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<article article-type="research-article" dtd-version="1.3" xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xml:lang="ru"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">msi</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="ru">Современная наука и инновации</journal-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="en"><trans-title>Modern Science and Innovations</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn pub-type="ppub">2307-910X</issn><publisher><publisher-name>North-Caucasus Federal University</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.37493/2307-910X.2026.2.19</article-id><article-id custom-type="elpub" pub-id-type="custom">msi-1898</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="heading"><subject>Research Article</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="section-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>ПОЛИТИЧЕСКИЕ НАУКИ</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="section-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>POLITICAL SCIENCES</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title>Гуманитарная помощь как инструмент влияния в стратегической перспективе</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="en"><trans-title>Humanitarian aid as an instrument of influence in a strategic perspective</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><name-alternatives><name name-style="eastern" xml:lang="ru"><surname>Шумова</surname><given-names>Н. Ю.</given-names></name><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Shumova</surname><given-names>N. Yu.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>Надежда Юрьевна Шумова – соискатель</p><p>д. 9, пр. Калинина, Пятигорск, 357532</p></bio><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Nadezhda Yu. Shumova – applicant</p><p>9, Kalinina Ave., Pyatigorsk, 357532</p></bio><email xlink:type="simple">nshumova1988@gmail.com</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-1"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff-1"><aff xml:lang="ru"><institution>Пятигорский государственный университет</institution><country>Россия</country></aff><aff xml:lang="en"><institution>Pyatigorsk State University</institution><country>Russian Federation</country></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date pub-type="collection"><year>2026</year></pub-date><pub-date pub-type="epub"><day>25</day><month>08</month><year>2026</year></pub-date><volume>0</volume><issue>2</issue><fpage>193</fpage><lpage>198</lpage><permissions><copyright-statement>Copyright &amp;#x00A9; Шумова Н.Ю., 2026</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2026</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Шумова Н.Ю.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Shumova N.Y.</copyright-holder><license xml:lang="ru" license-type="creative-commons-attribution" xlink:href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" xlink:type="simple"><license-p>Данная работа распространяется под лицензией Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.</license-p></license><license xml:lang="en" license-type="creative-commons-attribution" xlink:href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" xlink:type="simple"><license-p>This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.</license-p></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://msi.elpub.ru/jour/article/view/1898">https://msi.elpub.ru/jour/article/view/1898</self-uri><abstract><p>В статье рассматривается использование гуманитарной помощи в стратегической перспективе, которое может предполагать взаимодействие как с политическими союзниками, так и с политическими противниками. В теории то или иное государство может воспользоваться стихийным бедствием, произошедшем на территории своего противника, чтобы улучшить свои стратегические позиции. Однако этого на практике не происходит, потому что подобные действия связаны с долгосрочными издержками и выходят за рамки социально приемлемого поведения в условиях стихийных бедствий. При этом государства, как правило, отказываются и бездействовать, когда их противников постигает трагедия. Наоборот, они демонстрируют готовность оказать помощь своим стратегическим противникам. Автор доказывает, что конкуренция между крупными международными игроками за благоприятное, позитивное восприятие в глобальном общественном мнении сохраняет свою остроту. Такой род конкуренции становится одной из ключевых особенностей формирующегося нового мирового порядка, основанного на принципе многообразия. Стремление создать позитивный имидж в глазах иностранной общественности объясняется тем, что он играет заметную роль в достижении государствами различных внешнеполитических целей и реализации международных инициатив. Одним из эффективных инструментов для формирования имиджа, как подчеркивается в статье, называется иностранная гуманитарная помощь. Государства могут предоставлять гуманитарную помощь на различных основаниях. Она может оказываться исходя из альтруистических соображений для улучшения социально-экономической ситуации в развивающихся странах или из экономических соображений для получения дополнительной прибыли. Вместе с тем она может рассматриваться как средство влияния на политическую элиту стран-реципиентов, которое служит продвижению внешнеполитических интересов доноров и интересам формирования о стране-доноре благоприятного общественного мнения в странах-реципиентах и на глобальной арене. </p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="en"><p>This article examines the strategic use of humanitarian aid, which may involve interactions with both political allies and political adversaries. In theory, a state could exploit a natural disaster occurring on the territory of its adversary to enhance its strategic position. However, in practice, this does not occur because such actions are associated with long-term costs and go beyond the bounds of socially acceptable behavior in disaster situations. Furthermore, states typically refuse to act when their adversaries suffer a tragedy. On the contrary, they demonstrate a willingness to provide assistance to their strategic opponents. The author demonstrates that competition among major international players for favorable, positive perceptions in global public opinion remains intense. This type of competition is becoming a key feature of the emerging new world order based on the principle of diversity. The desire to create a positive image in the eyes of the foreign public is explained by the fact that it plays a significant role in the achievement of various foreign policy goals and the implementation of international initiatives. The article highlights foreign humanitarian aid as an effective tool for image-building. States may provide humanitarian aid for various reasons. It may be provided for altruistic reasons, to improve the socioeconomic situation in developing countries, or for economic reasons, to generate additional profit. At the same time, it can be seen as a means of influencing the political elite of recipient countries, which serves to advance the foreign policy interests of donors and to foster favorable public opinion of the donor country in recipient countries and on the global stage.</p></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>гуманитарная помощь</kwd><kwd>глобальная политика</kwd><kwd>стратегические интересы</kwd><kwd>инструменты влияния</kwd><kwd>политический гуманитаризм</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>humanitarian aid</kwd><kwd>global politics</kwd><kwd>strategic interests</kwd><kwd>instruments of influence</kwd><kwd>political humanitarianism</kwd></kwd-group></article-meta></front><back><ref-list><title>References</title><ref id="cit1"><label>1</label><citation-alternatives><mixed-citation xml:lang="ru">Andrabi T., Das J. In Aid We Trust: Hearts and Minds and the Pakistan Earthquake of 2005 // The Review of Economics and Statistics. 2017. Vol. 99. No. 3. 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