The purpose of the media’s reporting on world events is to inform and educate the public. What might not be expected or recognized is to what degree subtle linguistic cues can influence our perception ...

When tensions escalate, the words we choose, the tone we use, and the body language we display become even more crucial. In these situations, nonverbal communication plays a pivotal role — it can ...

Security stakeholders have called for the use of precise language during conflicts to curb hate speech and divisive narratives, while also strengthening human intelligence (HUMINT) capabilities. They ...

In the aftermath of the recent U.S. military strikes on Iran, one truth stands out above all: language is not just a means of communication—it is the lens through which we interpret, react to, and ...

As conflict in the Middle East enters its fifth day on Wednesday, American and Israeli officials are pushing rhetoric suggesting that the campaign against Iran is a religious war. On Tuesday, Muslim ...

A lecturer at Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai (IBBUL) in Niger State, Prof. Ebenezer Oluseun Ogungbe, has identified negative use of language as the major cause of conflicts in Nigeria ...

And I hope this whole thing didn't frighten you There were times that it terrified me I know what they said, I don't know if it's true I hope this whole thing didn't frighten you—The Hold Steady, “I ...