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2017 journal article

Targeted killing and pattern-of-life analysis: weaponised media

Franz N.

media culture and society

In the aftermath of the US-led ‘global war on terror’, emerging weaponised media of warfare present new means for the military ‘policing’ of populations. Algorithmic modes of observation are applied for the identification of targets, presenting an ‘aerial vie…

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2017 book

The evolution of UN sanctions: From a tool of warfare to a tool of peace, security and human rights

Carisch E.; Rickard-Martin L.; Meister S.R.

the evolution of un sanctions from a tool of warfare to a tool of peace security and human rights

Marking the 50th anniversary of UN sanctions, this work examines the evolution of sanctions from a primary instrument of economic warfare to a tool of prevention and protection against global conflicts and human rights abuses. The rise of sanctions as a versa…

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2017 journal article

Ukraine, Mainstream Media and Conflict Propaganda

Boyd-Barrett O.

journalism studies

In several recent cases of actual or attempted regime change, Western governments alleged their opponents’ possession of weapons of mass destruction as pretexts for war. Many such allegations are now known to have been false or exaggerated. The Ukraine crisis…

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2016 journal article

Fake News: The narrative battle over the Ukrainian conflict

Khaldarova I.; Pantti M.

journalism practice

The crisis in Ukraine has accentuated the position of Russian television as the government’s strongest asset in its information warfare. The internet, however, allows other players to challenge the Kremlin’s narrative by providing counter-narratives and debun…

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2016 journal article

Narratives of Russia's "Information Wars"

Kalinina E.

politics in central europe

Information warfare became a topic of a heated discussion with the ad- vancement of the Russian state on the territory of the neighbouring Ukraine. Already forgotten since the collapse of the Soviet Union discourse about the Cold War made a rapid comeback int…

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