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  • Volume 16, No. 2, 2026

  • Prospects for the implementation of European experience in combating organised crime in Ukraine: Theoretical, managerial and legal foundations of state regulation in the field of national security

  • Received 09.01.2026,
  • Revised 14.04.2026,
  • Accepted 26.05.2026
  • Published 08.07.2026
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Volume 16, No. 2, 2026
  • resilience of the security system; organised crime; national security; European experience; territorial defence; legal regulation
  • https://doi.org/10.63341/naia-chasopis/2.2026.09
  • Pages 9-17

This article analyses contemporary approaches to combating organised crime, with a focus on ensuring the resilience of the security system. It identifies key elements of resilience, adaptive mechanisms and strategic priorities in the context of transformational threats. The integration of the concept of resilience into state criminal policy and international cooperation is examined. The aim of the article was to study the theoretical, legal and managerial foundations for implementing European experience in combating organised crime in Ukraine through the prism of ensuring the resilience of national security. The research methodology was based on the use of formal-logical, systemic and comparative legal analysis, as well as methods of content analysis of international strategic documents and statistical data. The study summarises the approaches of leading European countries to combating organised crime and identifies key directions for adapting this experience in the context of contemporary challenges and threats. Particular attention was paid to the role of EU institutions in shaping security policy and the possibilities for their integration into Ukraine’s legal system. This made it possible to identify the distinctive features of European models for preventing and combating criminal organisations, their interaction with state and civil society institutions, as well as mechanisms for ensuring the resilience of the security system. It has been confirmed that effective counteraction to organised crime requires a combination of legal, managerial, technological and social tools. It has been demonstrated that the integration of EU experience into Ukrainian legislation is possible provided that the regulatory framework is harmonised, modern digital technologies are introduced into the field of criminal analytics, and the level of inter-agency coordination is enhanced. The concept of a “resilient security system” has been formulated as an adaptive institution capable of effectively responding to transnational threats and hybrid challenges. The practical significance lies in the development of proposals for integrating territorial defence into Ukraine’s national security architecture and the implementation of European standards into national legislation

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