SECURITY CHALLENGES IN THE XXI CENTURY
SECURITY CHALLENGES IN THE XXI CENTURY

Summary/Abstract: Never in modern history of mankind were there many elements of uncertainty. Despite the many assumptions issued in recent years, few are able to discern what will happen in the medium or long term, and assumptions are accurate. Increasing the values of the components of the new security equation means that we have entered an era of strategic insecurity. The situation is even more complicated as the process of globalization continues, which means that nobody can be considered outside the game. The need for self-protection of some states may result in a third reflux democratization that end of the third reflux democratization. What are the most endangered states is not hard to guess, but no saddle democracies powers can not be considered safe.From this perspective, new security threats require Member States and partners of NATO to work together to safeguard the common values of democracy, security and freedom. Thus, in the Riga declaration specified,".... The policy of partnership, dialogue and cooperation supported by NATO, is essential to achieve tasks and goals of the Alliance. They were encouraged strong partnership relations with other Member States of the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC), Mediterranean Dialogue (MD) and Istanbul Cooperation Initiative (ICI). Alliance Partners supporting the values, contribute to EuroAtlantic stability and security, but also beyond. NATO missions and operations have already demonstrated the operational policies of the values of these relations of partnership with more than 80 countries outside the Alliance, which helped to support these missions and operations.

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