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Washington's capabilities to counter disinformation under threat as election looms

Special Envoy and Coordinator of the Global Engagement Center (GEC) since 2022, James P. Rubin.
Special Envoy and Coordinator of the Global Engagement Center (GEC) since 2022, James P. Rubin. © Marcin Obara/EPA/MaxPPP
The State Department's Global Engagement Center, fiercely opposed by the Republican Party, could cease operations at the end of the year. Uncertainty over its future is already affecting its capabilities and threatening US leadership in the field of counter-propaganda. [...]
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