THE INTELLIGENCE NATURE OF A TERRORIST ACT: THE CASE OF THE ASSASSINATION OF FRANZ FERDINAND

Authors

  • Erekle Osiashvili Undergraduate Student, Faculty of Social and Humanities Sciences, Caucasus International University, Tbilisi, Georgia
  • Luka Kvitsiani Graduate, Faculty of Social and Humanities Sciences, Caucasus International University, Tbilisi, Georgia
  • Davit Kukhalashvili Director, National and Corporate Security Research Center; Doctor of History; Doctor of Professional Security; Associate Professor, Caucasus International University, Tbilisi, Georgia

Keywords:

Intelligence Infiltration;, International Relations;, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Terrorism, Sarajevo Assassination, World War I, , interethnic harmony and solidarity, Intelligence Service, Securitization

Abstract

Foreign states, based on their strategic national interests, always have target objects (including high-ranking officials) to obtain significant benefits from the target country through intelligence influence and penetration.

A terrorist act is a crucial means for achieving state interests through intelligence activities. In many cases, terrorist organizations and states share common targets. The execution of terrorist attacks under the cover of intelligence services provides a favorable condition for the covert and successful realization of state objectives.

The successful implementation of terrorist acts is facilitated by mobilizing public opinion, including through the dissemination of disinformation within the framework of intelligence propaganda. In the process of eliminating high-ranking officials through terrorist acts, the primary objects of intelligence propaganda are the government and society. Consequently, organizing anti-government sentiments before and after the terrorist act is a significant organizational process aimed at portraying the terrorist act as an exceptional necessity.

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Published

2025-04-05

Issue

Vol. 58 (2025): Gospodarka i Innowacje

Section

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