MODERNIZATION OF THE NATIONAL SECURITY SYSTEM OF THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA: ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERSPECTIVES

The article ”Modernization of the national security system of the Republic of Moldova: achievements and perspectives” analyses the national security system as an integral part of the state, which is exposed to modernization processes. These processes affect the way in which citizens perceive the national security and it is reasonable to assume that the roles of security institutions will also be affected by these changes. The relationship between the state and citizens on the level of perception of national security at least has become increasingly problematic. The author considers that the basic diagnosis consists of the non-transparency of the activity of the state security organs, the perception of the current security institutions, especially of the Information and Security Service of the Republic of Moldova, as follower of the Soviet Union repression bodies and the loss of the citizens' confidence towards the state security organs.