Series:Монографії

Putin's regime: From its Re-Start up to 2018

Режим Путіна: перезавантаження-2018

Author(s): Maxim Rozumniy / Language(s): Ukrainian

Keywords: Putin, Russian Imperialism;

The current state of domestic and foreign policy of the Russian Federation is considered. The resources that can be used to keep the current leadership of the Russian Federation in power, the main trends of socio-economic and domestic life of Russia, its foreign policy are analyzed in respect of its political interests and means of achieving geopolitical goals. The main scenarios for the Kremlin's policy of restoring imperial status, including the reintegration of the post-Soviet space, confrontation with the West, and Russia's expansion in strategically important regions of the world, have been identified. The publication was prepared by the Center for Research of Problems of the Russian Federation of the National Institute for Strategic Studies.

Economic diplomacy: basics, problems and prospects

Економічна дипломатія: основи, проблеми та перспективи

Author(s): O. M. Sharov / Language(s): Ukrainian

The publication covers general theoretical issues of economic diplomacy as a science of international economic relations and a means of implementing foreign economic policy of the state, considers the categorical apparatus. The topical issues of some areas of economic diplomacy are analyzed, the choice of which is determined mainly by the professional experience of the author, which contributed to a comprehensive consideration of both theoretical and practical aspects. Particular attention is paid to issues related to national economic security, as well as the European integration process and monetary and financial aspects of economic diplomacy (including cooperation with the IMF and other international financial organizations). The study characterizes the foreign experience of organizing the work of economic diplomats, provides recommendations for improving the effectiveness of economic diplomacy in Ukraine. The monograph is intended for diplomats, international scientists, as well as students and students of the relevant specialization.

HOMO EX MACHINA. Philosophical, culturological and political preconditions for the formation of a convergent society

HOMO EX MACHINA. Філософські, культурологічні та політичні передумови формування конвергентного суспільства

Author(s): Dmytro Dubov / Language(s): Ukrainian

Keywords: Social cohesion;

The monograph highlights the emergence of a convergent type of society as a transhumanist society and associated with a new quality of technological interventions in human nature. The philosophical foundations of a new type of society, the essential features of transhumanism and singularity, the transmutation of classical political and philosophical theories in the new technological era are considered. The problem of transformation of the global information society into a space of confrontation and competition of states, the influence of modern technologies on the concept of state sovereignty (within the framework of building "digital sovereignty") is thoroughly covered. The impact of Industry 4.0 technologies (primarily robotics) on military affairs is analyzed separately. The current opportunities and prospects of Ukraine in the context of the development of technologies of Industry 4.0 and the ability to build a national innovation system are subjected to a thorough analysis. The book will be of interest to a wide range of scholars, government officials and students.

World Hybrid War: Ukrainian Front

Світова гібридна війна: український фронт

Author(s): Vladimir Pavlovich Gorbulin,Alexander Stepanovich Vlasyuk,Alexandra Nikolaevna Lyashenko / Language(s): Ukrainian

Keywords: hybrid warfare; Russian aggression against Ukraine;

In a collective monograph prepared by specialists of the National Institute for Strategic Studies, for the first time in domestic and world science, the phenomenon of global hybrid warfare in the perspective of Russian aggression against the country has been studied in detail. The essence of hybrid warfare is considered in the context of the systemic crisis of world security, and its phenomenon - as the latest form of global confrontation. The reasons and preconditions of the Russian aggression against Ukraine, its strategic goals, as well as the peculiarities of hybrid warfare in various dimensions: military, political, economic, social, humanitarian, informational are considered in detail. The local successes of our state in counteracting the hostile plans of the Russian Federation in certain directions are analyzed. The general conclusion is made that Ukraine has proved its ability as a state that defends its sovereignty in the fight against the aggressor. The issues of reforming international security institutions and finding a balance of power in the new, hybrid reality are considered. Designed for politicians, political analysts, high-ranking civil servants, scientists in the field of security. The results of the research are of interest to educators, representatives of civil society, as well as nationally conscious citizens.

