Insurgent-Influencer as (Un)likely Purveyor of Public Diplomacy Within Contemporary Social Media Environments: A Longitudinal Study of an American Fighter in Donbas, Eastern Ukraine
Published online on January 19, 2026
Abstract
American Behavioral Scientist, Ahead of Print.
Traditional approaches to public diplomacy would not expect an American man who takes part in a foreign armed struggle to become an effective purveyor of public diplomacy messages, particularly on behalf of Russia. However, that is what Russell Bentley ...
Traditional approaches to public diplomacy would not expect an American man who takes part in a foreign armed struggle to become an effective purveyor of public diplomacy messages, particularly on behalf of Russia. However, that is what Russell Bentley ...