▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Claude ▁Mon iqu et ▁announced ▁that ▁ES IS C ▁had ▁entered ▁into ▁a ▁collaboration ▁with ▁the ▁Washington ▁Str ateg ic ▁Int elligence ▁Center ▁( WS IC ), ▁" a ▁new ▁American ▁think - t ank ." ▁According ▁to ▁its ▁found ers , ▁all ▁of ▁whom ▁are ▁Mor oc can , ▁W S IC ▁" follow s ▁the ▁road ▁trac ed ▁by ▁our ▁King , ▁His ▁Majesty ▁Moh ammed ▁VI , ▁may ▁God ▁gl or ify ▁his ▁rule ." ▁ ▁Mon iqu et ▁and ▁his ▁colle agues ▁at ▁ES IS C ▁promote ▁controvers ial ▁theories ▁claim ing ▁that ▁George ▁Sor os ▁controls ▁an ▁international ▁consp i racy ▁through ▁which ▁" he ▁wants ▁to ▁dest abil ize ▁so ver eign ▁states ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁imp ose ▁his ▁ag enda ▁and ▁defend ▁his ▁financial ▁interests ." ▁In ▁a ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁report , ▁ES IS C ▁war ns ▁that ▁" S or os - fin anced ▁' dest abil isation ▁operations '" ▁are ▁target ing ▁numerous ▁states , ▁including ▁Russia , ▁Hung ary , ▁Turkey , ▁Ukraine , ▁A zer ba ij an , ▁Mac ed onia , ▁and ▁Ser bia . ▁ ▁E lection ▁obser vers ▁ ▁Representatives ▁of ▁ES IS C ▁participated ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁A zer ba ij ani ▁president ial ▁elections ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁parliament ary ▁elections ▁as ▁obser vers . ▁They ▁evaluated ▁the ▁elections ▁posit ively ▁and ▁critic ized ▁the ▁assess ments ▁of ▁the ▁OS