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THE IMPACT OF “INTERNET AND SOCIAL MEDIA” ON THE GLOBAL SYSTEM 
 
lieutenant colonel Agshin Babayev 
Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Azerbaijan 
E-mail: [e-mail]
 
Abstract. 
In the article an up-to-date picture of the situation concerning the use of internet 
and social media by organized groups (states, movements, terrorist groups, criminal organizations, 
public institutions, companies, etc.) is provided and its present and future impact on global and 
national security, defense and military objectives and the concept and capability building is 
measured. In order to reach the pre-arranged goal, it is necessary to sort out what kind of threats and 
risks deriving from the use of internet and social media. In addition to this, it is important to know 
how and how much the use of these tools might prevent, limit or remove such threats, and help 
protect a state’s strategic interests. 
Keywords:
internet and social media, global system, national security strategy, cyber-attack, 
terror organizations, defense and military strategy. 
Introduction 
 
In a present day to think of our life without internet and social media are totally incredible. 
Today people are used to check their personal e-mail and accounts from internet and from wide 
range distributed social media and listen to the radio and watch TV programs every day, read and 
share news, information and content, including writing, video, audio, and photos. When analyzing 
the internets and social media effect on the global system, it is important to remember that all this 
new technological tools are designed to carry the necessary and valuable information and make us 
easily communicate with our counterparts, groups, nations and states or help us to spread any data 
in a quick and fastest way to other end of the globe. The effect of this instant information can be as 
powerful as the ability to reach a worldwide audience. The widespread dissemination of the 
Internet, mobile communication, digital media and a variety of social software tools throughout the 
world has transformed the communication system into interactive horizontal networks that connect 
the local and global systems. New forms of social media, such as SMS, blogs, social networking 
sites, podcasts and wikis provide the flow of messages from one receiver to other [1]. 
Information which we are receiving every day from the social media and internet, sometimes 
can be more vital to make a decision, sometimes can be even more dangerous and become 
influence, propaganda and deception tool for states. The evolution of social media has changed the 
information space around conflict. People affected by conflict increasingly have the tools to record 
and share their experiences with the world and to be a part of the media through the use of a 
cellphone camera and internet access. And this kind of transformation can be the threat to the entire 
world and can represent either a risk or an opportunity for national security and can manipulate the 
perceptions of the military concept and capabilities.