Rethinking Warfare in the 21st Century - The Influence and Effects of the Politics, Information and Communication Mix

A detailed analysis revealing the risks and hazards present and possible in the politics and communication of contemporary warfare in an increasingly unstable international relations environment. Will appeal to scholars, researchers and advanced students of international relations, communications studies and military studies.

List of contents

1. Introduction: motivation, purpose and structure of the book; 2. Informational warfare: a theoretical approach; 3. Understanding political and intangible elements in modern wars; 4. The fourth generation of informational warfare; 5. The culture and language of contemporary armed conflict; 6. Different shades of information and communication in armed conflict: white, grey and black; 7. The effects of technological evolution and social media on the individual, society and politics; 8. Western hybrid warfare: crisis and subversion in regime change; 9. Geopolitics in the age of social media: the struggle for influence on Ukraine; 10. The Ukrainian and Syrian conflicts: civil wars or geopolitical Shatterbelts?; 11. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on man, society, politics and international relations: the role of social media and informational warfare; 12. Conclusions: summing up the knowledge and answering the questions.

Summary

A detailed analysis revealing the risks and hazards present and possible in the politics and communication of contemporary warfare in an increasingly unstable international relations environment. Will appeal to scholars, researchers and advanced students of international relations, communications studies and military studies.

Product details

• Authors: Iulian Chifu, Chifu Iulian, Greg Simons, Simons Greg
• Publisher: Cambridge Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.03.2025
• EAN: 9781009355278
• ISBN: 978-1-009-35527-8
• Illustrations: Worked examples or Exercises
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; World, HISTORY / Military / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / General, International Relations, 21st Century, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, Warfare & defence, Warfare and defence