Oleksandr Radchenko is a Professor at the Institute of Social Sciences, University of Gdansk (Poland). Previously, he worked as a chief researcher at the Bohdan Khmelnytskyi National Academy of the State Border Service of Ukraine. His research focuses on democratic values, socio-political communications and national security of modern states.Valeriia Kovach is a Leading Researcher at the Institute of Environmental Geochemistry of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and an Associate Professor at the Interregional Academy of Personal Management, Kyiv (Ukraine). Her research interest is on national security, environmental health and safety, digital transformation process in different branches of economy in Ukraine, and the practical aspects of implementing innovations into scientific and educational activities.Inna Semenets-Orlova is a Professor at the Interregional Academy of Personnel Management, Kyiv (Ukraine).Previously, she worked as an Assistant Professor at the National Academy of Public Administration in Kyiv. Her research focuses on public security, political modernization, democratic transformation, development of civic competence, as well as theory and practice of reforms in the context of modern Ukraine.Artur Zaporozhets is a Leading Researcher at the General Energy Institute of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. His research focuses on statistical analysis, big data, control & optimization, energy informatics, and energy security. He authored several books on these topics. Zaporozhets is actively engaged in a number of NGOs, public policy groups and in municipal politics.