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Social Media's Role in Times of War
(Bloomberg L. P., 2022), 7 mins
Stanford Internet Observatory Research Manager Renee DiResta tells Emily Chang about how propaganda can spread on social media platforms after Twitter announced it would put labels on other state-affiliated media outlets in the coming weeks. She also explains why she thinks TikTok is worse when it comes to disinfo...
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(Bloomberg L. P., 2022), 7 mins
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Stanford Internet Observatory Research Manager Renee DiResta tells Emily Chang about how propaganda can spread on social media platforms after Twitter announced it would put labels on other state-affiliated media outlets in the coming weeks. She also explains why she thinks TikTok is worse when it comes to disinformation than Facebook or Twitter.
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
News story
Date Published / Released
2022
Publisher
Bloomberg L. P.
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Studies in International Governance, Syria, Press Framing, and the Responsibility to Protect
written by Tom Pierre Najem, Walter E. Soderlund and E. Donald Briggs, in Studies in International Governance (Waterloo, ON: Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 2017), 241 page(s)
The Syrian Civil War has created the worst humanitarian disaster since the end of World War II, sending shock waves through Syria, its neighbours, and the European Union. Calls for the international community to intervene in the conflict, in compliance with the UN-sanctioned Responsibility to Protect (R2P), occurr...
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written by Tom Pierre Najem, Walter E. Soderlund and E. Donald Briggs, in Studies in International Governance (Waterloo, ON: Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 2017), 241 page(s)
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The Syrian Civil War has created the worst humanitarian disaster since the end of World War II, sending shock waves through Syria, its neighbours, and the European Union. Calls for the international community to intervene in the conflict, in compliance with the UN-sanctioned Responsibility to Protect (R2P), occurred from the outset and became even more pronounced following President Assad's use of chemical weapons against civilians in August 2013...
The Syrian Civil War has created the worst humanitarian disaster since the end of World War II, sending shock waves through Syria, its neighbours, and the European Union. Calls for the international community to intervene in the conflict, in compliance with the UN-sanctioned Responsibility to Protect (R2P), occurred from the outset and became even more pronounced following President Assad's use of chemical weapons against civilians in August 2013. Despite that egregious breach of international convention, no humanitarian intervention was forthcoming, leaving critics to argue that UN inertia early in the conflict contributed to the current crisisSyria, Press Framing, and The Responsibility to Protect examines the role of the media in framing the Syrian conflict, their role in promoting or, on the contrary, discouraging a robust international intervention. The media sources examined are all considered influential with respect to the shaping of elite views, either directly on political leaders or indirectly through their influence on public opinion. The volume provides a review of the arguments concerning appropriate international responses to events in Syria and how they were framed in leading newspapers in the United States, Great Britain, and Canada during the crucial early years of the conflict; considers how such media counsel affected the domestic contexts in which American and British decisions were made not to launch forceful interventions following Assad's use of sarin gas in 2013; and offers reasoned speculation on the relevance of R2P in future humanitarian crises in light of the failure to protect Syrian civilians.
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Book
Author / Creator
Tom Pierre Najem, Walter E. Soderlund, E. Donald Briggs
Date Published / Released
2017
Publisher
Wilfrid Laurier University Press
Series
Studies in International Governance
Topic / Theme
General Context: Security Issues, Syria (2011 - Present), Military occupation, Military aid, Journalism, Civil war, Public opinion, Syrian Civil War, 2011-, 21st Century in World History (2001– )
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Copyright © 2017 Wilfrid Laurier University Press
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Suffragettes, Part 1
directed by Emma Frank, fl. 2000; presented by Lucy Worsley, 1973-; produced by Robin Daly, fl. 2008, Brook Lapping Productions (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2018), 51 mins
2018 marks 100 years since the first women over the age of 30, who owned property, were allowed to vote in the UK. But the fight for the vote was about more than the Pankhurst family or Emily Davison's fateful collision with the king’s horse. In this dramatised documentary, popular historian Lucy Worsley tells t...
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directed by Emma Frank, fl. 2000; presented by Lucy Worsley, 1973-; produced by Robin Daly, fl. 2008, Brook Lapping Productions (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2018), 51 mins
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2018 marks 100 years since the first women over the age of 30, who owned property, were allowed to vote in the UK. But the fight for the vote was about more than the Pankhurst family or Emily Davison's fateful collision with the king’s horse. In this dramatised documentary, popular historian Lucy Worsley tells the story of a group of less well known, but equally astonishing, young working-class suffragettes who decided to go against every rule...
2018 marks 100 years since the first women over the age of 30, who owned property, were allowed to vote in the UK. But the fight for the vote was about more than the Pankhurst family or Emily Davison's fateful collision with the king’s horse. In this dramatised documentary, popular historian Lucy Worsley tells the story of a group of less well known, but equally astonishing, young working-class suffragettes who decided to go against every rule and expectation that Edwardian society had about them. Lucy and her group of suffragettes from the Women’s Social Political Union reveal how women got the vote through their brave, trailblazing and often dangerous activities. Lucy looks at the role of politics, police and parliament in the partial enfranchisement of women in 1918, followed by the coalition of groups who successfully achieved the vote for all women over 21 some ten years later.
