ARMED INTERVENTION IN THE FOREIGN POLICY OF THE STATE

Abstract

The current military-political and socio-economic situation in the world is giving rise to a whole range of challenges and threats that directly encroach on the sovereignty and constitutional order of states. Certainly, one could say that since the late 20th and early 21st centuries, there has been a trend toward diminishing the significance of national sovereignty in relation to international law. However, the problem today is that the international institutions responsible for enforcing the principles of international law are in poor condition, and international law itself is in deep crisis. The post-bipolar state of international relations since the second decade of the new century has proven unstable, chaotic, and devoid of a unified system of "values."

This article offers a comprehensive analysis of the phenomenon of armed intervention, linking it to the modern understanding of international intervention. The analysis encompasses a historical overview, theoretical frameworks, motives, and justification for global actors' intervention in international conflicts. Since the emergence of sovereign states on the political map, military intervention, or intervention by one or a bloc of states, in the internal affairs of another has always existed. And given that human history is a history of wars, this trend will likely continue. The reasons for this phenomenon are numerous, ranging from the banal seizure of territory to changes in the political system. At the same time, "intervention" itself has evolved from overt colonial conquests to its humanitarian and democratic underpinnings.