The dissertation presents a theoretical generalization and a new solution to the scientific and theoretical problem, which is to substantiate the theoretical foundations of state regulation of the processes of counteracting the spread of corruption in public authorities, law enforcement, military and other state institutions, develop proposals for the management of further system of government. neutralizing threats to state security and counteracting the spread of corruption in public institutions and public authorities.
The main threats to the national security of Ukraine in three clusters (external, hybrid and internal) have been systematized and the key systemic factors influencing the national security of Ukraine have been characterized, which include: inefficiency of the existing international security systems; territorial claims of neighbors; information wars; civilizational split of Ukrainian society; separatism; state oligarchization; political crises and social conflicts; population migration; poverty and excessive social differentiation, corruption and organized crime, disproportions of regional and sectoral development, ethno-national and ethno-confessional processes, environmental threats.
The modern scientific approaches to the development and implementation of various mechanisms, forms and methods of counteracting corruption relations are summarized, on the basis of which three main groups of such mechanisms are distinguished and detailed: mechanisms of prevention (first of all, create a social and legal atmosphere of non-corruption of corrupt officials); prevention mechanisms (aimed at creating conditions for giving up the temptation to engage in corruption relations); punishment mechanisms (intended to ensure the inevitable condemnation of corruption).
It has been suggested in public governance of our country to undertake a number of measures to further improve the system of public administration in the field of neutralizing threats to state security and counteracting the spread of corruption in state institutions and public authorities in Ukraine. Such measures are still systematically distributed at the levels of strategic perspective, doctrinal-medium-term, operational-planned, immediate response and are grouped in 4 clusters: preventive, administrative-control, public and repressive-punitive.
Key words: national security of the state, corruption, corruption relations, public administration, public administration bodies, threats to the national security of the state.
