US Ends Disinformation Partnership Agreements With EU

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Above: U.S. President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Aug. 26, 2025. Image copyright: Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images

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Pro-Europe narrative

Trump's rollback of U.S. disinformation defenses hands Moscow, Beijing, and Tehran a strategic advantage. The Biden administration had built strong safeguards, but these are now being dismantled for political gain. Moldova shows the consequences: Russian influence campaigns, boosted by AI, are flooding the information space. Unless Europe quickly strengthens alliances, hybrid threats could rise sharply by 2026.

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Pro-Trump narrative

Ending Biden-era disinformation operations is a win for the First Amendment. For years, taxpayers funded programs that blurred the line between countering propaganda and policing domestic opinion. Ending this overreach restores trust and ensures the government does not dictate which voices are "acceptable." Safeguarding expression, even when messy, is vital to U.S. democracy and innovation.

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