Value of Information Wars in Ethnopolitical Conflicts as Exemplified by Kosovo and South Ossetia

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10.2991/fred-19.2020.109How to use a DOI?

Keywords

information war, armed conflict, international community, public opinion, Yugoslavia, Republic of South Ossetia

Abstract

The main target of the information war is influencing a socio-political structure of the society with the objective to exert pressure aimed at its further subordination. This can affect both international state authority discredit and its inner destruction thereby causing irreparable damage to the country and its allies. Information wars can lead to political changes at both the local and regional as well as international levels. They contribute to generating new strategic alliances and changing political centers of attraction. The relevance of the article is stipulated by the importance of information wars as the main component of ethno-political conflicts in the modern world as well as the most important tool of political coercion. Information wars are one of the most important aspects of modern society due to the development of information and communication technologies. The object of the present study is information warfare in ethno-political conflicts. The subject of the research is the information war in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the Republic of South Ossetia. The theoretical aspects of the information war phenomenon are analyzed, which is of great applied value since the study of this phenomenon contributes to the development of strategies in the matters of national security and also reduces the degree of information and psychological impact. The degree of the information component influence on the formation of world public opinion during an information war is revealed. The study analyzes the importance of information war using the example of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the Republic of South Ossetia. Information war phenomenon appeared in scientific terminology not very long ago. Therefore, this aspect is understudied, which requires further in-depth comprehensive research.

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AU  - D.G. Alborova
AU  - L.T. Kulumbegova
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