Developing the Critical Infrastructure Protection System in Ukraine

Developing the Critical Infrastructure Protection System in Ukraine

Author(s): S. Kondratov,D. G. Bobro,Vladimir Pavlovich Gorbulin / Language(s): Ukrainian

Keywords: critical infrastructure; Ukrainian self-protection;

This publication presents a multiyear work of experts and scholars from the National Institute for Strategic Studies (Energy Security and Technogenic Safety field of research) on implementing in Ukraine the best world policies and practices in the fi eld of critical infrastructure protection. The publication summarizes these efforts and presents legislative and conceptual documents, analytical and review articles addressing the issues of introduction of the critical infrastructure protection concept in Ukraine. It is the first collection in English showing both the status of progress achieved and problems to be resolved by Ukraine to ensure the level of critical infrastructure protection and resilience adequate to contemporary challenges and threats. The publication is intended for foreign partners cooperating with Ukraine in the fields of national security, critical infrastructure protection, crisis management, etc. It also will be of use for representatives of Ukrainian public authorities, law enforcement and intelligence agencies, state and private companies, scholars, experts and all of those who interested in the topic of critical infrastructure protection and resilience and related issues.

Kremlin’s Aggression against Ukraine: Reflections in the Context of War

Кремлівська агресія проти України: роздуми в контексті війни

Author(s): Sergey Kononenko,Alexander Stepanovich Vlasyuk / Language(s): Ukrainian

Keywords: Russian aggression against Ukraine;

The urgent theoretical, methodological, as well as ideological, issues of further development of Ukrainian system of national security in a situation of foreign aggression and territorial losses caused by it are defined. The special attention is paid to: description of the international, security, socio-psychological aspects of the historical situation modern Ukraine occurred to be; elaboration of the methodology based on «international systems» theoretical approach and aimed at analyzes of the problems of national and international security in a post-bipolar world; theoretical interpretation of the key issues of world politics – correlation of war and peace in this politics, building of the alliances of «strategic partnership», future of integration at the European and peace at the post-soviet geopolitical realms. Three-stage theoretical model of the system of national security of Ukraine is worked out. - It is designed for a wide audience.

National Security of Ukraine: Evolution of domestic Policy Issues

Національна безпека України: еволюція проблем внутрішньої політики

Author(s): Alexander Stepanovich Vlasyuk / Language(s): Ukrainian

Scientific and methodological approaches to the formation of the national security system are considered, the evolution of threats to national security is covered, the issues of formation of Ukrainian national identity, human development, regional policy, information security and security sector reform are studied. For specialists in the field of national security and public administration, political scientists, teachers, graduate students and students.

Challenges of National Self-Determination

Виклики національного самовизначення

Author(s): Maksym Rozumnyi / Language(s): Ukrainian

Keywords: national self-determination; Ukrainian autonomy;

National self-determination is interpreted as a complex process of selforganization of society, which follows the path of modernization. This process includes the nationalization of the collective consciousness, democratization of the political life and integration into existing international relations and communications. Each of these tasks requires innovative approach of the national leaders and elites, their good will and unique intelligent solutions. Some of these ideas and decisions are offered by the author for a public debate and close examination. The book is based on the author’s publications in the media and academic magazines. The book is addressed to the active citizens and fellow researchers in the field of humanities and social sciences.

