Symbols are primarily used by diplomatic actors to better project the core ideas behind
certain political initiatives. Author defines symbolic violence as a practice, manifested in …

Recent years have seen the digitalization of diplomacy. Studies investigating Russia's use of
digital technologies have focused on its nefarious or unofficial activities such as spreading …

In recent years, Ministries of Foreign Affairs (MFA) throughout the world have employed
digital diplomacy to craft and manage their nation's image and soft power. This chapter takes …

The news reportage about the Gaza-Israel war in July-August 2014 disseminated not only
across newspaper pages and television screens, but through social media platforms such as …

Since the sudden outbreak of what is known as the GCC crisis or the blockade on June 5,
2017, the four nations in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) involved in the conflict–the …

Abstract The Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 resulted in an armed conflict that
led to the death of thousands of soldiers and innocent civilians. While the countries waged …

This forum article is about the EU's sanctions levelled at Russian state media, and the steps
the Kremlin took to ensure its war propaganda continued to reach Europe. The article …

Recently governments and foreign ministries (MFAs) have embraced Social Networking
Sites (SNS) in a practice referred to as digital diplomacy. By using SNS to comment on world …

Governments want to create foreign public opinion by spreading credible information to
achieve their national goals, objectives, and interests. In the global balance of political …

The main use of social media tools for foreign ministers is that they provide a mutual
transmission process between political entities and their public by enabling citizen …