Cyber warfare – New threat for national and international security and transformation of the conflicts under the conditions of the new geopolitical order

Abstract

This research paper, based on the methodology of political realism, will be discussed the transformation of conflicts in the context of the new
geopolitical order and how important this methodology is in international cyber politics.
Within the paper, virtual threats are discussed where not only cyber-attacks and cyber wars are considered. Information, propaganda and disinformation
manipulations, brief history, and development in cyberspace are analyzed. The focus is on fake news and these issues are supported by various
examples. It analyses how all this works in relation to Georgia and cites the 2016 NDI survey. Furthermore, the research presents the classification
of cyberspace and discusses the black market, which is a major threat worldwide. From the book by Kenneth Knapp, a cyber-security specialist the
information provided on “Cyber Security and Global Information Assurance - Threat Analysis and Response Solutions”, published by the US Air Force
Academy in Colorado, deals with the black market in cyberspace.
At the same time, the research is devoted to the analysis of the impact of modern high technologies on international security processes. It is noted
that the development of technology and the Internet has had an impact on international security processes. It is discussed in the framework of the
force balance method, or force balance methodology. Numerous examples are given of Russia’s cyber-technological capabilities, as well as those
of the United States, China, and the Islamic Republic of Iran. Attempts by Russian hackers to intervene in various elections, including the 2016 US
presidential election, as well as examples of Chinese cyber-attacks, which are of great political importance internationally and an important element
in the balance of power, are discussed