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Robin Daly, fl. 2008, Brook Lapping Productions
Author / Creator
Emma Frank, fl. 2000, Lucy Worsley, 1973-
Date Published / Released
2018
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Topic / Theme
War and Violence, Family and Culture, Race and Gender, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000), Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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Copyright © 2018 BBC Worldwide
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Survivor's Guide, Neighbours at War
directed by Fiona Lloyd-Davies; produced by Fiona Lloyd-Davies, Anya Sitaram, Richard Wilson and Dick Bower, in Survivor's Guide (London, England: SW Pictures, 2010), 26 mins
In the Congo, brutal wars that have cost one thousand lives a day are almost over. People are returning home after over a decade as refugees. But many come home to find someone else has claimed their land. Lalia and Safi are two such women who are in dispute. There seems to be no end in sight and Safi has threaten...
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directed by Fiona Lloyd-Davies; produced by Fiona Lloyd-Davies, Anya Sitaram, Richard Wilson and Dick Bower, in Survivor's Guide (London, England: SW Pictures, 2010), 26 mins
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In the Congo, brutal wars that have cost one thousand lives a day are almost over. People are returning home after over a decade as refugees. But many come home to find someone else has claimed their land. Lalia and Safi are two such women who are in dispute. There seems to be no end in sight and Safi has threatened Lalia, who says she is living in fear for her life.
Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Fiona Lloyd-Davies, Anya Sitaram, Richard Wilson, Dick Bower, Andrew Veitch
Author / Creator
Fiona Lloyd-Davies
Date Published / Released
2010
Publisher
SW Pictures
Series
Survivor's Guide
Speaker / Narrator
Andrew Veitch
Topic / Theme
The Congo and its Borders, Forced migration and expulsion, Repatriation, Property rights, Sociology, Current Affairs, Congolese, 21st Century in World History (2001– )
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Copyright © 2011. Used by permission of Scott White Pictures.
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Taken Hostage, 1, Part One
directed by Robert Stone; produced by Robert Stone, Robert Stone Productions, in Taken Hostage, 1 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2022), 1 hour 53 mins
Explore how America’s quarter-century of unwavering support for its ally, the Shah of Iran, and the violent Islamic revolution that overthrew him in 1979, set the stage for the Iran hostage crisis.
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directed by Robert Stone; produced by Robert Stone, Robert Stone Productions, in Taken Hostage, 1 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2022), 1 hour 53 mins
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Explore how America’s quarter-century of unwavering support for its ally, the Shah of Iran, and the violent Islamic revolution that overthrew him in 1979, set the stage for the Iran hostage crisis.
Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Robert Stone, Robert Stone Productions
Author / Creator
Robert Stone
Date Published / Released
2022
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
Taken Hostage
Person Discussed
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran, 1919-1980
Topic / Theme
International relations, Armed forces, Democracy, Hostages, Iranian Hostage Crisis, 1979-1981, War and Violence, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 2022 WGBH Educational Foundation
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Taken Hostage, 2, Part Two
directed by Robert Stone; produced by Robert Stone, Robert Stone Productions, in Taken Hostage, 2 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2022), 1 hour 52 mins
Through riveting accounts from hostages, journalists and officials, learn how Iranian students held 52 hostages at the American embassy in Tehran from November 1979 to January 1981—a defining crisis of Jimmy Carter’s presidency.
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directed by Robert Stone; produced by Robert Stone, Robert Stone Productions, in Taken Hostage, 2 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2022), 1 hour 52 mins
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Through riveting accounts from hostages, journalists and officials, learn how Iranian students held 52 hostages at the American embassy in Tehran from November 1979 to January 1981—a defining crisis of Jimmy Carter’s presidency.
Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Robert Stone, Robert Stone Productions
Author / Creator
Robert Stone
Date Published / Released
2022
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
Taken Hostage
Person Discussed
Jimmy Carter, 1924-, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran, 1919-1980
Topic / Theme
Armed forces, International relations, Hostages, Iranian Hostage Crisis, 1979-1981, War and Violence, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 2022 WGBH Educational Foundation
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They Shoot Children Don't They
directed by Judy Jackson; produced by Giancarla Forte, fl. 1991 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 1991), 53 mins
In Guatemala, Englishman Bruce Harris has been conducting a one-man crusade to stop the torturing and brutal killing of street urchins by the police and private security forces.
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directed by Judy Jackson; produced by Giancarla Forte, fl. 1991 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 1991), 53 mins
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In Guatemala, Englishman Bruce Harris has been conducting a one-man crusade to stop the torturing and brutal killing of street urchins by the police and private security forces.
