LEGO: How Should States Communicate in the Attention Economy? - A Review Essay by Louis Brooke and Sophia Krauel Cover Image

LEGO: How Should States Communicate in the Attention Economy? - A Review Essay by Louis Brooke and Sophia Krauel
LEGO: How Should States Communicate in the Attention Economy? - A Review Essay by Louis Brooke and Sophia Krauel

Author(s): Louis Brooke, Sophia Krauel
Subject(s): Media studies, Communication studies, Security and defense, ICT Information and Communications Technologies, Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: NATO Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence
Keywords: strategic communication; strategic communications; attention economy; AI; Iran; political communications; social media;

Summary/Abstract: The story of the video clip is simple: a LEGO version of US President Donald Trump wants to distract from his alleged links to child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. He orders a strike on an Iranian girls’ school. A grieving and vengeful Iranian LEGO soldier launches retaliatory attacks that destroy US ships and bases, sending American soldiers home in flag-draped coffins.

  • Issue Year: 17/2026
  • Issue No: 17
  • Page Range: 232-251
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: English
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