On October 19, Minsk / Vladimir Matveev - BELTA /. Belarus is entering the second decade of the 21st century in a fundamentally new geopolitical reality. This was stated today by the Head of State, Alexander Lukashenko, opening a meeting of the Security Council of Belarus on the issue "On the Approval of the New Edition of the Concept of National Security of the Republic of Belarus and Documents Related to its Implementation," as reported by BELTA correspondent. "The system of international relations that has developed since the end of World War II and the Cold War is becoming a thing of the past. The transformations taking place in the world are unprecedented in scale and dynamics. Complex processes are driven by the emergence of new centers of power, competition for access to natural resources, rapid technological evolution, the increasing importance of the information sphere, and the exacerbation of global problems of humanity," said Alexander Lukashenko. "This forces us to re-prioritize, to comprehensively and pragmatically consider issues of national security in all their diversity and close interrelation." According to the Head of State, threats arising far from Belarus's borders are becoming no less relevant in the context of globalization. The global financial and economic crisis is an example of this. "The state of the existing global and regional security architecture, and the legal instruments for its provision, do not inspire optimism. Concerns about the further prospects of global strategic stability are becoming increasingly justified," emphasized the Belarusian leader. In addition, the President of Belarus noted that the consequences of the global crisis have exposed a number of problems that previously seemed abstract and distant, and therefore, at the present stage, outdated views and templates can no longer be relied upon. Environmental, humanitarian, and informational threats have recently acquired new significance. "Modern technologies for influencing mass consciousness sometimes have a more destructive effect than the use of traditional weapons," said the Head of State. According to him, security problems have also intensified in the political sphere. First of all, this is expressed in the "creeping" degradation of existing systems and mechanisms in this area, and in the use of strategies, methods, and techniques on the international stage aimed at creating various obstacles to the sustainable development of other states. "This, by the way, directly concerns our country as well," noted the Belarusian leader.