In recent decades, social media has ceased to serve a single function as a space for connection, now operating as true showcases of everyday life. From this perspective, production is framed not only as an exercise or responsibility but as a fixed ideal measured through performance indicators. Increasingly organized experiences—packed schedules, successive academic activities, or lifestyles based on “healthy” ideals—become the foundational signs of online “success,

Media coverage of international conflicts does not merely inform; it also shapes perceptions and can reinforce strategic narratives, requiring a high level of media literacy. In this context, media literacy becomes an essential competence, allowing audiences to critically interpret discourse, identify framing, and resist informational manipulation.

Amid fears over the consequences of maritime route closures, rising energy costs, and disruptions to supply chains, Gulf sovereign wealth funds are emerging as a key tool to contain and absorb the shock, benefiting from decades of massive financial accumulation. The countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) manage sovereign assets estimated at US$6 trillion, mainly derived from surplus oil revenues.

Strait of Hormuz. The Strait of Hormuz Conflict Directly Impacts the Global Economy—Especially China