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The Simulation of Modern Conflicts: Disentangling Hyperreality and “Fake News” in the Ukrainian and Palestinian Contexts

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Issue 38, Summer/Fall 2024 http://doi.org/10.70090/AMS.38.MGR1 Abstract Like the Persian Gulf War before it, the Russia-Ukraine war is happening in real-time on the ground, but also on social media. The reality seems undeniable. And yet, concerning Baudrillard’s definitions of simulacra and simulation, we have never been further from the reality of …

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Weaponizing Media and the Dangers of Subjective Truth: Reflections on the “Arab Media Between Conflict and Peace” panel

Issue 32, summer/fall 2021 https://doi.org/10.70090/FR21WMDS In contemporary conflicts, knowing the enemy—the first lesson in any war—has become elusive. With fewer boots on the ground, less interstate conflict, and more fractured and violent terrorist factions, knowing exactly who one is fighting has become increasingly difficult. Accordingly, information warfare, the control of …

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