The article argues that the current security model was shaped in a long period. It is shown that the system was shaped by the solutions applied after the II WW, what embraces global and regional solutions. Until the end of the Cold War the applied solutions were assigned to two opposite Blocs: Western and Eastern. After 1989, which is considered to be the symbolic turning point and end of the Cold War, part of the states from the former Eastern Bloc, after introducing market and
democratic reforms have joined NATO and the EU. This also included three states created after the dissolution of the former SU. The article states also that security in Europe is challenged by attempt
to reconstruct the area of Russian influence. At the same time it states that this process is not limited to voluntary access of the former republics of SU but also includes annexation of the territories of
sovereign Ukraine. The article illustrates that the contemporary security system is characterized by
strong asymmetry of applied solutions. NATO applies liberal, cooperative solutions, while Russia
uses solutions build upon force and military potential. This asymmetry and moves undertaken by
Russia undermine the solutions introduced by international laws. They resulted introduction of
sanctions by the US and EU states, what was followed by some political and military steps, labelled
as boost NATO military presence in the NATO states bordering with Russia. The article states that
in parallel to Hard Power, NATO and the EU should apply also Soft Power. Solutions applied in
Russia follow the feeling of majority people in Russia who experience the trauma of former superpower
and its fall. The article describes basic conditions of security system with its global and regional
solutions, which create its current determinants. This concerns the level of military spending,
economic potential, as well as weight of individual states and their groupings in the world scene.
Key words: international security model, theory of security, practice in current security
model, Soft Power, Hard Power, deterrence, balance of force
