The first chapter reveals the international aspect of the synergy of religion and politics in the digital age. The author analyzed the specifics of various manifestations of religious beliefs in the environment against the backdrop of extreme events associated with revolutions and the COVID-2019 pandemic. Digital platforms serve as regulators of the religious impulse, which can both stabilize the social situation and transfer it to a state of bifurcation. The author paid considerable attention to the study of the impact of (...) the digitalization of religion on young people. We are exploring the problem of how religious digital practices today find broad support from the international community, how they manifest themselves at the everyday level, and cause the formation of new traditions and rituals based on online myth-making. (shrink)

The study examines the multifaceted nature of legitimacy in the context of international law, elucidating its paramount importance for the law's authority and its pervasive influence on the applicability of legal norms globally. The pressing relevance of this inquiry emerges from the challenges posed by the application of international law in complex scenarios such as military interventions and global governance, which necessitate a refined comprehension of legitimacy's contours. The research's objective is to dissect the essence, theoretical frameworks, and practical dimensions (...) of legitimacy, thereby elucidating its pivotal role and manifestations within the international legal order. The principal findings underscore that legitimacy in international law transcends mere legal validity, embedding itself within a broader ethical and communicative framework that demands consideration of justice, human rights, and international peace and security. Legitimacy is found to be inherently dynamic, shaped significantly by the interactive processes among global actors and the consensus within the international interpretative community on ethical and legal standards. The study highlights the crucial role of narrative and argumentation in legitimizing or delegitimizing actions under international law, illustrating how perceptions of legitimacy can evolve and influence international legal practices and decisions. The nuanced understanding of legitimacy gleaned from this research contributes to a more precise conceptualization of its role, emphasizing its indispensable function in guiding the application of international law, enhancing global governance, and promoting a more equitable and just international order. (shrink)

The advantages and disadvantages of the participation of African countries in global integration processes are studied. It emphasizes the need for a balanced engagement that protects national interests and promotes sustainable development. The multifaceted nature of integration processes in Africa has been demonstrated. The potential of integration to promote Africa's socio-economic development was highlighted and the need for cooperation, dialogue and consensus building among all stakeholders was enshrined. It has been argued that African countries should prioritize integration efforts underpinned by (...) strong institutional capacity, effective policies and private sector involvement. (shrink)

The role of diplomatic missions in the process of collecting, analysing and disseminating information was analysed. Particular attention was paid to the reasons and factors that radically changed the approaches and principles of information management by diplomatic missions in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. The legal framework (international and national) for the implementation of the information function by diplomatic missions has been established. It is found that in order to optimise the information function, diplomatic missions actively use the latest information (...) and communication technologies. The author focuses on the forms of diplomatic missions' activities in which the information component plays an important role. The leading principles of organisation of information and analytical work in diplomatic missions are considered. The author describes the types of information and reference documents prepared by the staff of diplomatic missions. The author highlights the peculiarities of working with citizens' appeals and information requests, which is an important component of the work of diplomatic missions in modern conditions. The main forms and tools of outreach work of diplomatic missions in the countries of their residence are outlined. (shrink)

The article analyzes the role of classical threats in the modern digital world. On the example of the United States, the relevance of public policy in the formation of a national chemical security system is determined. Internal and external threats to US national security in the chemical sphere are considered. A retrospective analysis of the production and use of chemical weapons by the United States is carried out. The place of the leading US authorities in the system of national chemical (...) security is determined. The international legal mechanisms for regulating the development, production, stockpiling, use and disposal of hazardous chemicals are studied. The author analyzes the fulfillment of international obligations by the United States with regard to chemical weapons. The participation of the United States in the international chemical safety system is analyzed. (shrink)

The phenomenon of lobbying is considered as a mechanism for representing group interests, a system and practice of realizing the social interests of various groups, unions and associations of citizens, as well as business groups and corporations, which act through purposeful influence on the legislative power and state administrative structures. The informational and communicative essence of lobbying is revealed, and informational lobbying is singled out as a specific type of lobbying activity in the conditions of a post-industrial society. Information lobbying (...) is defined as a method of information support for the activities of certain interest groups, structures operating in the sphere of decision-making by state authorities and local governments, and a special way of forming and supporting communications, which has specific features, principles and norms of information exchange and reproduction of political contacts, communication channels and other components. It is proven that the communicative nature of information lobbying allows its subjects to organize political discourse. In general, it is appropriate to define information lobbying as a form of marketing communications, which is a specific result of the development of political markets in the conditions of developed representative democracy, when the owners of large public resources begin to play a special political role. Like any type of marketing communications, information lobbying is focused on establishing two-way relations and forming feedback between the communicator and the recipient. A special direction of information lobbying is international lobbying activity, which is interpreted as the interaction of legal entities or individuals with state power structures and management institutions that are formed at the global level, in order to influence the development and decision-making by them in their own interests or in the interests of specific clients. (shrink)

The section of the collective monograph provides a comprehensive analysis of the digital information impact and political modernization on the formation of a holistic and high-quality image of transitive democracy. The technologies of implementing effective changes in the political system in the context of building the domestic and foreign policy image of a transitive state are revealed. The role of information and the impact of the digitalization process on it in the context of the formation of the image of transitive (...) democracy is studied. (shrink)

The essence of the security complex is revealed. Approaches to understanding the essence of information security are determined, in particular, as a state of security, as a type of public information legal relations, the direction of information relations within the limits of information legislation, the state of information (information environment of society, information development). The informational component of national security is considered. The institutional landscape of information security is described, which includes supranational international bodies and institutions and transnational corporations, states (...) and their governments, business entities and financial and industrial groups, political parties and civil society organizations, religious organizations, fundamentalist and terrorist groups, individual politicians and public figures, journalists and publicists, bloggers and other persons who collect, process, perceive, store, transform and distribute information through any of the available communication channels. The directions of ensuring information security in modern Ukraine are characterized. The role of information security in ensuring the integrity of the national information space of Ukraine is revealed. It has been proven that with the help of modern information security technologies, it becomes possible to minimize the impact of various threats and risks on the functioning of the information space at the global / regional, national / local levels. (shrink)

Consular institutions of modern innovative countries provide public services to their citizens and stateless persons on the basis of service, which is due to the development of the electronic government model - "e-government" at the national level in these countries, as well as the communication opportunities provided by modern digital technologies.