Protection of Classified Information of NATO and Ukraine in the 1990s – Beginning of the 21st Century
Abstract
The research proves (this is also confirmed by the findings from the inspection by the NATO Security Office), that a powerful system for protection of classified information which comes from NATO institutions has been succefully created in Ukraine, that NATO physiacal storage media are securely stored, and the mechanism for issuing personal access certificates has been
worked out. The Security Agreement
between the Government of Ukraine and NATO of 1995 established a flexible and extensive national network for the registration of the Alliance documents and NATO information subjects which by the end of 2020 had 29 centers, branches and contact points. During the period covered by the research, the Security Service of Ukraine prepared more than 50 agreements on mutual protection of classified information.
At the same time, due to current threats to national security, given the requirements of the present, this system needs upgrading.
In particular, to accomplish the tasks of reforming the system of protection of state secrets and other restricted information with regard to the experience of NATO and EU member states, the draft Law of Ukraine On Security of Classified Information needs revision and amendments. After all, it is this law that should determine the legal and organizational principles for the functioning of the national system of classified information protection. At the same time, the analysis of the draft law gives grounds to claim that it raises the issue of protection of classified information to a new level, attempts to move away from the Soviet principles of protection of state secrets and focuses on the best examples of NATO and EU member states. Thus, we can state with confidence that in the process of cooperation between Ukraine and NATO in the field of protection of classified information, an effective system has been created that is constantly improving, responding to current threats to national security in accordance with the requirements of the present.
Key words: classified information, secret, information protection, relationship.
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