Model for Managing Challenges, Risks, and Threats to State Security of Ukraine
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: This article addresses the development of an effective model for managing challenges, risks, and threats to Ukraine’s state security amid growing multifaceted threats, hybrid aggression, cyberattacks, and socio-economic upheavals. The authors argue that traditional security approaches are insufficient, while the current management system suffers from fragmentation, inadequate threat monitoring, and limited coordination among security actors. The paper reviews contemporary scientific approaches to risk management, Ukraine’s strategic documents, and threat assessment methodologies. The proposed systemic model encompasses the following stages: threat identification, assessment of probability and impact, development and implementation of response strategies, effectiveness monitoring, and strategy adjustment in response to environmental changes. Special attention is given to the use of a cognitive-semantic model for assessing state security, enabling timely identification of risk zones, stabilisation, and the realisation of national interests. The article outlines the structure of the state security system, defines the roles of key actors (top political leadership, special agencies, law enforcement and intelligence bodies), and protection objects (sovereignty, territorial integrity, critical infrastructure, information and cyber security). The management principles of polycentricity, hierarchy, optimality, and multivariance are highlighted, ensuring adaptability and effective response to dynamic threats. The practical value of the study lies in the potential application of the model to improve state policy and enhance societal resilience.
Source: Society and Security
Authors: Maksym Rohovets, Victor Ievdokymov
Institution: Zhytomyr Polytechnic State University
Language: English
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7140194869