Spotlight is a new virtual speaker series from Spirit of America featuring leaders in world affairs and national security. Thank you for joining us in fall 2022 for expert analysis and unique insights into the global issues driving our work. Each event can be viewed...
Syria has been plagued with civil war since 2011, when anti-regime protests exploded across the country. More than half of the population has fled their homes, and over 12 million struggle to find food each day, according to UN estimates. Due to its relative...
Ukrainian civilians and soldiers increasingly rely on ArmyFM for accurate, real-time information about the war.
Six months ago today, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine and a war that has killed thousands of Ukrainians and sparked the largest refugee crisis since World War II. That same day, Spirit of America launched a Ukraine Emergency Fund. We have delivered...
In the barren courtyard of the Diban Health Clinic, roughly a two-hour bumpy drive south of Deir ez-Zor, Syria, a group of local women, clad in colorful hijabs or black niqabs (Islamic garments), wait in line. A team of American Special Operations soldiers and their...
Last week, the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense presented Spirit of America with an award recognizing our significant assistance to Ukrainian soldiers and civilian volunteers. CEO Jim Hake also received a medal honoring him as a partner to the Ministry of Defense who has...
After the Taliban retook Afghanistan, Spirit of America acted quickly to help our loyal Afghan partners who were in danger because of their connections to the United States. Working closely with Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin and the US Embassy Tirana, our team...
In October I had the opportunity to travel to Albania and visit with the group of 121 Afghan evacuees that Spirit of America was supporting. As I entered the hotel compound in Shëngjin where the evacuees are staying – an area that had essentially become an impromptu...
Only five days after Russia launched a full-scale war on Ukraine, members of the Spirit of America team were on the ground in Europe working with US military and diplomatic partners to assess the most urgent needs of Ukrainians on the front lines. On March 18, a...
