res the ability to acquire and retain control of the territory and guarantee the freedom of maritime navigation, the full availability of airspace and the ability to access and use space and the cybernetic domain; b. suitable support of the population through involvement, legality and transparency according to needs arising from the effectiveness and safety of the operations; c. the ability to operate in congested areas, such as urban areas, coastal waters and lower airspace. d. the security of tangible and intangible communication lines which will be increasingly vulnerable in the future, especially the latter. e. the identification and understanding of all the actors involved in the area of operations, discriminating between enemies and passive population, between friendly military forces and civilian organizations. 95. There is a high risk that in the future, even in conventional conflicts, enemy forces will use unconventional or asymmetric forms of fighting more frequently (hybrid threats). The exploitation of our vulnerability, unpredictable actions which may be carried out in non-operational areas, the direct involvement - often passive, but sometimes active - of civilian populations are all forms of conflict in which maximum security for our forces and our territories must be guaranteed whilst, at the same time, ensuring consolidation of local realities for which we are providing support. 96. Therefore our armed forces will be asked to work towards increasingly complex and sophisticated goals, and the defeat or the deterrence of possible enemies will only be part of the tasks required. Adopting a global intergovernmental approach to security and defence issues, the armed forces will act to protect and safeguard populations, to develop and support the authorities and local security forces and increase security and stability levels, working closely both with diplomatic personnel and other ministries personnel as well as from international governmental and non-governmental organizations. 97. Although the possibility of a traditional military threat on the national territory appears to have decreased in the short term, a balanced and integrated deterrent force, - 47 -