Official Statement of MND
24th February 2021
Lieutenant General Saïd CHANEGRIHA, Chief of Staff of People's National Army, presides over the opening ceremony of the national seminar’s work entitled: “The wars of the new generation: challenges and methods of confrontation”
Within the framework of the strategic watchfulness and developments supervising at the level of the international scene, in particular with regard to the assimilation of the objectives and aspects of the new wars, the Higher War College in the 1st Military Region organizes the 24th and 25th February 2021, a national seminar on “The wars of the new generation: challenges and methods of confrontation”.
Lieutenant General Saïd CHANEGRIHA, Chief of Staff of People's National Army, presided over the opening ceremony of the seminar’s work, in the presence of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs, of the Interior, of the Local Authorities and Territorial Planning, Justice and Communication, in addition to the Force Commanders and the National Gendarmerie, the Commander of the 1st Military Region, Chiefs of Departments as well as Directors and Chiefs of Central Services of the Ministry of National Defence. Led by university professors and Algerian civil and military experts, the seminar aims to highlight the main aspects of this important theme.
At the beginning, the Lieutenant General Saïd CHANEGRIHA delivered a speech, through which he underlined that the wars of new generation have their own mode, which targets societies based on propaganda, counter-propaganda and the adoption of influence strategy on collective perception:
“New generation wars or hybrid wars as some people call them, are wars that have their own mode, targeting the society and based on propaganda and counter-propaganda, through influence strategy on collective perception by the manipulation of the public opinion of the targeted state, and the guiding of its behaviour and visions. These wars, which do not tell their name, aim to overwhelm the current regime and dislocate the country from within, following long-term stages and using different means, including informational, economic, social and military means. Moreover, the consequences of globalization have contributed to the multiplication of forms and means of concretization of these wars, aiming to mislead the various categories of society, to distort the facts and to put pressure on governments.
From the above mentioned, this seminar aims, among other things, to highlight the growing importance of the efforts federation of all the actors, namely, state institutions, civil society and citizens, and its role in strengthening the national defence foundations, the capacity to face the numerous dangers whose magnitude extends, to encompass all the activity areas of the State and the society”.
Lieutenant General indicated that the possible repercussions on the security and the stability of our country, induced by the deterioration of the security situation in our regional environment, as well as the vile and no less repeated attempts to undermine the society cohesion, requires everyone to work to consolidate the bonds of national unity:
“The possible repercussions on the security and stability of our country, induced by the deterioration of the security situation in our regional environment, in addition to the vile and no less repeated attempts to undermine the cohesion of society, impose us today more than ever, to work together to consolidate the links of our national unity and to strengthen our cohesion and our internal front, in order to face all threats, but also to meet the challenges of socio-economic development, initiated by the State, under the leadership of the President of the Republic, Supreme Chief of the Armed Forces, Minister of National Defence, aiming at prosperity, development and improvement of the living conditions of our fellow citizens”.
Lieutenant General recalled that the national defence was a sacred duty and a collective responsibility, belonging to us, as individuals, communities and institutions, to ensure by placing the supreme interests of the nation as a crucial objective:
“Certainly, the maturity and political conscience shown by the Algerian people allowed, in the recent past, to face or even thwart these devious plans, however, this should in no way be an objective but a way to strengthen the vigilance and the patriotic sense, to become aware of what is brewing against our country and to be ready to face all eventualities and all scenarios.
I would like to recall, on this occasion, that national defense is a sacred duty and a collective responsibility, which belongs to us, as individuals, communities and institutions, to ensure by placing the supreme interests of the nation as a major objective, and by reinforcing the demands of a response to all the underhand campaigns, which try in vain to target our national unity, our sovereignty and our stability. It is up to all of us to work with abnegation and dedication to the homeland and to the oath taken to the valiant Chouhada, so that Algeria may live in lasting peace and stability and remain strong and powerful”.
At the end, the Lieutenant General announced the official opening of this seminar.
