Novak V. RISKS OF INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS AND MECHANISMS FOR THEIR REGULATION UNDER MARTIAL LAW CONDITIONS

Novak V.

Master of Public Administration, PhD student at the National University of Civil Protection of Ukraine

RISKS OF INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS AND MECHANISMS FOR THEIR REGULATION UNDER MARTIAL LAW CONDITIONS

DOI: 10.52363/passa-2023.2-25

Abstract

The article is devoted to the analysis of information communication risks and mechanisms for their regulation under martial law in Ukraine. The relevance of the study is determined by unprecedented challenges to state information security caused by Russian armed aggression and large-scale hybrid warfare. The article examines the specifics of information space transformation under martial law conditions, identifies critical risks for the functioning of the public administration system and national security of Ukraine. Particular attention is paid to analyzing legal restrictions on access to public information established by martial law legislation and their impact on the balance between state security and observance of citizens' constitutional rights.

The role of strategic communications as a key tool for countering information threats in armed conflict conditions is revealed. Mechanisms for coordinating information policy between state authorities, military command and mass media are analyzed. The experience of organizing a unified information space to ensure reliable public information, counter disinformation and preserve society's moral and psychological resilience is examined. The main challenges in crisis communications are identified: the need for rapid response to information attacks, ensuring information security of critical infrastructure, and coordination of actions between different subjects of information policy. Recommendations are formulated for improving mechanisms of state regulation of information communications under martial law conditions, based on principles of transparency, efficiency, adaptability and coordination. The necessity of building institutional capacity of public authorities in strategic communications, increasing media literacy of the population and forming resilience of Ukraine's information space to hybrid threats is substantiated.

Key words: martial law, information communications, risks, strategic communications, crisis communications, information security, public administration, disinformation, hybrid warfare.

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