Abstract The Arab Spring acted as a trigger for a global wave of socio-political
destabilization that significantly exceeded the scale of the Arab Spring itself and affected …

In the late 2010s, the countries of the Middle East and North Africa were swept by a new
revolutionary wave, which was also called “Arab Spring 2.0”. In this introductory chapter …

This paper linguistically investigates terrorist discursive strategies designed to manipulate
recipients' minds into accepting, even embracing, certain ideologies. Though extensive …

This article investigates how the infamous terrorist organization Islamic State (ISIS) uses
branding and political marketing as means to increase their intangible value and assets in …

Images are known to have important effects on human perception and persuasion. Jihadist
groups are also known to make strategic use of emotive imagery and symbolism for …

This study discusses salient trends demonstrated by contemporary warfare of these first
years of the 21st century. The authors reinforce previous notions of Fourth Generation …

The sharp increase in terrorist activity in the Sahel after the Arab Spring led to serious
destabilization, as well as the emergence of new and re-actualization of old conflicts in the …

Аннотация Проведённый нами анализ позволяет говорить о двух волнах эха Арабской
весны в Западной Европе. Первая волна, наблюдавшаяся непосредственно в 2011 …

The main aim of the chapter is to understand how the Islamic State used rebel governance
as an instrument of internal and external propaganda. Against this backdrop, I argue the …

This paper discursively examines Nasheeds as a powerful propaganda tool used by the
Islamic State. IS produced Nasheeds as a media stratagem during its territorial victories …