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

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

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 State (national) interests State4
Definition of terms
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. Classification of “state interests"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. GENERAL POLITICAL SITUATION IN THE WORLD DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATE6
GENERAL POLITICAL SITUATION IN THE WORLD
DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATE
STATE INTERESTS
fundamental
vitally important
other
System of government and constitutional law
settlement of the territory and consolidation of sovereignty

7. Contemporary tendencies7
Contemporary tendencies
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
Growing contrariety between the “rich North” and the “poor South”

8. PROVIDING CIS SECURITY
1 - MOLDOVA
2 - GEORGIA
3 - ARMENIA
4 - AZERBAIJAN
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
KYRGYZIA
TAJIKISTAN
UKRAINE
TURKMENISTAN
UZBEKISTAN
REPUBLIC OF BELARUS
KAZAKHSTAN 2 3 4 1
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.

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 OF THE RUSSIA-NATO COOPERATION11
Theater Missile Defense
Combating Terrorism
Airspace Cooperation
Search and Rescue at Sea
Non-proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction
Crisis Management (Peacekeeping)
Arms Control and Confidence Building Measures
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 versatile interaction 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 1 3 2 4
CHINA
Observer status in the organization:
Mongolia
Pakistan
Iran
India
1 – UZBEKISTAN
2 – TURKMENISTAN
3 – KYRGIZIA
4 – TAJIKISTAN

12. FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF ARMS CONTROL MEASURES
Indivisible security 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

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 of production 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.

14. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION