კიბერუსაფრთხოების როლი საერთაშორისო ურთიერთობებში: კიბერუსაფრთხოების გავლენა ნატოს დღის წესრიგის ტრანსფორმაციაზე

Cyberspace has become an intrinsic feature of the modern world. The creation of the Internet and the rapid development of information and communication technologies resulted in dramatic changes in terms of new rules, practices and patterns of behaviour that were adopted in International Relations. It is worth mentioning that Cyber Security is one of the most serious global challenges of the past decade. In fact, the issue gains more significance due to further technological developments. The research intends to assess the impact and influence of Cyber Security on the International Relations; more precisely, it delves into factors that make Cyber issues top priority of states' agenda. Moreover, the paper examines how changes in the field of Cyber Security may affect whole International system.
The research is based and conducted on the example of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization; in particular, how important is the Cyber Security on NATO's main agenda and how does the challenges generated by the cyber space affect NATO mission and key tasks? The main research question is how Cyber Security challenges determined and changed the agenda of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization for 2002 – 2017 years. The paper testifies following hypothesis: The development of information and communication technologies has made NATO's military-political stability vulnerable to modern security challenges and has transformed the main tasks of the alliance.
As for methodology, the research work uses qualitative methods, based on analysis of relevant sources, research papers, academic journals, official government documents and etc. In order to make profound assessment the methods of content and discourse analysis will be used as well.
Regarding the theoretical framework the research relies on Liberal Institutionalism and Liberal Theory of Interdependence