COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF CONCEPTS OF NATIONAL SECURITY IN MODERN THEORIES OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

This article explores the main directions of development of political concepts related to the under- standing of national security. In particular, the varieties of political realism and political idealism are considered, their role in the development of political processes and the formation of the world order is determined. The role of the state as a political actor in international relations is traced in stages, it is established that new approaches are developed in political theory in assessing the role of power in political activity