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• Printed keepsake booklet: Fair Observer Perspectives 2024/25 — curated selection of this year’s most thought-provoking articles, mailed to you.

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• Invitation to an exclusive small-group Q&A (20–30 donors) with FO° authors/editors on global issues

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• Personal thank-you call from our leadership team

• Recognition as a Leadership Donor in the annual report and on the site

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• Private briefing and Q&A by Editor-in-Chief Atul Singh and retired CIA officer Glenn Carle