The scientific article examines the theoretical-legal and institutional-legal foundations for
combating organized crime in the context of globalization, digitalization, and wartime challenges. It
analyzes contemporary models of organized criminal structures, their transformation into network
forms, and their impact on national and international institutions. International standards, including
the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, as well as European Union
and U.S. practices of comprehensive counteraction, are considered. The article highlights prospects
for improving the national legal system through the integration of criminal law, procedural, and
preventive mechanisms, the development of interagency coordination, and the application of foreign
experience within the framework of European integration.
