The issue of state’s monopoly on the use of violence
The article analyzes the approaches to the problem of the state's monopoly on the use of violence. The trend for weakening of the state-nation as the major subject of ensuring security in connection with globalization and partial delegation of the right to use armed force to non-state actors are picked out. The need to return to the concept of the «strong state» because of lack of efficacy of «weak states» in the fight against contemporary security threats, including international terrorism, is also explained. The issues of the involvement of armed forces to ensure internal security of the state are considered. Purpose - consideration of the role of violence in the process of forming state and its monopoly on the use of violence as a condition of ensuring security of the individual, society and state. Methodology - analysis of different approaches to the assessment of the state's monopoly on the use of violence in the process of its genesis. Results - «minimal», «weak» state is unable to effectively counteract contemporary security threats (in particular, international terrorism); delegation of the right to use armed violence to non-state actors poses threats to the international and national security; the concept of the «strong state» is necessary condition for ensuring internal and external security of the Russian Federation. Originality / value - The article explains the need to strengthen the role of the state as the main subject of ensuring security and conservation of its monopoly on the use of violence in the modern world.