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30 Pages : 441-455

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2018(III-IV).30      10.31703/gssr.2018(III-IV).30      Published : Dec 2018

Social Media's Moral Reckoning and Positive Engagement: Analyzing Its Effectiveness for Peace and Prevention of War

    Today, technological advancement has largely altered human existence and has turned this globe more interdependent. In this development, means of communication play a substantial role in promoting peace, harmony, and interaction among multi-cultural societies and discouraging notions of conflict and animosity. Communication is the carrier of culture; it is the key of any relationship, be it interpersonal or intrapersonal. Without communication, no dialogue is possible. Social media, being the cheapest source of communication, is considered only a reliable and effective way of universal interaction, which is tremendous for a peaceful global relation. Social media, along with its approaches, has helped prevent conflict and has helped link people with the world. It breaks the communication barriers and opens opportunities for a peaceful international connection. Its proliferation has served as a bridge between the states and cross-cultures. Moreover, it promotes education, awareness, and a sense of belonging among people and sensitizes them about adverse repercussions of war, terrorism, climate degradation, and cultivates positivity to reserve the amity sphere. This research attempts to analyze social media as an effective tool to bring peace and harmony in the world and can help prevent an environment of animosity and conflict.

    Social Media, Communication, Harmony, Global Peace, Conflict Prevention
    (1) Inayat Kalim
    Assistant Professor, Department of Humanities, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (2) Muhammad Mubeen
    Assistant Professor, Department of Humanities, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (3) Sohail Ahmad
    Assistant Professor, Department of Humanities, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology Islamabad, Pakistan.

17 Pages : 192-200

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2025(X-I).17      10.31703/gssr.2025(X-I).17      Published : Mar 2025

Artificial Intelligence in Conflict Prediction and Prevention: Opportunities and Risks for International Peace and Security

    Artificial intelligence(AI) is a well and indeed done deal, and now the AI economy is not only keeping itself alive but also being regarded as a force for transformation to transform fighting and its prediction and prevention into a global endeavor. Since it can use the power of massive data sources and machine learning and pattern recognition algorithms, AI systems can detect and warn of early signs of conflict so that decision-makers can get a head start. Much more specifically, an emphasis on data can amplify bias or produce incorrect predictions, undermining the trust in the results that AI promises to provide. There are significant ethical, political, and technical challenges to integrating AI into peacekeeping frameworks that need to be carefully walked along to use AI responsibly. It is this paper that studies those dimensions and looks to the future to analyze how AI might be distributed in conflict management.

    Artificial Intelligence, Conflict Prevention, International Security, Early Warning Systems, Peacekeeping, Machine Learning, Predictive Analytics
    (1) Muhammad Usman Ullah
    Assistant Research Fellow, Global Policy & Research Institute (GLOPRI), Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (2) Sahar Saleem
    MPhil Scholar , Department of International Relations , Wuhan University P.R China, School of Journalism and Communication.
    (3) Amina Munir
    MPhil Scholar, Centre for South Asian Studies Punjab University Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.