Introduction
Yahya R. Kamalipour, North Carolina A&T State University
John V. Pavlik, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
Part I. The Global Context
1. Contemporary Geopolitics, War, and Media: A Historical Context
Lee B. Artz, Purdue University Northwest
Part II. Political Ideologies
2. Revisiting the Clash of Civilizationsâ Debate: What has Changed 30 Years Later?
Raymond Taras, Tulane University
Part III. Social Media and Politics
3. Censorship, Social Media Corporations, and their Connections with US Foreign Policy Think Tanks
David J. Park, Florida International University
4. The World Leaders on Social Media
Alexander Laskin, Quinnipiac University
Part IV. Media and Propaganda
5. Propaganda: Disinformation, Misinformation, Fake News, and Manipulation
Marina Vujnovic, Monmouth University, and Dean Kruckeberg, University of North Carolina Charlotte
Part V. Media and Conflicts
6. Russia, Ukraine, and the Court of Public Opinion
Richard Gershon, Western Michigan University
7. Reporting Global Conflicts and the Politics of Representation: Global South Versus Global North News Frames
Maha Bashri, United Arab Emirates University
Part VI: Woman, Life, Freedom: The 2022 Uprisings in Iran
8. "Say Her Name, Mahsa Amini!": An Overview of the Woman, Life, Freedom Movement in Iran
Negin Hosseini Goodrich, Purdue University
Part VII. Media and Representation
9. The Stereotypical Portrayal of Islam in the Western Press: An Islamophobic Perspective
Syed Abdul Siraj and Hina Nawaz, Bahria University
10. Image of Russia in American Media
Nadezhda L. Greydina, Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation
Part VIII: Climate Crisis
11. Local Crises, Global Catastrophes: Climate Catastrophe as "Elemental Media"
Hart Cohen, Myra Gurney, Western Sydney University and Antonio Castillo, RMIT University
12. Climate Change, Clean Energy, and Ideas of Social Change: Ideology of a Renewables-Only Future
Scott L. Montgomery, University of Washington, Seattle
Part IX: International Agreements and Treaties
13. NATO's Future: Will the Ukrainian Conflict Revitalize NATO for the Long Term
Richard E. Rupp, Purdue University Northwest
Part X: Global Information Warfare
14. Cybercrime, Cyberterrorism, and Information Warfare: Threats to Democracy, Governance, and National Security
Robin Maria Valeri and Binneh S. Minteh, Salem State University
Index
About the Editors and Contributors