BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 12. Security threats in
the 21st century are related to hybrid warfare and cyberattacks,
Former Chancellor of Austria Sebastian Kurz said at the panel
titled "Global security and balance of power: respect for
international law – new issues, new challenges" within the
framework of the 13th Global Baku Forum today, Trend reports.
"Looking at the situation in the Middle East and Israel, we can
all agree that Iran hasn't started a war in the classic,
conventional sense in recent years," he noted.
Kurz said that when we look deeply into what is happening in the
Middle East, we see that the financing of terrorism often
originates from the Iranian regime.
"The ideological foundations of many terrorist groups in the
region are also closely linked to the Iranian regime. These ties
are not limited to the Middle East, but are also observed in
Europe. For example, it's possible to see that Hamas and other
armed groups are supported by the Iranian regime.
What we are seeing here is not a classic war, but a situation
accompanied by attacks, terror, and constant threat in the
region.
While it's difficult to legally justify the extent to which
retaliatory measures or entering into a war scenario are
legitimate, we must also understand that the nature of threats has
changed in the 21st century.
For example, when we look at Europe, the scenario of a missile
strike from Russia on Berlin, Brussels, or Vienna doesn't seem to
be the most realistic possibility in the coming years. However, the
hybrid war scenario - cyberattacks, terrorism, drones posing
serious problems to airports and other important infrastructure
facilities - seems quite real," he added.
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