Socio-Economic Determinants of Terrorism as a Threat to Society and the State

In the introduction, the author of the article talks about the realities of the modern universe. In particular, the fact that in the modern world humanity faces a number of major global problems, the solution of which depends on its continued existence. And one of these problems is terrorism, which, as a socio-political phenomenon, is not an invention of the last century: since ancient times, people have used this deterrent to put pressure on society and the state. However, the growth of the scale of terrorist acts and the globalization of the threat of terrorism in the XX-XXI centuries. compelled to arouse the alarm of the whole world. The main part of the article provides statistical data on terrorism, which make it possible to notice an improvement in the situation in recent years. In the course of analyzing the problem, it becomes clear that the difficulty of combating the terrorist threat lies in the fact that no international organization and no state can achieve success alone. Thus, in the main part, the conclusion is made that concerted and coordinated actions of the entire world community and each of its individual members are needed to combat terrorism. The paper emphasizes that the strategy to combat terrorism must change and adapt to new realities, as the terrorist threat evolves. Among other things, the focus is on the situation with the COVID-19 pandemic, which has changed almost every facet of human life around the world. In his work, the author traces the connection between the emergence of a terrorist threat and other problems facing humanity in the 21st century, namely hunger, poverty, unemployment, lack of legal protection and social guarantees, regional conflicts, intolerance - these are the reasons that push people, especially the younger generation, into the arms of terrorists. Therefore, reducing the threat of terrorism is directly related to the solution of deeper problems. In conclusion, the author concludes that only the joint activities of civil society, international and non-governmental organizations can have an effective impact on solving the problem of terrorism and will create a society in which the security of citizens and sustainable development will not be threatened

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