Conceptualization of Economic Security Management of the Enterprise

Концептуалізація управління економічною безпекою підприємства

Author(s): O. M. Lyashenko / Language(s): Ukrainian

Keywords: enterprise security; economic security management;

The economic security of the enterprise as an object of management is studied. The morphology and logic of controllability of economic security of the enterprise are studied. The triad of goals of economic security management of the enterprise is presented. Harmonization is considered as a basis for ensuring the effectiveness of economic security management of the enterprise and developed tools for evaluating such effectiveness. The monograph is designed for scientists, graduate students and undergraduates who are not indifferent to the problems of economic security; can be useful for business owners, managers and professionals involved in the management of economic security of the enterprise. The economic security of the enterprise is studied as an object of management. The morphology and logic of controllability of economic security of the enterprise are studied. The triad of the purposes of management of economic safety of the enterprise is presented. Harmonization is considered as a basis for ensuring the effectiveness of economic security management of the enterprise and developed tools for assessing such effectiveness. The monograph is intended for scientists, graduate students and undergraduates who are not indifferent to the problems of economic security; can be useful to business owners, managers and professionals involved in the management of economic security of the enterprise.

Actual Problems of Financial Security of Ukraine in the Conditions of Post-Crisis Transformation

Актуальні проблеми фінансової безпеки України в умовах посткризової трансформації

Author(s): Alexander Stepanovich Vlasyuk / Language(s): Ukrainian

Keywords: financial security; economic security; public finance sector of Ukraine; credit market of Ukraine;

The essence of financial security and its place in the system of economic security of the state are considered. The theoretical basis of the content of financial security is analyzed and external and internal threats to the national security of Ukraine in the financial sphere are identified. The author's methodology for assessing the state of financial security of the state and the public finance sector of Ukraine is proposed. The system of indicators of financial security and the public finance sector of Ukraine is determined, formalized calculations are developed, the information base is developed and their threshold values are substantiated. The issues of financial security of transformation processes in the national economy, challenges and threats to the stability of the financial system, as well as security aspects of fiscal policy, in particular its features in the context of existing external and internal risks. The financial mechanisms of domestic market protection and financial aspects of de-shadowing of the economy are highlighted. Recommendations for improving the overall level of financial security of the state are provided. Measures are proposed to encourage the activities of international financial organizations in the credit market of Ukraine, attract international technical assistance and increase the country's credit ratings. For employees of government agencies, specialists and scholars in the financial sphere of the national economy, teachers of financial disciplines in higher education, graduate students and students who study in depth the problems of financial security.

Cyberspace as a new Dimension of Geopolitical Competition

Кіберпростір як новий вимір геополітичного суперництва

Author(s): D. V. Dubov,Natalya Dubovenko / Language(s): Ukrainian

Keywords: cyberspace;

The issue of cyberspace as an integral part of classical and non-classical geopolitics has been studied. The geopolitical and geostrategic significance of cyberspace, its role in the global rivalry between the United States and China, as well as the problem of ensuring the national interests of Ukraine in the growing geopolitical role of cyberspace and confrontations in it. It is aimed at specialists in international relations, geopolitics, security experts, as well as a wide range of readers who are interested in the problems of national and international cybersecurity.

Challenges of modernization in Ukraine: political aspects

Виклики модернізації в Україні: політичні аспекти

Author(s): O. V. Litvinenko,M. O. Palamarchuk / Language(s): Ukrainian

Keywords: political transformation in Ukraine; social transformation in Ukraine:

The political component of the processes of social transformations necessary to ensure Ukraine's access to the trajectory of stable development has been studied. The directions of building the main viable public institutions that will create a fulcrum for competitive economic activity and contribute to increasing the level of publicity of policy are considered. Possible ways to solve the existing problems of political reforms are analyzed - the lack of material resources and social capital, the difficulty of obtaining and maintaining a sufficient level of support for reformers and difficulties in reconciling the competing interests of different social groups. The monograph is designed for a wide range of professionals, politicians, civil servants, scientists, teachers, students.

