Selected problems of the process of ensuring national security

Abstract

The essence of modern national security refers to actions aimed at guaranteeing the survival of a nation in the stable territorial state borders as well as its comprehensive and undisturbed development. In the light of the presented evolution of the term “national security” and the essence of the process of providing this security, the article presents a new approach to the strategic basis for this process. The selected issues of the process of providing national security discussed in the article may serve as a basis for improving the rationality of public administration efforts to ensure existential and behavioral needs of the society.