Development of unipolarity and multipolarity in new age

Abstract

This paper focuses on analyzing geopolitical changes at the beginning of the 21st century and their effect on the strategic context of contemporary asymmetric threats. Therefore, the distinction between unipolarity and multipolarity as the concepts that are taken into consideration when assessing the modern security environment is emphasized and concrete asymmetric forms of security threats such as religious and national extremism, terrorism, organized crime, migration, etc. are presented. Bearing in mind that the mentioned challenges, risks and threats to security are manifested at the global, regional and national level, the paper reviews strategic responses and concrete measures undertaken by the United Nations, the European Union, national armed forces and civil society. Based on this, the conclusion is drawn that implementation of the concept of integral security at the national level, as well as security cooperation at the international level - contributes to gaining a comprehensive approach to this contemporary problem with the best outcomes.

Keywords

• geopolitics
• strategy
• unipolatiry
• multipolarity
• security
• threat