A ‘Soft war’ on communism: Analysis of 'The Interview'
When does freedom of expression cross the line? When does satire become defamation? When does art become propaganda? The blurred lines of these concepts have allowed the ‘leader of the free world’ to use cultural influences to pursue ideological world dominance against communist states (Sabet & Safshekan, n.d.). The exploitation of the freedom of expression and art is used as a weapon to violate North Korea’s sovereignty.Western states are in dire need of new mediums to obtain forces of western imperialism as it is no longer pursued by military or economic factors (Sabet & Safshekan, n.d.). Conventional war is actually limited in some respects with its use of force as it is consistently questioned; when is it authorized and when is it justified (Price, 2012)? The hearts and minds of people, especially the youth is a prominent target and therefore the cultural influence or as IR Scholar Joseph Nye states ‘soft power’ has become as important has hard power. ...