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The subject of this article is energy security. An in-depth study of the literature on the subject and the analysis of normative documents allowed to formulate the main objective of the work, which is to describe energy security as a component of state security. The goal formulated in such a way creates the need to solve the main research problem of this study, presented in the form of a question: What is the significance of energy security as a component of state security? Achieving the assumed goal and solving the research problem was supported by studying the subject literature and normative documents, as well as the hypothesis that energy security is an important component of state security, and its role is constantly increasing, confirmed in the course of the study.

Food is a vital element of the functioning of society. Without food, humans, as a species, simply cannot exist. Ensuring food security of the country is one of the priority directions of state economic policy, the most important factor in the economic security of the nation, one of the main tasks of government bodies. The article analyzes the conceptual regulation of the term "food security". Food security is an important component of the security system of Russia. By ensuring the food security, the inviolability of the state and its sovereignty are ensured, the demographic situation, the socio-economic provisions of the population are maintained, the necessary and sufficient conditions are formed to maintain the health and quality of life of citizens of the Russian Federation. Within the framework of the article, the main directions of ensuring the food security of the Russian Federation and their implementation are considered.

The paper proposes the classification of health security as one of the non-military security dimensions of the second generation, determined more by globalization processes than by the end of the Cold War (first generation). The cognitive goal of the article is to identify and analyse the elements of the structure of international health security such as 1) the essence and specificity of securitization of threats to health security; 2) health security threats; 3) the referent object or whom it concerns; and 4) measures to ensure it. Specific to this dimension is the political motivation for its securitization. In the world of interrelated and global mobilities, what is significant for health security is the diversity of the development level, preferred values, and, consequently, the diversity of sensitivity and susceptibility of national healthcare systems to cross-border threats.

The transformation of the Russian foreign and security policy based on a more courageous use of military potential is a fact. Over the past several years, Russia has moved from articulating its interests to their enforcement with the use of military force. This article focuses on analyzing this process and identifying its potential consequences for global security. The conclusions drawn by the author, based on the conducted research, allow to state that the armed forces are and will be an important instrument of the Russian foreign and security policy. This does not mean, however, that the Russian Federation will strive for an armed conflict posing a threat to international security.

Bezpieczeństwo europejskie w połowie drugiej dekady XXI wieku jest zagrożone m.in. przez coraz częstsze ataki terrorystyczne "samotnych wilków", wielkie migracje, działania zbrojne poniżej progu wojny na Ukrainie, nie w pełni rozwiązany kryzys finansowy i grecki. Będący niejako konsekwencją powyższych sytuacji kryzysowych Brexit także w wielu aspektach niesie zagrożenie dla bezpieczeństwa w Europie. W artykule przedstawiono przyczyny, przebieg i konsekwencje dla Polski: wędrówki ludów do Europy, sytuacji na Ukrainie oraz decyzji o wystąpieniu Wielkiej Brytanii z Unii Europejskiej. Wskazano narzędzia polityki międzynarodowej stosowane dla rozwiązania poszczególnych kryzysów. ; European security in the half of second decade XXI century is threatened by a.o. more and more frequent "lonely wolves" terroristic attacks, great migrations, situations of violence below the threshold of armed conflict on Ukraine, not full solved financial and Greek crises. Brexit, being the consequence of above mentioned crisis situations, carries the threat for the safety in Europe in many aspects too. The article presented causes, course and consequences for Poland migrations to Europe, situation on Ukraine and decision about the exit of Great Britain from European Union. There were showed tools of the international politics applied for the solution of individual crises.