The Decline of values as the risk for national security
ENThe National security strategy of the Republic of Lithuania (2017) identifies 14 dangers, threats and risks. The crisis of values was mentioned as one of them. This crisis is outlined as disrespect to natural human values, devaluation of Christian values, the family institute, liberal democracy and pluralist society and promotion of anti-human values. The values play a vital role in society and in human life as essential guides for all activities. Thus, values can be a factor for consolidation and mobilization of the society against threats as well as a deconstructive factor of security and defense system of the country. The aim of presentation is to analyze the reasons for the decline of values in contemporary society and the role of values for the ensuring security and defense system of the country. The analysis of values is based on the utilitarianism as the theory and the concept of consumerism as methodological background of the research [p. 18].
