TYPES OF TERRORISM AND THEIR ROLE IN MODERN GLOBAL SECURITY

The article argues that terrorism is one of the most serious and complex threats to the international security system in modern times. globalization, the rapid development of information technologies, and the deepening of socio-political contradictions have both expanded the geography of terrorism and led to the emergence of its new forms. as a result, terrorism, having ceased to be a local phenomenon, has acquired a transnational character and has become a multifaceted phenomenon that seriously affects the national security of states, public stability, and the system of international relations. the study systematically analyzes various types of terrorism political, economic, ideological, religious, sectarian, racial, state, ethnic, criminal, social, information, chemical, biological, and nuclear terrorism, and shows the causes of their emergence, goals, and characteristics of their activities. it is determined that terrorism is not only acts of violence, but is a complex security problem formed as a result of the interaction of social, political, economic, and ideological factors.