DEVELOPMENT OF AN EFFECTIVE CONTROL SYSTEM OVER CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS IN EUROPE: RESEARCH ISSUES

Abstract

Background. The existing system of international relations is rapidly changing. The outlines of a new world order are gradually being defined. At the same time, there has been a persistent trend of decreasing effectiveness in existing mechanisms for ensuring global and regional security, despite occasional attempts to modernize them. The conventional arms control system in Europe is one such mechanism. This system is currently effectively destroyed and can no longer serve as a significant factor in ensuring overall European and global security. Therefore, an important scientific task is the development of theoretical foundations for establishing a new system of conventional arms control in Europe that would adequately respond to security challenges to international security. A crucial prerequisite for successfully addressing this task is primarily determining approaches and objectives for developing theoretical foundations for an effective system of conventional arms control in Europe, i.e., delineating the research problem within the context of identifying and comprehensively analyzing the key factors that must be considered when constructing the mentioned system. The goal of this work is to identify the approaches and tasks (problem field of research) for developing the theoretical foundations of an effective system of control over conventional weapons in Europe.

Methods. The article employs a range of general scientific and special methods. System analysis, historical-legal analysis, and comparison methods were used to evaluate scientific research and normative legal acts concerning the formation and functioning of the system for controlling conventional weapons in Europe. International legal acts and practical experience were used as the normative and empirical basis for the study.

Results. The state and peculiarities of the evolution of the system for controlling conventional weapons in Europe have been analyzed. It has been established that the formation of a multipolar system of international order necessitates the transformation of existing mechanisms for harmonizing national interests and responding to challenges to regional and global security, which underlines the need to create a new system of control over conventional weapons in Europe. The relevance of developing the theoretical foundations for this system has been substantiated as a key precondition for establishing a reliable framework for European and global security and responding to global challenges, including possible armed conflicts. A series of interrelated scientific tasks that outline the problem field for developing an effective system of control over conventional weapons in Europe have been identified.

Conclusions. The increasing quantity and intensity of challenges to global and regional security stemming from the formation of a new world order indicate that the international community will need to build a fundamentally new system for controlling conventional weapons in Europe in the near future. Therefore, it is important to develop the theoretical foundations for this system. Moreover, Ukraine should become.