This scientific event continued with the hosting of conferences by university professors and experts, focusing on three main axes, namely: the epistemological study of the new generation wars; Soft Power in the new generation wars: media, psychological warfare and information warfare and, finally; the strategies for dealing with the new generation wars and the specificities of the Algerian state in order to shed light on the different aspects and modes of these wars, which constitute, since the beginning of the new millennium, a real threat to the security and stability of many countries in the world.
Lieutenant General Saïd CHANEGRIHA, Chief of Staff of People's National Army, presided over the opening ceremony of the seminar’s work, in the presence of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs, of the Interior, of the Local Authorities and Territorial Planning, Justice and Communication, in addition to the Force Commanders and the National Gendarmerie, the Commander of the 1st Military Region, Chiefs of Departments as well as Directors and Chiefs of Central Services of the Ministry of National Defence. Led by university professors and Algerian civil and military experts, the seminar aims to highlight the main aspects of this important theme.
At the beginning, the Lieutenant General Saïd CHANEGRIHA delivered a speech, through which he underlined that the wars of new generation have their own mode, which targets societies based on propaganda, counter-propaganda and the adoption of influence strategy on collective perception:
“New generation wars or hybrid wars as some people call them, are wars that have their own mode, targeting the society and based on propaganda and counter-propaganda, through influence strategy on collective perception by the manipulation of the public opinion of the targeted state, and the guiding of its behaviour and visions. These wars, which do not tell their name, aim to overwhelm the current regime and dislocate the country from within, following long-term stages and using different means, including informational, economic, social and military means. Moreover, the consequences of globalization have contributed to the multiplication of forms and means of concretization of these wars, aiming to mislead the various categories of society, to distort the facts and to put pressure on governments.
From the above mentioned, this seminar aims, among other things, to highlight the growing importance of the efforts federation of all the actors, namely, state institutions, civil society and citizens, and its role in strengthening the national defence foundations, the capacity to face the numerous dangers whose magnitude extends, to encompass all the activity areas of the State and the society”.
Lieutenant General indicated that the possible repercussions on the security and the stability of our country, induced by the deterioration of the security situation in our regional environment, as well as the vile and no less repeated attempts to undermine the society cohesion, requires everyone to work to consolidate the bonds of national unity:
“The possible repercussions on the security and stability of our country, induced by the deterioration of the security situation in our regional environment, in addition to the vile and no less repeated attempts to undermine the cohesion of society, impose us today more than ever, to work together to consolidate the links of our national unity and to strengthen our cohesion and our internal front, in order to face all threats, but also to meet the challenges of socio-economic development, initiated by the State, under the leadership of the President of the Republic, Supreme Chief of the Armed Forces, Minister of National Defence, aiming at prosperity, development and improvement of the living conditions of our fellow citizens”.
Lieutenant General recalled that the national defence was a sacred duty and a collective responsibility, belonging to us, as individuals, communities and institutions, to ensure by placing the supreme interests of the nation as a crucial objective:
“Certainly, the maturity and political conscience shown by the Algerian people allowed, in the recent past, to face or even thwart these devious plans, however, this should in no way be an objective but a way to strengthen the vigilance and the patriotic sense, to become aware of what is brewing against our country and to be ready to face all eventualities and all scenarios.
I would like to recall, on this occasion, that national defense is a sacred duty and a collective responsibility, which belongs to us, as individuals, communities and institutions, to ensure by placing the supreme interests of the nation as a major objective, and by reinforcing the demands of a response to all the underhand campaigns, which try in vain to target our national unity, our sovereignty and our stability. It is up to all of us to work with abnegation and dedication to the homeland and to the oath taken to the valiant Chouhada, so that Algeria may live in lasting peace and stability and remain strong and powerful”.
At the end, the Lieutenant General announced the official opening of this seminar.
This scientific event continued with the hosting of conferences by university professors and experts, focusing on three main axes, namely: the epistemological study of the new generation wars; Soft Power in the new generation wars: media, psychological warfare and information warfare and, finally; the strategies for dealing with the new generation wars and the specificities of the Algerian state in order to shed light on the different aspects and modes of these wars, which constitute, since the beginning of the new millennium, a real threat to the security and stability of many countries in the world.
