New Challenges and Threats to Security: Characteristics of Modern Terrorism

1. CHIEF OF GENERAL STAFF OF THE RUSSIAN ARMED FORCES General of the ArmyY.Baluevsky

2. Local conflicts National ethnic egoism and chauvinism International terrorism Organized crime Migration Proliferation of WMD and missile technologies Accessibility of weapons NEW CHALLENGES AND THREATS TO SECURITY

3. CHARACTERISTICS OF MODERN TERRORISM international scale, transnational and transborder character disrespect to all the rules of international law, open challenge to the whole progressive mankind cynicism, intransigence and mercilessness of the actions aimed at intimidating state institutions of power intrusion of own will and dictate quantitative growth of terrorist acts that use utterly radical, inhuman methods resulting in multiple innocent victims and dramatic material loss threat of potential use of weapons and means of mass destruction spreading of terrorism based on religious and ethnic hatred consolidation with all kinds of criminality and drug business, goal-driven unity of efforts at international level

4. Definition of terms 4 State (national) interests State (national) security State’s pursuit of every development of the government system and constitutional law, settlement of own territory and consolidation of sovereignty, that are the incentive for the further development of the country Such a status of internal and external conditions of the state’s existence that guarantee a possibility for the realization of its interests.

5. 5 • State interests: • determine domestic and foreign policy of the country; • appear to be a consequence of the development of the country and the developing general political situation in the world; • consist of the interests of the state institutions, socio-political organizations and movements. • Classification of “state interests" • Fundamental state interests– those interests that are related to retention and natural development of the aforementioned attributes of the state and/or their compatibility. • Vital state interests – those state interests that are deemed obligatory for implementation by the governing bodies and the bulk of the population for the further successful development of the state. • Other or “simple” state interests.

6. STATE INTERESTS fundamental vitally important other 6 GENERAL POLITICAL SITUATION IN THE WORLD DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATE • System of government and constitutional law • settlement of the territory and consolidation of sovereignty

7. Globalization.The world changes, it doesn’t turn better or worse – it becomes different. Opposition of the two tendencies in the world development: pursuit of monopolar world, movement towards multipolar world 7 Contemporary tendencies Growing contrariety between the “rich North” and the “poor South”

8. Tasks addressed in the format of providing CIS security: • building collective security system of the CIS member states on the basis of the Collective Security Treaty; • providing effective assistance to the CIS countries in building and training national armed forces; • improving peacekeeping activity; • boosting joint operational and combat training; • continuing research and development of conceptual views on the development of military cooperation and much more. RUSSIAN FEDERATION REPUBLIC OF BELARUS UKRAINE 1 - MOLDOVA 2 - GEORGIA 3 - ARMENIA 4 - AZERBAIJAN KAZAKHSTAN 1 UZBEKISTAN KYRGYZIA 2 TAJIKISTAN 3 4 TURKMENISTAN PROVIDING CIS SECURITY

9. COLLECTIVE SECURITY TREATY ORGANIATION • Transformation of the CSTO into an international organization was brought by the necessity to adapt it to the momentum of the regional and international security enhancement process and counter new threats and challenges of the XXI century. • Main tasks of the Organization follow: • Coordination and deepening of military-political cooperation; • Development of multilateral structures and mechanisms of cooperation to provide national security of the CSTO member states at collective basis; • Assistance to the victims of aggression as required including military assistance. RUSSIAN FEDERATION REPUBLIC OF BELARUS KAZAKHSTAN KYRGIZIA ARMENIA TAJIKISTAN

10. MAIN DIRECTIONS OFTHE RUSSIA-NATO COOPERATION 11 Combating Terrorism Theater Missile Defense Airspace Cooperation Non-proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction Search and Rescue at Sea Arms Control and Confidence Building Measures Crisis Management (Peacekeeping) Military Cooperation in the Area of Military Reforms Civilian Contingency Planning and Reacting New Threats and Challenges

11. SHANGHAI COOPERATION ORGANIZATION • Main tasks of the SCO: • strengthening mutual confidence, friendship and good neighborhood among the members of the organization; • enhancing versatileinteraction to support and facilitate peace, security and stability in the region; • encouraging effective and mutually beneficial cooperation in different spheres of activity; • facilitating economic growth, social and cultural development of the member states of the organization; • countering new challenges and threats by mutual efforts. RUSSIAN FEDERATION KAZAKHSTAN 3 1 2 4 CHINA Observer status in the organization: Mongolia Pakistan Iran India 1 – UZBEKISTAN 2 – TURKMENISTAN 3 –KYRGIZIA 4 – TAJIKISTAN

12. Indivisiblesecurity of all states Sufficiency of the military potential of the states Equality of participants and voluntary nature of agreements Equal security Economic acceptability Ability and adaptation to new environment FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF ARMS CONTROL MEASURES

13. MEASURES FOR COUNTERING ILLEGAL TRAFFICKING OF WEAPONS • Refusal to deliver weapons to non-governmental structures and organizations; • Regulation of weapon trade related broker activity and limitation of the number of intermediate sellers; • Preclusion ofproduction of weapons with no license from the countries that originally produce them and own their production technologies; • Random checks by the exporter of imported weapons storage conditions; • Improvement and practical implementation of measures developed in the framework of OSCE and Wassenaar arrangements to counter uncontrolled deliveries of man-portable air defense systems.

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