STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION AND SECURITY EDUCATION - USEFUL TOOLS FOR TERRORIST AND PANDEMIC CRISIS MANAGEMENT

Currently, one of the major psychosocial problems is the understanding of both terrorisms and the aspects of issues that determine the public health maintaining, especially in the current pandemic with the virus SARS-COV-2, all in terms of the correct perception of information from various sources. The process of analyzing information produces emotions. Therefore, the misunderstanding of information, easy to find in the multitude of information products, can cause fear and helplessness at the level of citizens interested in understanding their role in a society, all of which aggregate in a social panic that will affect security and public health. This paper proposes some reforms in education in order to strengthen national and regional security through appropriate strategic communication. Thus, our conclusions and recommendations can support the creation of strategic communication directions with the citizens of a state and also can represent the bases for strong security culture.