Illegal International Migration and the Threat of Terrorism
Introduction. Illegal migration has become a global problem that is associated with threats to state security and is difficult to control. Purpose. The study is aimed at establishing the main determinants of mass illegal migration in the world and its threatening consequences. Methodology. The author uses such research methods as analysis, synthesis, systemic, and comparative legal and documentary methods taking into consideration the dialectical approach to the knowledge of social phenomena, which allows to analyze them in historical development and functioning, taking into account all objective and subjective factors. Results. The main reason for the massive illegal migration in the world is the hegemonic policy of the USA, that led to the destruction of the statehood of Iraq and Libya and provoked the formation of a new generation of terrorist formations on their territories - the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (banned in the Russian Federation). Another global cause of illegal migration is the greed of political and economic elites that create such conditions in their states which make it almost impossible for their citizens to survive. Refugee flows that bring a lot of money to transnational organized criminality form the perfect cover for the transit of global terrorism throughout the world. Many illegal migrants are influenced with the ideology of Islamic radicalism (Salafism). The followers of Islamic radicalism act as a shock force, and in reality as cannon fodder for the main participants of modern geopolitics. Conclusion. At present, the ideology of Salafism comes as a threat to Russia. Its connection with external migration can be traced in several directions. The first is the training of Muslim clergy, Islamic leaders and youth in foreign centers (in Egypt, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, etc.), where they become active supporters of "pure Islam". The second is sponsoring Islamic revival and constructing many mosques in the Russian Federation by Saudi Arabia, where Salafism is the official religion. The third is the consequence of the long-term presence of the Wahhabi imams in key mosques of the country. The fourth is the constant replenishment of Salafist preachers among migrants from the CIS countries. The ideology of Salafism is a powerful source of extremism and terrorism (present and future) in the Russian Federation.