NGOs have a great deal of influence over our lives. This episode uncovers the hidden power structures behind the world's most powerful non-governmental organisations — and why they deserve far more scrutiny than they get.Zoe Sankey sits down with Gerald Steinberg — founder of NGO Monitor and professor emeritus of political science at Bar-Ilan University — to discuss the evolution of NGOs from altruistic civil society groups into political powerhouses, the funding sources and transparency issues within organisations like Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, and how they've come to shape the UN and international policy on Israel."Ken Roth is hugely powerful as an individual." "Their reports often lack substantive verification." Gerald pulls back the curtain on how civil society was hijacked by political and ideological agendas, case studies of NGOs with alleged ties to governments and terrorist organisations, the UN accreditation process and what it really takes to get a seat at the table, and the power dynamics inside these organisations' leadership.Read Gerald Steinberg's full body of work at Quillette:👉 https://quillette.com/author/gerald-steinberg/Resources:— NGO Monitor: https://www.ngo-monitor.org— UN Watch: https://www.unwatch.org— The War of Return by Einat Wilf: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1594039624?tag=quillette-20Follow NGO Monitor:— Twitter/X: https://x.com/NGOMonitor— Website: https://www.ngo-monitor.orgSubscribe to Quillette Cetera for more fearless conversations wherever you get your podcasts, and head to Quillette.com for the stories mainstream media won't touch.#NGO #HumanRights #Amnesty #UnitedNations #Israel #QuilletteLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices