The Humanitarian Mask

The Soft Coup, Part 3: When Regime-Change Operators Come Home

The woman’s voice is steady, professional. She’s introducing herself on a Zoom call with 55 federal employees, most from CDC, NIH, State Department.

“I was at USAID for 10 years and also at the U.S. Institute of Peace for four. I have done a decent amount of work on nonviolent collective action abroad.”

Then the pause.

“I have to admit, it feels interestin…