FARA is short for the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended, 33 U.S.C. § 611 et seq. and is under the U.S. Department of Justice.  The purpose of FARA is to insure that the U.S. Government and the people of the United States are informed of the source of information (propaganda) and the identity of persons attempting to influence U.S. public opinion, policy, and laws. FARA applies to foreign governments, foreign political parties, a person or organization outside the United States, except U.S.

Flexibility and openness are the characteristics and pervasive principles of Estonia's economic policy. Estonia is an e-country with a favourable business climate and cost advantages that is also open to growth. Successive governments have adhered to the principles of Estonia's economic success: a balanced state budget, liberal trade and investment laws, and joining the euro zone, which Estonia did in January 2011.

Policymaking is a political process which is affected by various social and economic factors and the media plays an integral role in shaping the social context in which policies are developed. Through the media, citizens learn how government policies will affect them, and governments gain feedback on their policies and programs. The media acts as the primary conduit between those who want to influence policy and policymakers controlling the scope of political discourse and regulating the flow of information.

A priority should be pressing the media to play a more substantive role in providing citizens with information, analysis and insight both on how governments make decisions and how those decisions are, and can be, influenced. This means more focus on how citizens, and the civil society organizations they rely on to give voice to many of their beliefs and preferences, can play a more constructive role in forming those decisions.