[Worldtraveler once upon a time]

The article and its attribution are interesting. Middle East Institute sounds really, really Middle East, doesn't it. But....

Middle East Institute

Domain Name: MEI.EDU
Registrant:
Middle East Institute
1761 N Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036
USA
Administrative Contact: Howard Fleming

Domain record activated: 25-May-2006

Surprise! It's another Washington DC "charitable" institution. Some nice salaries there for the DC types, as maybe seen in their most recently available Form 990.

Middle East Institute Form 990 - 2021

Some nice salaries and perks, per p. 7 and 11.

The Middle East Institute (MEI) is a non-profit, non-partisan think tank and cultural centre in Washington, D.C., founded in 1946.

Pretty building too. Should be, because today some nations in that Middle East are major contributors. Ah, DC and lobbying.

[kiryandil]

Those DC area mortgages aren’t going to pay themselves...