| Article |
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| Article name |
In the Context of the Current Crisis in the European Security Framework: the Necessity to Redefine the Concept of International Terrorism |
| Authors |
Zhang Zihao .. postgraduate, zhangzihao0710@hotmail.com |
| Bibliographic description |
Zhang Zihao. In the Context of the Current Crisis in the European Security Framework: The Necessity to Redefine the Concept of International Terrorism // Transbaikal State University Journal. 2023. Vol. 29, no. 1. Pp. 169–178. DOI: 10.21209/2227-9245-2023-29-1-169-178. |
| Category |
Politology |
| DOI |
327.57;327.7 |
| DOI |
10.21209/2227-9245-2023-29-1-169-178 |
| Article type |
Original article |
| Annotation |
For decades, religious terrorism has been one of the most widespread forms of
international terrorism and has brought countless pains to the common innocents, as
well as an unprecedented challenge to the international security system. However,
the nature of terrorism may change once again in the background of the Russian-
Ukrainian conflict and might also raise a new shape. The new shape of terrorism is
perhaps largely different from the characteristics of Islamic terrorism. It should be
emphasized that in a situation where the Ukrainian government may be involved in
such attacks, any counterterrorism policy in the regular sense cannot be smoothly
and effectively implemented. The relevance of the research problem in this article to
the issue mentioned above is greatly remarkable. The article examines the redefinition of the concept of terrorism in the context of the current crisis in the European
security architecture. The current regional security crisis in Europe and the hostilities
in Ukraine seem to create new forms of activity that could be considered as terrorist
acts. The object of research is the concept of terrorism. The subject of the study is the
impact of the redefining the notion of the term “terrorism” on the national security of the
Russian Federation. The purpose of the study is to understand whether the concept of
terrorism should be adjusted or reconstructed at the present time in accordance with
specific security threats or events during the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, as well as
to consider options for possible conceptual reconstruction. Research methods. The
author has used conceptual analysis, document analysis, and case studies for his
research. As a result of the study, it is revealed that it is necessary to remake the notion
of the term “terrorism” for Russia since Kiev’s actions in the Russian-Ukrainian
conflict have changed the prevalently known form of terrorist activity. This requires a
great number of arguments to prove that Kiev’s extreme behaviors relate to terrorist
acts. The reason is that at the current stage, the difference between terrorist incident,
armed conflict, and war has become extremely blurred. Thus, in the face of the current
security situation, Russia is urgently needed to carefully and timely remake the
concept of terrorism in the field of international security studies. |
| Key words |
terrorism, extremism,
changing nature of terrorism,
terrorist incident, i
nfrastructure, Nord Stream,
Kerch Strait Bridge, security
dilemma, crisis of peace
process |
| Article information |
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