CLASSIFICATION OF NATIONAL SECURITY ENTITIES

Abstract

The article is dedicated to exploring the possibilities of classifying the actors involved in ensuring national security. The article notes that, unlike during the post-Soviet period of development of national security doctrine and the doctrine of its assurance, contemporary doctrines assert that national security is a universal benefit and value that should extend to everyone within the territory of Ukraine. It is considered the concern of all, in accordance with the principles of responsibility, patriotism, and national solidarity. A critical analysis of existing scientific approaches to this classification reveals both advantages and disadvantages.Specifically, systematizing these actors by form of activity or specific competence (as proposed by V.M. Stolbovy), by distribution of competence and functional purpose (E.V. Kobko), and by functional roles (Yu.M. Pavlyutin) allows for a comprehensive understanding of individual aspects of their administrative and legal characteristics. However, such approaches tend to limit the breadth of coverage of relevant entities within the system responsible for national security. Based on this analysis, the article concludes that among the various classification methods, the most theoretically and practically optimal is to categorize these actors based on their legal (administrative-legal) nature and level of authority. Within this framework, three groups of actors are distinguished: state bodies, local government bodies, and civil society actors. Special attention is given to assessing the influence of international law actors – primarily international organizations – on ensuring national security. It is established that international organizations are only conditionally considered actors in national security because their influence should be viewed in the context of international cooperation and Ukraine’s obligations on the international stage. Ukraine, as a full-fledged subject of the international community, ensures national security partly through the interaction of officials from national public service bodies with representatives of international organizations.