Theoretical and legal understanding of the features of ensuring external security in the context of countering crime

Ensuring external security of the Russian state is a complex and multifaceted activity that is carried out not only by government bodies, but also by civil society institutions, organizations and citizens. In the context of combating crimes that infringe on the external security of the Russian Federation, the use of measures of various natures (political, legal, socio-economic and others) is significantly updated, since its effectiveness is associated with the implementation of a comprehensive impact. Attention is focused on the features of ensuring external security, identified on the basis of a study of existing theoretical and legislative approaches to this functioning.