THE MANAGEMENT OF CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURES KNOWLEDGE APPROACHED FROM SECURITY AND DEFENSE PERSPECTIVES

Abstract

Abstract: In the context of the growing interest in approaches to the resilience of the state, community or society, materialized in the expression of opinions, statements, views, academic studies or projects with viable medium and long term results, conclusions can be drawn regarding the importance of critical infrastructures in the functioning of the society and especially regarding their role in the context of military actions in the context of hybrid warfare. Briefly and from different angles, both from theory to practice and vice versa, the emphasis in this article is to highlight the main lines of effort, both theoretical and factual, necessary to be set and operationalized in order to enhance the specific knowledge of these assets, in terms of security and defense. Against this backdrop, the present approach regarding strategic resources is in fact useful to the military decision-makers from a wider functional perspective, especially in view of the current stage of the researches and studies carried out so far in this field, at national level.