highest journalistic and ethical standards. The Kyiv Post has had three owners in its existence: American Jed Sunden, who owned the newspaper from its inception in 1995 until 2009; United Kingdom’s Mohammad Zahoor, who owned the paper from 2009 until March 21, 2018, when he sold to Syrian native Adnan Kivan, an Odesa-based businessman who owns the KADORR Group. Read Kyiv Post chief editor Brian Bonner’s March 30, 2018, profile of Kivan here. The newspaper’s journalists also started an affiliated nonprofit organization, the Media Development Foundation, in 2013 to raise money for investigative journalism, student exchanges and training programs.