Papers by Pierre Jolicoeur
Journal of International Analytics, 2020
In international relations, the last three decades have been marked by national and institutional... more In international relations, the last three decades have been marked by national and institutional fragmentation. The fate of Yugoslavia and the Soviet Union, and the regrettable way that events played out (especially in the former case), could befall other federative entities as well. Canada and Belgium come to mind, as do countries like Spain, all of which effectively function as federations. However, while federations usually have dispute settlement and mechanisms for secession embedded in their constitutions, sub-constitutive territories are often excluded from such considerations. What territories such as Kosovo, Sandjak, Abkhazia, South Ossetia, etc. have in common is that they share a desire for independence from their parent country. However, achiveing independence would present risks to the territorial integrity of other countries (what can be termed the domino principle), as well as risks to the endurance of flexible international law. The cases we have alluded to above cul...
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This report addresses how Twitter exploitation by state and non-state actors affects the contempo... more This report addresses how Twitter exploitation by state and non-state actors affects the contemporary operating environment (COE). After an introduction to the relevant characteristics of Twitter, this paper details the exploitation of Twitter by the Israeli Defence Force and Hamas during the November 2012 conflict. This report concludes that Twitter significantly changes the COE – particularly regarding availability of information and organizing capabilities. This report also argues that Twitter is a highly effective tool for influence operations, and that the defence sector will benefit from utilizing social media tools beyond traditional public relations activities.
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Papers by Pierre Jolicoeur
Let us consider the value-added and possible gaps of its content against the backdrop of existing media literacy standards. In other words, let us check against our own biases, and validate our own product. To that end, we have chosen RAND's Corporation 2021 Study on "Media Literacy Standards to Counter Truth Decay" as a benchmark.
We looked at the empirical relevance of the chapters of this book against the backdrop of the 15 media literacy standards suggested by the RAND experts. To that end, we have checked up on how many of the chapters of this handbook included usable content relevant to each standard. The results of that calculation were impressive, in particular since the standards had not been introduced to the authors prior to writing their respective chapters.
Taking into account this self-assessment of the coverage ratings for each of the media literacy education standards considered, I would like to express confidence in this handbook being a useful supportive instrument for educators involved in developing media literacy skills in individual media end-users, and in particular in students from civilian and military education institutions.