Tag: Department of Homeland Security
In the second decade of the 21st century, seismic geopolitical shifts pushed global powers to reassess the importance of Turkiye’s position within Eurasia. This growing focus –n from Washington to Moscow, Brussels to Beijing – has only intensified as the western bloc reels from a string of strategic defeats, particularly in Ukraine.
The Department Of Homeland Security is quietly broadening its efforts to curb speech it considers dangerous, an investigation by The Intercept has found. Years of internal DHS memos, emails, and documents — obtained via leaks and an ongoing lawsuit, as well as public documents — illustrate an expansive effort by the agency to influence tech platforms.
The Washington Post revealed Wednesday that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s highly controversial “Disinformation Governance Board,” launched with much fanfare just three weeks earlier, was to close, and that its director, Nina Jankowicz — former fellow at the quasi-state Wilson Center think tank, and Ukrainian foreign ministry communications adviser – had resigned.
In December 2019, the city of Chula Vista announced with much fanfare that it had been designated as California’s first Welcoming City. This designation honored the community’s commitment to include its undocumented residents.