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Giancarla Forte, fl. 1991
Author / Creator
Judy Jackson
Date Published / Released
1991
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Speaker / Narrator
Bruce Harrison, fl. 1991
Person Discussed
Bruce Harrison, fl. 1991
Topic / Theme
Crime, Law enforcement, Political causes, Religion & Philosophy
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1991 BBC Worldwide
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This World, The World's Most Wanted
directed by Elena Corsentino, fl. 2011-2013; produced by Elena Corsentino, fl. 2011-2013, British Broadcasting Corporation, in This World (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2015), 53 mins
Mexican drug lord Joaquin 'el Chapo' Guzman is almost certainly the wealthiest and most powerful criminal in history. Attempts by the Mexican government to curtail the power of his Sinaloa Cartel and its rivals have led to a war that has killed more than 70,000 Mexicans. This film picks up where This World’s acc...
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directed by Elena Corsentino, fl. 2011-2013; produced by Elena Corsentino, fl. 2011-2013, British Broadcasting Corporation, in This World (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2015), 53 mins
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Mexican drug lord Joaquin 'el Chapo' Guzman is almost certainly the wealthiest and most powerful criminal in history. Attempts by the Mexican government to curtail the power of his Sinaloa Cartel and its rivals have led to a war that has killed more than 70,000 Mexicans. This film picks up where This World’s acclaimed Mexico's Drug Wars (2009) left off. It lifts the lid on an extraordinary story of collusion, double-dealing and incompetence on...
Mexican drug lord Joaquin 'el Chapo' Guzman is almost certainly the wealthiest and most powerful criminal in history. Attempts by the Mexican government to curtail the power of his Sinaloa Cartel and its rivals have led to a war that has killed more than 70,000 Mexicans. This film picks up where This World’s acclaimed Mexico's Drug Wars (2009) left off. It lifts the lid on an extraordinary story of collusion, double-dealing and incompetence on the part of American law enforcement, and shows just how the Sinaloa Cartel has maintained it position as the most powerful criminal organisation on Earth.
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Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
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Elena Corsentino, fl. 2011-2013, British Broadcasting Corporation, David Morrissey, 1964-
Author / Creator
Elena Corsentino, fl. 2011-2013
Date Published / Released
2015
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
This World
Speaker / Narrator
David Morrissey, 1964-
Person Discussed
Joaquín Guzmán, 1954-
Topic / Theme
Professional incompetence, Criminals, Illegal drugs, Drug dealers
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2015 BBC Worldwide
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The Thucydides trap: What America gets wrong about China
presented by David C. Kang, 1965- (Big Think, 2018), 7 mins
We are making a mistake if we use the lessons from European history to try to understand China, says David Kang, professor of international relations at USC.
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presented by David C. Kang, 1965- (Big Think, 2018), 7 mins
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We are making a mistake if we use the lessons from European history to try to understand China, says David Kang, professor of international relations at USC.
Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Instructional material
Author / Creator
David C. Kang, 1965-
Date Published / Released
2018
Publisher
Big Think
Person Discussed
Thucydides, 460 BC-395 BC
Topic / Theme
War and Violence, 21st Century in World History (2001– )
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Copyright © 2018 VideoElephant
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Ukraine on Fire
directed by Igor Lopatonok, 1968-; produced by Claire M. Stein, fl. 2016 and Igor Lopatonok, 1968-, Another Way; interview by Oliver Stone, 1946- (Burbank, CA: Cinema Libre Studio, 2016), 1 hour 34 mins
Ukraine's 2014 Maidan Massacre helped oust President Yanukovych with Russia painted as the perpetrator. Oliver Stone interviews Russian President Vladimir Putin, Yanukovych, and others exposing the role the U.S. played in destabilizing the region.
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directed by Igor Lopatonok, 1968-; produced by Claire M. Stein, fl. 2016 and Igor Lopatonok, 1968-, Another Way; interview by Oliver Stone, 1946- (Burbank, CA: Cinema Libre Studio, 2016), 1 hour 34 mins
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Ukraine's 2014 Maidan Massacre helped oust President Yanukovych with Russia painted as the perpetrator. Oliver Stone interviews Russian President Vladimir Putin, Yanukovych, and others exposing the role the U.S. played in destabilizing the region.
Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Claire M. Stein, fl. 2016, Igor Lopatonok, 1968-, Another Way, Lex Lang, 1965-
Author / Creator
Igor Lopatonok, 1968-, Oliver Stone, 1946-
Date Published / Released
2016
Publisher
Cinema Libre Studio
Speaker / Narrator
Lex Lang, 1965-
Person Discussed
Vladimir Putin, 1952-, Robert Parry, 1949-2018, Vitaliy Zakharchenko, 1963-, Viktor Yanukovych, 1950-
Topic / Theme
Mass killings, Political demonstrations, Political alliances, International relations, Propaganda, World War II, 1939-1945, Orange Revolution, Ukraine, 2004-2005, War and Violence, Political and Social Movements, Ukrainians, 21st Century in World History (2001– ), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 2016 Cinema Libre Studio
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