The process of developing solutions to border conflicts and ways to realizing national interests

this article focuses on border conflicts and ways to realize national interests. It examines the types of conflicts and the factors that influence their emergence. It presents the key characteristics of armed conflict, including the use of military force; the presence of two or more parties pursuing their own interests and goals; distinctive features, such as the absence of a clear front line; the use of irregular formations; asymmetrical combat; and the use of information and non-military actions against the enemy. The article discusses the differences between armed conflict and full-scale war. It is noted that war is primarily caused by profound contradictions in the economic and political spheres; war has decisive intentions; and the resolution of these contradictions, in turn, meets the vital interests of the nation. Armed conflicts are typically dominated by smaller territorial disputes, as well as national, ethnic, religious, and other differences, which are essentially derivatives of the underlying contradictions. War leads to fundamental changes in the state and the military, with martial law being declared during war. State institutions assume special functions, power is centralized, the rights and freedoms of citizens are restricted, all the country's resources are mobilized, and the economy and social sphere are restructured to achieve victory. During war, all forms of combat are employed – informational, legal, diplomatic, economic, military, and others-while armed conflicts are generally limited to clashes involving conventional weapons.

border conflict, national interest, armed conflict, war, full-scale war