The term «security» is analyzed in the process of development of ideas of discursive democracy, where it was considered as a value, a certain public interest, a good. However, it is noted that this approach does not take into account that the concept of «security» can be interpreted more broadly as a category of philosophical, and therefore a category of theory of state policy and public administration. However, it is noted that the growing interest in the study of the essence of the concept of «security», in the context of its philosophical and philosophical understanding, depends on many factors. These include, in particular, the complexity and inconsistency of current processes of transformation of geopolitical and geo-economic fields, awareness of the need to solve global security problems and fundamental socio-political and socio-economic changes that have recently been observed in many countries of the world and have a decisive impact on international and national security.
It is proved that the content of national security is seen in the degree of protection of national interests; the state of protection of vital interests of the individual, society and the state, environment in various spheres of life activity from internal and external threats; a state of protection of national interests against all kinds of threats, which is achieved through the deliberate activity of public authorities and civil society institutions in order to guarantee human rights and fundamental freedoms, their progressive development and the stability of the constitutional order. At the same time, it is substantiated that the national security of the state consists not only in the protection of national interests, but also in support of appropriate and necessary conditions of existence of both the state, society and individual citizens. Accordingly, the provision of such favorable conditions is a prerequisite for the realization of national interests and goals.
It is stated that the theoretical definition of the scientific concept of «national security» is a priority, as it should reveal the essence of this state social and legal phenomenon, find its content and emphasize the most important aspects, dependencies and elements. An analysis of approaches to defining the scientific concept of «national security» shows that the classical vision of this social phenomenon, for certain reasons, is limited by the fact that: the perception of national security arises mainly because of the military interpretation of this category, which significantly limits its content; national security is associated with the notion of a state that guarantees its security; the internal components of national security are ignored; relativity and subjectivity of the perception of the nature of the concept of «national security», etc.
It is emphasized that an intermediate feature of national security is that it contains a set of legal and state guarantees, such as: protection against internal and external threats; resistance to adverse external factors and ensuring internal and external conditions of existence of the state, which guarantee the possibility of sustainable all-round development. Against this background, it is proposed to consider public administration in the field of national security as a complex of theoretical, methodological, regulatory, political, diplomatic, information-analytical, organizational, administrative, scientific and technical and other measures taken by the authorities in the internal and external policies realization of the security of the country regarding the protection of its state borders, territorial integrity, realization of its political, trade-economic and other national interests, as well as relative vlennya its entirety.
It is substantiated that, today, civil and military analysts are interested in acquiring up-to-date knowledge on the transformation of challenges and threats to the national security of EU Member States, with not only military and national security issues but also practically the security of all spheres of human life. . It is determined that the European Union, unlike the North Atlantic Alliance, is not a military and political organization and never intended to become one, but from the very beginning of its existence, the Member States of the European Union were aware of how important a component of socio-economic and political relations is. security for the prosperity and freedom of a democratic society, economic internationalization, the development of science, medicine, industry.
