The Islamic World and Digital Threats of the 21st Century
https://doi.org/10.31162/2618-9569-2019-12-1-95-110
Abstract
The article analyzes the stages and reasons for involvement of the Islamic world in digital wars and the cyber arms race. Digital threats are carried not only by Muslim states that claim to be regional leaders in the Middle East, South and Southeast Asia, but also by non-state actors – groups of highly skilled hackers, hacktivists, «lone wolves», radical extremist Islamist groups. The realities of the digital age significantly enhance the heterogeneity and inconsistency of the modern Islamic world. It puts on the international agenda the question of increasing global cooperation in the cyber arm control process as well as the settlement of the most pressing issues of Muslim countries and communities.
Keywords
cyber arms race,
cyber security,
cyber threats,
cyber wars,
hackers,
history of international relations,
Middle East,
the Muslim countries
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About the Author
G. N. Valiakhmetova
Ural Federal University named after the first President of Russia B. N. Yeltsin
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Gulnara N. Valiakhmetova, Ph. D (Hist.), Professor, Ural Federal University named after the first President of Russia B. N. Yeltsin, Yekaterinburg
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Valiakhmetova G.N. The Islamic World and Digital Threats of the 21st Century. Minbar. Islamic Studies. 2019;12(1):95-110. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.31162/2618-9569-2019-12-1-95-110
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