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مسئولیت دولت‌ها در مدیریت جنگ اطلاعاتی در دوران گذار به نظم چندقطبی: چالش‌ها و الزامات

نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی

نویسندگان
1 دانشیار گروه روابط بین‌الملل، دانشکده وزارت امور خارجه، تهران، ایران
2 دانش آموخته کارشناسی ارشد روابط بین الملل، دانشکده روابط بین الملل وزارت امور خارجه، تهران، ایران
چکیده
در دوران گذار از نظم تک‌قطبی به نظم چندقطبی، جنگ اطلاعاتی به‌عنوان یکی از تهدیدات نوظهور، امنیت ملی و انسجام اجتماعی دولت‌ها را با چالش‌های جدی مواجه کرده است. مسئله اصلی این پژوهش، بررسی مسئولیت دولت‌ها در مدیریت جنگ اطلاعاتی در بستر تحولات ساختاری نظام بین‌الملل است. هدف آن، تبیین الزامات و راهبردهای دولت‌ها برای مقابله مؤثر با جنگ اطلاعاتی در سه سطح ملی، منطقه‌ای و بین‌المللی می‌باشد. سؤال اصلی تحقیق این است که «مسئولیت دولت‌ها در مواجهه با جنگ اطلاعاتی در دوران گذار از نظم تک‌قطبی به چندقطبی چیست و چگونه قابل تحقق است؟» فرضیه پژوهش بر این مبنا استوار است که ضعف نهادهای بین‌المللی، رقابت قدرت‌های بزرگ و تکثر بازیگران غیردولتی اطلاعاتی، موجب کاهش اثربخشی دولت‌ها در مدیریت جنگ اطلاعاتی می‌شود، مگر آن‌که اقدامات مشخصی در حوزه حکمرانی سایبری، همکاری منطقه‌ای و ارتقاء سواد اطلاعاتی شهروندان صورت گیرد. رویکرد توصیفی- تحلیلی است و با بهره‌گیری از چارچوب نظری امنیت سایبری و رئالیسم ساختاری، به تحلیل تطبیقی تجارب اوکراین، ایران و ایالات متحده پرداخته شده است. یافته‌ها نشان می‌دهد که دولت‌هایی که در سه حوزه مذکور سرمایه‌گذاری راهبردی داشته‌اند، توانسته‌اند تا حدی در برابر موج‌های اطلاعاتی خصمانه مقاومت کنند. این پژوهش بر ضرورت تدوین راهبردهای ملی فراگیر و مشارکت‌جویانه برای بازتعریف نقش دولت‌ها در عصر جنگ شناختی تأکید دارد.
کلیدواژه‌ها

عنوان مقاله English

The Responsibility of States in Managing Information Warfare during the Transition to a Multipolar Order: Challenges and Requirements

نویسندگان English

Mohammad Hassan Sheikholeslami 1
MohammadAli Seddighi 2
1 Associate Professor, School of International Relations, School of International Relations Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Tehran, Iran
2 Master's degree in International Relations, School of International Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Tehran, Iran
چکیده English

In the transitional phase from a unipolar to a multipolar international order, the global system is witnessing profound shifts in power structures, patterns of agency, and emerging threats. One of the most significant and complex threats in this context is information warfare, which leverages digital technologies, social media, and psychological operations to undermine national security and social cohesion. This paper explores the responsibilities of states in managing information warfare amid the evolving global power dynamics. Drawing on cybersecurity studies and structural realism within international relations theory, the central hypothesis posits that institutional voids, intensified great power rivalries, and the proliferation of non-state informational actors have collectively diminished the capacity of states to responsibly manage information warfare. This holds true unless states actively pursue measures in three key domains: developing national cyber governance frameworks to regulate and counter digital threats, enhancing regional cooperation for intelligence sharing and joint threat mitigation, and promoting information literacy to reduce cognitive vulnerabilities among citizens. Through an analysis of contemporary cases—such as Ukraine, Iran, and the United States—the study demonstrates that states investing in these strategic areas have shown greater resilience against hostile informational campaigns. Ultimately, the paper argues that in the age of cognitive and hybrid warfare, states must reconceptualize their strategic responsibilities and adopt comprehensive, participatory national strategies to effectively safeguard their information ecosystems and societal integrity.

کلیدواژه‌ها English

Information warfare
international order
responsibility
governance

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دوره 2، شماره 4 - شماره پیاپی 7
فصل زمستان
زمستان 1404
صفحه 28-54

  • تاریخ دریافت 22 شهریور 1404
  • تاریخ بازنگری 23 آبان 1404
  • تاریخ پذیرش 25 آبان 1404