Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited / The thesis examines the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine (NSDC) and its role in the political decision-making process. Within the context of the post-Soviet period, this research analyzes the development of the NSDC's influence on political process in Ukraine since 1994. In addition, the thesis evaluates the place of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine and, in particular, of its Secretary in Ukrainian government. The present research analyzes and compares the experience of leading East-European and former Soviet Union countries as well as that of the United States of America in resolving the issues of national security policy. This study also makes suggestions about how to apply those experiences to the Ukrainian situation. The purpose of this thesis is to define the potential of the National Security and Defense Council as an actor of the Ukrainian political arena, and to find the strengths and weaknesses of the NSDC. The offered conclusions refer to the factors that undermine the NSDC's practical power in the political realm, conditions under which one might expect changes to the Council's contemporary role in the Ukrainian government, and the experiences of national security institutions of other countries and their application to the NSDC. / Civilian, Ukrainian Government Employee
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:nps.edu/oai:calhoun.nps.edu:10945/1060 |
| Date | 03 1900 |
| Creators | Syvak, Oleksiy |
| Contributors | Abenheim, Donald, Tsypkin, Mikhail, International Security and Civil-Military Relations |
| Publisher | Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School |
| Source Sets | Naval Postgraduate School |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | x, 69 p. : ports., application/pdf |
| Rights | Copyright is reserved by the copyright owner. |
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