title: The Borderland in the System of Contemporary International Relations: the Security Aspect
abstract: The previous century brought to humanity many political trials. Nowadays, we witness new challenges to world security and stability. Besides, borderlands play a com­pelling role in the political processes of modernity. Some political actors, like the Russian Federation, try to keep and strengthen their influence at the expense of other states, in­cluding Ukraine. Therefore, a transformation of an aggressive policy of such players, from military to hybrid, provoke the surrounding world to think: 
journal: Studia i Analizy Nauk o Polityce