Walter Lippmann, in 1943, defined it in terms of war saying that "a
nation has security when it does not have to sacrifice its legitimate
ínterests to avoid war, and is able, if challenged, to maintain them
by war". A later definition by Harold Lasswell, a political scientist,
in 1950, looks at national security from almost the same aspect,
that of external coercion.
There is no single universally accepted definition of national
security. The variety of definitions provide an overview of the
many usages of this concept. The concept still remains
ambiguous, having originated from simpler definitions which
initially emphasised the freedom from military threat and political
coercion to later increase in sophistication and include other forms
of non-military security as suited the circumstances of the time.

state of the country in which it protects its integrity,
stability and capacity for effective functioning and
development through protection from any
destructive internal and external influences.

• Economic security
• Military security
• Political security
• Environmental security
• Security of energy and
natural resources
• Cybersecurity
• Social security
Elements of
national
security

using diplomacy to rally allies and isolate threats
marshalling economic power to facilitate or compel cooperation
maintaining effective armed forces
implementing civil defense and emergency preparedness measures (including anti-
terrorism legislation)
ensuring the resilience and redundancy of critical infrastructure
using intelligence services to detect and defeat or avoid threats and espionage, and to
protect classified information
using counterintelligence services or secret police to protect the nation from internal threats

National security should be based
on ideological and theoretical basis,
which allows to determine the main
directions in ensuring national
security.
This is the Concept of national
security. The concept of national
security is a system of officially
accepted views on the provision of
a secure existence, functioning and
development of society on the basis
of the prevention and protection of
all its real and potential danger from
any destructive influences of
internal and external order.

The Concept of national security is a
document by which the state and
society is planning its development
based on sustainability and stability. A
system of legal norms to ensure
national security, as well as programs
and plans for ensuring security in
some areas of activity are based on the
General concept.

timely forecasting and identifying
internal and external threats to the
national security of the Russian
Federation;
implementation of operational and
long-term measures to prevent and
neutralize internal and external
threats;
ensuring the sovereignty and
territorial integrity of the Russian
Federation, the security of its border
space;
the rise of the economy,
independent and socially oriented
economic policy;
overcoming technical, scientific and
technological dependence of the
Russian Federation from external
sources;
provision on the territory of Russia
the personal safety of a person and
citizen of his constitutional rights
and freedoms;
improving the system of state power
of the Russian Federation, Federal
relations and local self-government
legislation of the Russian
Federation, the formation of
harmonious inter-ethnic relations,
strengthening the rule of law and
maintain socio-political stability of
the society;
ensuring strict observance of the
legislation of the Russian
Federation, all the citizens, officials,
state bodies, political parties, public
and religious organizations;
ensuring equitable and mutually
beneficial cooperation between
Russia, primarily with the leading
States of the world;
the rise and maintenance of a
sufficiently high level of the military
potential of the state;
strengthening the non-proliferation
of weapons of mass destruction and
their means of delivery;
the adoption of effective measures
to detect, prevent and suppress
intelligence and subversive
activities of foreign States, directed
against the Russian Federation;
radical improvement of the
environmental situation in the
country.

personality
social groups
community
organizations
government
agencies
state
and society as a
whole

The main
functions
of the
national
security
system:
identifying and forecasting internal and external threats to
the vital interest of safety, the implementation of complex
operational and long-term measures for their prevention
and elimination.
management of forces and means of security on a daily
basis and in emergency situations.
implementation forces measures to restore the normal
functioning of the security objects in the regions affected
by the disaster.
participation in the activities of the security outside the
country, in accordance with international treaties and
agreements concluded or recognized by the Russian
Federation.

The criterion of
economic security is
considered stable
growth in productivity
not less than 5%. This
is possible only on the
basis of sustainable
production, able to
provide basic
industries quality raw
materials and
equipment, and social
services.
Also as criteria for
assessing the
economic security are:
• resource potential and the
possibility of its
development;
• the level of efficient use of
resources;
• the competitiveness of the
economy;
• the territorial integrity and
economic space;
• social stability.

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citizen and
entrepreneur
organization
or enterprise
separate
region
the state as
a whole

1. Economic independence. Economic independence is not
absolute because the international division of labor makes the
national economy dependent on each other. The state will not be
able to exist in isolation without economic interaction with other
countries and regions. In these circumstances economic
independence refers to the ability of state control over the
rational allocation of their national resources.
2. The stability and sustainability of the national economy ,
This element involves the protection of property in all its forms,
create reliable conditions for entrepreneurial activity, deterrence
factors that can destabilize the situation (combating criminal
organizations in the economy, control over the distribution of
income).
3. The ability of self-development and progress. The
creation of a favorable climate for investment and innovation,
constant modernization of production facilities is the guarantee
of a competitive economic system.

External threats
include:
dependence on
imports of many
products for
strategic purposes;
the predominance
of resource
orientation of the
export;
discriminatory
measures to
domestic goods in
foreign markets
aggressive foreign
policy of States in
the conquest of
markets.

Threats to
the internal
nature
include:

There are a number of indicators of threats, which are used
to detect threats in the economic sphere of life. Their level is
to a certain extent, indicates the presence or absence of
threats to economic security of the state.
These indicators are:
quality of life
the rate of inflation
the rate of unemployment
the budget deficit
public debt
the activities of the shadow economy

The main directions of
the national security of
the Russian Federation
in the economic
activities of the state
are:
• legal support of reforms and the creation of
effective mechanism of control over observance
of the legislation of the Russian Federation;
• the strengthening of state control over the
economy;
• taking the necessary measures to overcome the
consequences of the economic crisis, the
preservation and development of scientific-
technical, technological and production
potential, the transition to economic growth by
reducing the probability of technological
disasters, increase the competitiveness of
domestic industrial products, the rise of the
welfare of the people.

Economic issues in Russia is engaged in
a number of ministries and agencies:
Ministry
of
economic
develop
ment and
trade
Ministry
of
Finance
Ministry
of taxes
and
duties
the
Ministry
of
property
relations
the
Federal
Antimono
poly
service
Federal
financial
markets
service
Federal
tariff
service
the
Federal
energy
Commissi
on

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