Security of structural-institutional Transformation of Regional Economy: Theoretical Fundamentals and Applied Aspects

Безпека структурно-інституціональної трансформації економіки регіону: теоретичні основи та прикладні аспекти

Author(s): A. M. Gumenyuk / Language(s): Ukrainian

The monograph highlights the theoretical, methodological and applied aspects of the economic security system of the region and the state. The theoretical provisions of the evolution of economic security are systematized and generalized, its systemic characteristics are specified, the regional determinants of strengthening the economic security of the state and institutional threats to security are studied. Theoretical bases of modeling of safety of economic development, estimation of quality and efficiency of institutional base of economy and structural shifts are considered. The interrelation between economic security and structural changes in the regional market of consumer goods and services, migration sphere is revealed and the priorities of the institutional infrastructure of innovative development are offered. The guidelines of modernization of the institutional basis of security of structural restructuring of the regional economy are substantiated. Designed for politicians, civil servants, academics, economic security professionals, regional economics, teachers and graduate students

National Security Indicators: Definition and Application of their Limit Values

Індикатори національної безпеки: визначення та застосування їх граничних значень

Author(s): A.B. Kachinsky / Language(s): Ukrainian

Keywords: treshold values; limit values; safety of life; national security indicators;

The analytical procedure for monitoring the effectiveness of public policy, based on indicators of the state of national security, is studied, and its main functions are outlined. Three levels of limit values are considered: threshold conditions of safety of life of the person, society and the state; system of indicators and limit values of national security; industry thresholds. // From a single methodological standpoint, the application of a systematic approach to solving the problem of determining the limit values of national security indicators is considered. The analysis and systematization of mathematical methods of their definition corresponding to different situations of their application is carried out. // The monograph is intended for a wide range of specialists, scientists, politicians, civil servants, teachers, students and anyone interested in the problems of national security of Ukraine.

The Phenomenon of Political Corruption: theoretical and methodological Analysis

Явище політичної корупції: теоретико-методологічний аналіз

Author(s): G. W. Kohan / Language(s): Ukrainian

Keywords: political corruption; bureaucratic corruption; administrative corruption;

The monograph is devoted to the analysis of scientific approaches applied to the study of political corruption during the twentieth century and the current situation with the study of this phenomenon in the academic sphere; reviewing and structuring the diversity of existing definitions of political corruption, as well as correlating them with terms such as "corruption in politics" and "bureaucratic or administrative corruption"; analysis of strengths and weaknesses of various foreign and domestic methods of studying the phenomenon of political corruption; special attention was paid to the use of evaluation methods to the study of political corruption. The paper assesses the interaction and interrelation of two types of corruption - political and bureaucratic - on the process of their formation and course. The use of the modeling method to study the phenomenon of political corruption is analyzed and the limits and possibilities of this method in this perspective are outlined. The author's algorithm of analysis of cases of political corruption in such countries as Italy, the Czech Republic, Poland, Bulgaria, Russia, Ukraine and Tajikistan in the 1990s was used. // The monograph is an attempt to verify the presence or absence of a holistic theory of political corruption and a universal method for studying this phenomenon. // For researchers dealing with corruption, specialists in the field of combating and combating corruption, anti-corruption policy development, university professors, graduate students, students interested in research on corruption.

Modeling and forecasting of socio-economic development of the regions of Ukraine

Моделювання та прогнозування соціально-економічного розвит ку регіонів України: монографія

Author(s): A.I. Sukhorukov,Yurii M. Kharazishvili / Language(s): Ukrainian

Keywords: socio-ecological-economic system; forecasting economic development;

On the basis of generalization of the theory and practice of economic zoning, location of productive forces and regional economy the characteristic of regional socio-ecological-economic systems as object of modeling and forecasting is given; a new approach to the formation of the methodological basis of system modeling, forecasting and diagnosis of socio-economic development of the regions of Ukraine taking into account the shadow economy. Modeling and forecasting were carried out in order to identify the most pressing problems and determine on this basis the main directions of regional economic development strategies. For scientists, specialists in the field of regional economy.

