Tendințe din cadrul mediului actual de securitate și implicații asupra securității naționale [Articol]

Abstract

Trends in the current security environment are determined by the multitude of international and regional risks and threats with implications for national security. Due to dynamism, speed and unpredictability, changes in the security situation often exceed the reaction and response capacity of states. The challenges of the last period are caused by the dissensions between international actors, the acceleration of the process of technological development of societies, global climate changes, as well as the uncontrolled appearance/disappearance of some processes/phenomena related to the social and economic activity of mankind. Russia's military aggression in Ukraine significantly affects the security architecture of the European continent in general and Southeastern Europe in particular, generating a series of negative effects for political, military, economic, energy, social and humanitarian security. Thus, an insufficient knowledge about the regional or international security environment makes states more vulnerable, on the contrary, it improves the ability to react to threats. In this framework, in the given article it is mentioned that the analysis of the security environment and its implications for national security is often found in strategic documents. From the perspective of the Republic of Moldova, the regional security environment, on the one hand, amplifies certain vulnerabilities of the country, on the other hand, it offers opportunities to strengthen the national defense. The war on the territory of the neighboring state affects the Republic of Moldova from the perspective of resolving the Transnistrian conflict, given the role of mediators of these two states within the 5+2 negotiation mechanism. An important element of the national security environment is related to the Republic of Moldova obtaining the status of a candidate country for EU accession. Keywords: security environment, risks and threats, security strategy.