TERRORISM AS A TOOL OF INFORMATION AGGRESSION

Abstract

The article emphasizes that today the world economic and political system has entered a phase of instability associated with the processes of hegemonic rotation. It is emphasized that according to I. Wallerstein, this period lasts thirty years and is characterized by a reduction in the ability of states to ensure internal stability, the emergence ofinfluential non-state actors, an imbalance in the global security system, in particular, a decrease in the effectivenessof relevant international institutions. It is stated that under such conditions, the boundaries between many political phenomena are blurred, including types of armed violence. It is stated that our state has found itself at the epicenter of these events. It is noted that given the fact that russia, for more than ten years of military confrontation, has beenusing a wide range of means of manipulative influence, a logical question arises as to whether such a phenomenonas terrorism has begun to be used as a tool of information aggression.The work reveals that terrorism as a socio-political phenomenon emerged at the end of the 19th century, andduring the first half of the 20th century it acquired its main essential characteristics, among which information resonance is the key. It is stated that terrorist acts are primarily aimed at psychological pressure – intimidation,creating mass panic and undermining trust in state institutions. It is emphasized that in the era of globalization,thanks to modern media and telecommunication technologies, this information effect has only intensified. However,it is stated that terrorism, unlike sabotage and other types of war crimes, has a non-state nature. It is emphasized that terrorist groups operate without the support or authorization of any state. It is emphasized that the above thesis is also important because it provides grounds for the further criminal liability of russia as a subject of international relations. It is concluded that terrorism can and is used as a tool of information aggression, but provided that it isused by a non-state actor and not during an armed conflict.