“Since the end of the Cold War, new threats have emerged with new operational tactics and weapon systems”, said the Finnish co-rapporteur for OSCE PA's Committee on Political Affairs and Security Pia Kauma in her report “Democratic Control of Armed Forces and the Vienna Document”. According to document, terrorism, cyber warfare, unmanned aerial vehicles and the way they can be used to conduct more limited operations are more relevant to modern security policy, and demand new responses. The report says that As threats have changed, the quantitative assessments of troop and material counts do not carry the same weight they used to. In an age when one can theoretically cripple an entire nation with a successful cyber attack, simple counts of a country’s main battle tanks or other equipment are of little value. The document notes that new regional conflicts also pose additional challenges for the OSCE. The report, which doesn’t mention the conflicts in Georgia and Moldova, includes detailed information on Russia's annexation of Crimea. The crisis in Ukraine and the unilateral annexation of Crimea by Russia has challenged the whole international order and the sovereignty of independent state: “The referendum held in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol was not authorized by Ukraine and thus is not valid. UN General Assembly declared in its measure adopted on the 27th of March that the territorial integrity of Ukraine within its internationally recognized borders must be respected. The OSCE can and should take a leading role as it has been considered the only international body whose mediation could be accepted by all affected parties. Despite the challenges ahead of us, the OSCE has the potential to reclaim its role to increase security, openness and transparency. As the 40th anniversary of the Helsinki Final Act is approaching, the Organization needs to move forward in the Helsinki +40 process. This process is an opportunity to strengthen mutual trust and confidence and improve co-operation among the participating States. We hope to see substantial results over the coming year. We have a shared commitment to ensure that we will live in a secure, peaceful world”.(APA)Bakudaily.az