How do U.S. government agencies use secrecy doctrines and NGOs to conduct pro-democracy regime change operations while keeping American citizens unaware?

Since 1948, the United States established a comprehensive secrecy doctrine that serves as the foundation for covert pro-democracy regime change operations. Government agencies like the CIA and USAID operate through networks of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) that provide effective cover for these activities, maintaining relationships built during earlier geopolitical periods. This system allows agencies to influence global politics through sophisticated propaganda tactics and soft power tools while keeping the American public largely uninformed about these operations. The secrecy framework enables the crafting and dissemination of state-sponsored narratives through media channels, creating a complex web of influence that operates beneath public awareness and scrutiny in international relations.