  The theory of confinement based on the stochastic field mechanism, known as
the Field Corrleator Method (FCM) is discussed in detail. Experimental and
lattice data have accumulated a vast amount of material on the properties of
confinement in QCD. We enumerateall these properties as 1)-7), and discuss
beyond FCM two existing approaches: monopole based Dual Ginzburg-Landau (DGL)
theory,and Gribov-Zwanziger model, from this point of view. It is shown that
the FCM satisfies all required criteria. We also prove its selfconsistency; in
particular, it is shown that the string tension {\sigma} is the only scaleful
parameter in the theory beyond fermion masses, and {\Lambda}_QCD is calculated
explicitly to the lowest order in terms of {\sigma}. We also formulate physical
consequences of confinement, such as string breaking,Regge trajectories, role
of confinement in the perturbation theory, chiral symmetry breaking,
confinement in the boosted systems etc. It is demonstrated that the FCM is a
suitable tool for the solution of these problems.
