FACTOR OF MILITARY POWER IN MODERN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

Problem setting. The modern world continues to consider military power as one o f the most important tools for solving foreign policy problems. However, it is not an extraordinary option or a last resort in the range o f possible shares. Military power has become a widely used tool along with political and diplomatic actions. The decision to use military power is made by world actors based on their own understanding o f their national interests and the appropriateness o f its use, even without a UN resolution. Thus, the issue o f the study o f military power as a tool in international relations becomes relevant. Recent research and publications analysis. Consideration o f certain issues o f military strength aspects is reflected in the works o f R. Aron, O. Bodruk, A. Gramsci, R. Keohein, Н. Morgenthau, J. Nye, V. Smolyanyuk, Р. Taylor, A. Toffler, M. Trebin, K. Waltz, I. Wallerstein, S. Huntington and others. However, in modern conditions, the issue o f the use o f military power in international relations requires a new rethinking, especially in the context o f systemic changes in world society. Paper objective. The purpose o f this article is to analyze some aspects o f the use o f military power in international relations. Paper main body. The article reveals some aspects o f the use o f military power in international relations. The essence o f the military power o f the state, the forms and tasks o f its use are revealed.The article examines some aspects o f the use o f military power in international relations. The essence o f the military power o f the state, forms and tasks o f its application are revealed. It is highlighted that the simplest scenario o f the state’s transition to military actions and in the international arena is the threat o f the use offorce demonstrated by it (explicit - hidden, real - conditional); A more complex type o f use o f military power remains armed violence - direct physical influence on the opposite side by means ofarmed struggle for the purpose o f its destruction or profitable transformation and, accordingly - to achieve their own political goals. Among the tasks o f military power in international relations are: the task o f demonstrating daily state military capabilities in order to deter a potential adversary from direct aggression or hostile actions o f a lower level (passive deterrence); the task o f demonstrating excessive military power and determination to use it in the event ofpartial involvement o f the country’s mobilization capabilities to ensure counteraction to a potential adversary (active deterrence); the task o f demonstrating excessive military superiority and readiness to use force in order to force a potential adversary to retreat from controversial issues or to act contrary to its interests (offensive deterrence).The features o f the formation o f the power factor in the world are analyzed. Special attention is paid to the views o f the US leadership on the use o f military force in international relations. Conclusions of the research. Military power in international relations is seen as a means o f resolving mutual conflicts in their own favor. This phenomenon is objectified in the form o f the threat ofwar, invasion, provocation, attack, aggression, strikes, and so on. The practical tasks o f the implementation o f military force include the following: seizing the initiative and achieving military-political superiority over the opposing side, encroachment on sovereignty, territorial integrity; destabilization o f the internal situation, coercion to change the political course or economic policy, etc. At the same time, military power becomes essential in the effective counteraction or in the practical implementation o f these problems