Ciberativismo do Wikileaks e a política externa estadunidense: o caso da Guerra do Iraque

Abstract

This paper aims to present the cyber-activism of Wikileaks, a media channel where postings on sensitive issues are published, and its repercussions on the exterior relations of the United States of America. With emphasis on the Iraq War from 2003 to 2011, it seeks to analyze whether Wikileaks' disclosures of the abuses and tortures of the conflict in question have had any impact on its effective end in 2011. In addition, it notes and considers Wikileaks under transnational actor perspective, which this engages awareness and influences ideas, interests and preferences through the diffusion of information.