Strategic Priorities of the secure Development of Ukraine on the Basis of the Green Economy

Стратегічні пріоритети безпечного розвитку України на засадах «зеленої економіки»

Author(s): V. G. Potapenko / Language(s): Ukrainian

Keywords: ecological transformation; renewable energy; green economy;

Theoretical and methodological, institutional and legal principles of formation of state economic security in the conditions of ecological transformation of economy and development of new "green" branches of production in Ukraine are considered. The technically achievable potential of renewable energy, organic agriculture and other sectors of the "green economy" as a mechanism for practical economic security in the face of threats of resource depletion. The priorities of state policy formation on the basis of introduction of innovative ecologically safer technologies that will be able to ensure sustainable development of society in the strategic perspective are determined. // Designed for specialists in the field of economic security, innovative economic development, experts and scientists in the field of "green economy", managers and all those interested in the future economic development of the world and the existence of mankind in general.

Ecological and natural-technogenic security of Ukraine: regional dimension of threats and risks

Екологічна та природно-техногенна безпека України: регіональний вимір загроз і ризиків

Author(s): S. P. Ivanyuta,A.B. Kachinsky / Language(s): Ukrainian

Keywords: technogenic safety; natural safety; transport infrastructure; man-made disasters;

The modern tendencies and the character of changes of actual sources of threats to ecological and natural-technogenic safety in natural, technogenic and social environments are investigated. The levels of safety of the main objects of protection of the regions of the state - persons, economic objects and environment, as well as the impact of current natural and man-made threats on the safety of critical transport infrastructure, including mains and gas pipelines, railways, international transport corridors and bridges. The methodology of economic risk assessment of natural and man-made disasters at the regional level is considered. An assessment of the risk to human life and health, as well as the risk of material damage from emergencies of various origins, analyzes the dynamics of their change for the regions of Ukraine. // The monograph is designed for a wide range of professionals, civil servants, politicians, scientists, teachers and anyone interested in environmental and man-made safety.

Ukraine in the 21st Century. Strategy of Reforms and Social Consolidation

Ukraine in the 21st Century. Strategy of Reforms and Social Consolidation

Author(s): A. Yermolaiev,Ya. Zhalilo,Oleksandr Lytvynenko,M. Stepyko / Language(s): English

Keywords: Development of Ukraine;

EXPERT REPORT OF THE "RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF UKRAINE" IN SERVICE OF PRESIDENT OF UKRAINE VIKTOR YANUKOVYCH. AUTHORS: Zhalilo Ya., Lytvynenko O., Stepyko M., Babanin O., Bazylyuk Ya., Bakalchuk V., Barannik V., Barovska A., Belinska Ya., Bila S., Daniliak O., Driomov S., Dzhyga T., Fisun O., Gootsal A., Gootsal S., Gorelov D., Hnatiuk S., Ischenko A., Kalekin Yu., Kalnish Yu., Kaplan Yu., Karpenko M., Kobzarenko A., Krysenko O., Kulyk V., Kurnyshova Yu., Kushnir M., Kyiak M., Lupatsii V., Liapin D., Manzhola P., Markelov V., Mazuka L., Moldovan O., Mykal O., Mytryayeva S., Nadtoka G., Opalko Yu., Ozhevan M., Parahonskii B., Pelivanova N., Pokryshka D., Pyshchulina O.Rozumnyi M., Rudneva O., Salo I., Sharov Ye., Shevchenko O., Shevtsov A., Shutovich V., Skorokhod O., Skyba M., Snigyr O., Starodub T., Symonenko I., Syrinskyi R., Tokman V., Tyshchenko Iu., Us I., Vlasiuk O., Vorotin V., Yegorova O., Yakymenko Yu., Yanishevskyi S., Yavorska G., Yizhak O., Zdioruk S., Zemlyanii M., Zhuk V.

State Administration of Regional Development of Ukraine

Державне управління регіональним розвитком України

Author(s): / Language(s): Ukrainian

Theoretical, methodological and practical issues of regional socio-economic and socio-political development management in Ukraine on the basis of optimal combination of state power and local self-government are studied. Ways to improve regional development management mechanisms have been developed. It is designed for a wide range of specialists, civil servants, people's deputies of Ukraine, representatives of local authorities and local governments, scientists, all stakeholders.