THE SECURITY SECTOR OF THE REPUBLIC OF NORTH MACEDONIA IN THE FUNCTION OF PROTECTION OF CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE IN PANDEMIC CONDITIONS
THE SECURITY SECTOR OF THE REPUBLIC OF NORTH MACEDONIA IN THE FUNCTION OF PROTECTION OF CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE IN PANDEMIC CONDITIONS

Summary/Abstract: As a national interest of every country in the world, is to build an effective securitysystem that will appropriately and timely respond to any security challenge. Experiences showthat the security system is designed and built strategically and in long term, but modernrisks and threats impose completely different dynamics where the security of the criticalinfrastructure and the vital national capacities are put in question.Modern global trends impose modern security challenges, due to which national structuresmust upgrade the security system in a daily basis for early detection and elimination of thenew risks and threats. One of those global challenges is the current pandemic caused byCOVID 19 that was initially detected as a health issue but for a short period of time made areal confusion in the security systems on a global level.Republic of North Macedonia did not remain immune to the stated security challenge. Thefunctioning of the critical infrastructure takes place in conditions of a pandemic and thenegative reflection from the consequences that the appearance of the virus left, is felt inthe economic, security, political, sociological and cultural, and many other social segments.The state authorities in accordance to the World Health Organization are taking appropriatemeasures and activities to ensure the necessary level of protection of citizens and statecapacities, but the determination whether that is enough will be made through the researchthat follows

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