Chauvin Verdict Averts Further Foreign Damage

History shows civil rights violations hurt U.S. foreign policy and intelligence operations

The VOA spends nearly $220 million a year broadcasting America’s story to the world in 47 languages, but it was three words spoken by a judge in Minneapolis Tuesday that did more for U.S. foreign policy—and maybe even our intelligence agencies—than any number of public or covert programs over the past year to influence global opinion in our favor. 

John …