The security system of the Republic of North Macedonia and the Covid-19 pandemics

Abstract

Today we live in a time characterized by enormous development of science, technique and technology. That fact, in itself, implies certain socio economic changes that were not present in the past. If in the past, the greatest danger that threatened humanity was the wars, which were characterized by the use of various artillery, offensive and other weapons, today we are definitely moving to another, more advanced cultural historical-civilizational stage of society, as well as of man as a social being. At this stage, classical warfare is no longer the biggest threat to the security of nation states, but on the contrary, hybrid, asymmetric threats, organized crime, corruption, computer fraud, environmental threats and of course new types of epidemic threats. Today more and more countries and their institutions are facing the threat of terrorism, biological, chemical, nuclear and atomic warfare that can be devastating to the entire human race. In this sense, security systems must change and adapt to new types of challenges that threaten the security of modern society. They must adapt to existing changes, as the instrumentation of measures and techniques used in the past cannot be used. They need to be modified, which will be a good basis for creating security institutions that will have the capacity to respond to current risks and security threats.