Anti-terrorist Function of the State: Search for New Forms of Implementation

The paper considers the importance of the anti-terrorist function of the state, which consists in the possibility of neutralizing the main threat-forming factors of illegal encroachments on the constitutional system: 1) radicalism; 2) enmity and hatred; 3) extremism; 4) terrorism. The purpose of the paper is to search for effective support of all areas of the state’s antiterrorist function: 1) prevention; 2) struggle; 3) elimination of harmful consequences; 4) self-sufficiency. The analysis of the category "anti-terrorist function of the state" is carried out in the combination of dialectical and systemic research methods, as well as by a conceptual approach to identifying new forms of implementation. In the course of the analysis, the author formulates and scientifically substantiates his position: the support of the anti-terrorist function of the state determines the social purpose and social significance of the prevention of terrorism as the primary direction of anti-terrorist activities. The paper reflects the currently important feature of the considered function — the socio-political component of countering terrorism as a point of contact between the opposing entities. The transformation of manifestations of terrorism, which creates threats to individual, public, state, collective, regional, and international security, requires anti-terrorist actors to act ahead of the curve. A citizen protected from terrorist influence will expect the state to maintain such a safe state. At the same time, the average citizen is far from being able to participate in strengthening the anti-terrorist function of the state. A separate set of state measures is of interest in the course of systematizing the functions of the modern Russian state. Modern terrorists, using the achievements of humanity, are embedded in an invulnerable actor of the planetary level. Attempts to reduce these manifestations to an acceptable level only by anti-criminal methods of law enforcement agencies are comparable to the failure and beginning of the reproduction of terrorism. Without a comprehensive approach in the anti-terrorist sphere, it is impossible to create sustainable development and conditions for the implementation of national interests. This system is formed, implemented, optimized, improved and harmonized under the influence of many socio-political factors. The stability of the system under study is conditional due to the variability of various external and internal sources of government that affect its processes.

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