The journal publishes works that contribute to understanding, preventing and managing risks and threats to national security. Original research, comparative analyses, case studies and interdisciplinary contributions linking theory with institutional practice are encouraged.
Military sciences
- defence strategies and policies;
- military art and doctrine;
- planning and conduct of operations;
- transformation and management of military organisations;
- regional and international security;
- NATO and EU cooperation and strategic partnerships;
- emerging technologies, autonomous systems and artificial intelligence in defence;
- hybrid, cognitive, information and cyber warfare;
- logistics, infrastructure and resilience in defence;
- military history and strategic studies.
Public order
- crime prevention and combating crime;
- organised, cross-border and digital crime;
- evidence management and criminal investigations;
- public safety and relations between institutions and citizens;
- administration and democracy;
- crisis management, emergency situations and civil protection;
- border security and migration;
- international police and judicial cooperation;
- victim protection and respect for fundamental rights;
- management, leadership and professional training in public-order institutions.
Intelligence and national security
- analysis of risks, threats and vulnerabilities;
- intelligence studies and early warning;
- cybersecurity and information protection;
- critical infrastructure protection;
- terrorism, violent extremism and radicalisation;
- disinformation, information manipulation and hostile influence;
- economic, energy, societal and environmental security;
- human security and protection of fundamental rights;
- institutional and societal resilience;
- national security law and democratic oversight of institutions.
Interdisciplinary approaches and other categories
Works analysing security from legal, political, economic, sociological, psychological, historical, educational or technological perspectives are accepted. The journal may publish editorials, reviews, reports on scientific events, materials concerning the Academy’s agenda and photographic presentations of institutional activities. Institutional information materials are clearly marked and are not presented as peer-reviewed scientific articles.
Works outside the journal’s scope
Purely journalistic materials, unsupported polemical texts, propagandistic or discriminatory materials, works without an identifiable original contribution, and texts containing classified information or data obtained or disclosed unlawfully are not accepted. The editorial office may reject without external review any manuscript that falls outside the journal’s objectives and scope.