Ковалев Андрей Андреевич

The article is devoted to the study of information and psychological sabotage and the «Westernization» of culture, which are considered as a threat to the mental security of modern Russia. The main focus is on considering those measures that can minimize the consequences of this threat. The purpose of the study is to develop and propose measures aimed at overcoming the negative consequences of the threat to national security, called information and psychological diversions and the «Westernization» of culture. The work uses a systematization method, a systematic method, as well as a structural approach. Mental security is presented as an important part of military security, in which the main object of attacks is the consciousness and identity of a person as a representative of a separate nation. The study provides definitions of the basic concepts, reveals their essence and role in the overall security system, suggests various initiatives to counter information and psychological diversions and the «Westernization» of culture, and also provides a list of competencies of subjects of mental security from among the institutions of government and civil society of Russia aimed at preventing the negative consequences of the threat under consideration.

The war of the XXI century is a combination of methods of traditional warfare and a more promising cognitive war in terms of costs and results, which is waged for the consciousness of an individual and society as a whole. The main method of cognitive warfare is propaganda, which has been improved thanks to the technological capabilities of the modern era. At the same time, the fundamental meaning of the propaganda method remained unchanged - the impact on a person's consciousness in order to change his attitudes and behavior with a predetermined result. The purpose of the study is to consider the features of the propaganda method in the conditions of cognitive warfare. The following research methods were used in the work: structural method, institutional analysis, as well as a network approach. As a result of the conducted research, it was concluded that currently one of the most effective methods of influencing consciousness is propaganda, which has many techniques to achieve the desired result. At the same time, total digitalization and increasing globalization trends increase the potential of cognitive warfare methods, making it a promising (compared to traditional warfare) direction in achieving superiority in the international arena in the near future.

In the XXI century the development of artificial intelligence (AI) technology has completely changed the sphere of human existence and now defines the nature of interaction between society and the state. The sphere of public administration, thus, as well as many other spheres, is transformed and developed under the influence of artificial intelligence. The aim of the work is to investigate foreign experience in the field of research and practical implementation of artificial intelligence technology. A significant problem of the process of implementation of AI technology in public administration is the emphasis only on technological aspects, while the ethical and legal aspects are often given unjustifiably little attention, both in theoretical studies and in practice. That is why with the help of AI it is necessary to make updates in public administration, relying on those of its fundamental objectives, for which public administration was originally meant.

This article investigates methods to counter international information and psychological war of aggression on the basis of theoretical and methodological analysis of international criteria of information security. Isolated and analyzed two basic approaches: technical and techno-logical and humanitarian measure implementation of the information policy of the state to ensure the information security of the individual, society and state. Based on the generally accepted definition of information security of the state as the state of protection of the vital interests of the individual, society and the state, it is a way to prevent damage to the population through: incomplete, untimely, and unreliable information used, the negative impact of information, the negative effects of information technology; unauthorized use, distribution, and violation of the integrity, confidentiality and availability of information.

The article examines on the theoretical and methodological level the main links between information policy of Russia and the level of military security of our country. This relationship has been studied through a dialectical reflection in forms of social consciousness, such as law, morality, religion, science, art, ideological consciousness. The influence of economic processes on the level of military security of our country and an effective information policy has been found.

The article discusses the role of regional authorities in ensuring military security. This occurs through the analysis of normative acts partially affecting the regional segment of military security. The author comes to the conclusion that the powers and functions of Executive authorities in the sphere of military security partially duplicated, do not contain specifics, in other words are declarative.