STAFF OF THE INSTITUTE TOOK PART IN A ROUND TABLE ON NATIONAL SECURITY RISKS ORGANIZED BY NISS

On 16 December 2025, a round table entitled “Threats and Risks to National Security in the Sphere of Domestic Policy and the Economy under Conditions of War” was held in Kyiv. The event was organized by the National Institute for Strategic Studies (NISS).

The purpose of the event was to identify key threats and assess risks to national security in the spheres of domestic policy and the economy in the context of the full-scale war, as well as to provide an expert discussion of possible approaches to crisis response. Within the framework of the round table, NISS presented the results of a study on the risks of domestic political destabilization, institutional vulnerability, erosion of legitimacy, and threats to Ukraine’s economic security in 2026. The study was conducted in collaboration with the Finnish company INCLUS, which provided specialized software for risk assessment.

The discussion focused on current challenges to the resilience of the political system, the effectiveness of state institutions, the quality of public policy, and the managerial capacity of the state under conditions of a prolonged war.

The event was attended by researchers from the Kuras Institute of Political and Ethnic Studies of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, including Deputy Director of the Institute, Doctor of Political Science, Corresponding Member of the NAS of Ukraine Halyna Zelenko, as well as Leading Research Fellows, Candidates of Political Science Nataliia Kononenko and Rostyslav Balaban.