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law prohibiting so-called blowback into domestic media outlets.5 However, new technologies and social media platforms have transformed the volume and nature of disinformation and propaganda, offering new and 3 See Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the Euro- pean Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the European democracy action. [...] The material basis of the digital participation in Latvia for the policy of prestige in foreign affairs Didzis Meļķis, doctoral student of Political science, University of Latvia The author analyses the potential of distinctive excellence for Latvia – highly effective citizen digital participation – to enhance the country’s foreign policy prestige. [...] Gil- pin’s analysis of international relations, often-overlooked psychological and difficult-to-calculate factors are associated with the concept of prestige, which plays a crucial role in power and control mechanisms, deciding on the actions in the system of the balance of power and change in the realist- defined international politics. [...] In the context of this article, seeking expertise in Latvia for the solu- tions of digital participation by other countries is an essential part of pres- tige policy, which corresponds to the instrument of the policy of prestige defined by H. [...] In the view of the US, the fundamental problem in international relations is the peaceful adaptation to the conse- quences of unequal power growth among nations, which defines the “pax” part of the Pax Americana formula.