LOSS OF HUMAN CAPITAL AS A THREAT TO UKRAINE'S NATIONAL SECURITY IN THE CONTEXT OF THE MIGRATION CRISIS

Abstract

Since the beginning of the 21st century, due to the intensification of globalization, the boundaries of transnational influence have significantly expanded, and the pace of dynamic development has increased for individual states and geopolitical structures. It has become a new challenge to the system of order and a threat to security. The migration and security connection is reflected in public opinion, political struggles, and the adoption of state decisions. For a long time, it did not consider migration a significant factor affecting security, as it viewed security concepts as national security or limited to geopolitical and military threats. However, the national security crisis is related to internal conflicts or interventions and large-scale human rights violations that lead to migration. Migration crises arise unexpectedly but are associated with exceptionally adverse events, circumstances, or disasters that force people to leave their places of residence suddenly and en masse to save themselves and their loved ones, resettling in safe territories, other regions, or abroad. The full-scale invasion of Russia into Ukraine on February 24, 2022, became a geopolitical catastrophe and led to a migration crisis in the territories of most European states. It became a comprehensive threat to the Ukrainian state, with the loss of human capital being the most harmful factor. Keywords: refugees, security, threat, human capital, migration crisis, migration policy, national security.