Abstract

The article deals with the problems of finding ways to increase the effectiveness of government national security policy in the system of power relations of the modern world. The author reveals the essence and public administration nature of such phenomena as “national security of the state”, “national security policy”, “national security of Ukraine”. The study analyses the approaches to shaping modern national security policy of Ukraine, as well as its organizational and legal support. The system of the most urgent threats to the national security of Ukraine is revealed. The author concludes that the current legislative support of government policy in this area does not meet the needs of overcoming most of these threats. It is emphasized that Ukraine must resume its activity in offering its own armaments, military equipment and peacekeeping contingent for the needs of the UN and other international organizations; create a new geopolitical space in the regions of Eastern Europe and the Black Sea, becoming a regional leader there. An important area of the national security policy is the fight against agents of influence of the Russian Federation, which currently occupy an important place in the system of economic and even public administration relations in Ukraine. The author proved the need to expand the contours of security policy in Ukraine by developing and implementing more active(aggressive) mechanisms aimed not only at counteracting external threats, but also at promoting their own national and civilizational interests in the geopolitical space. The need to introduce branch, sectoral, regional state programs of development of separate segments of the system of national security of Ukraine is studied. The article also emphasizes the need to develop a system of indicators to counter agents of influence of foreign countries abounding in the political environment of Ukraine. At the same time, the author defends the position on the need to introduce mirror mechanisms and tools to combat external threats, including in a hybrid, nonlinear war against Ukraine.