... with the caveat that it suffers from internal instability, which could degrade the country’s sovereignty.
The coexistence of these three trends has led to the Helsinki order being occasionally short-circuited. The emergence of numerous conflicts in Europe and on its periphery has cast doubt on the principle of non-interference and peaceful settlement of disputes. In 1999, the OSCE member states from NATO countries launched air strikes on another OSCE member state, Yugoslavia. NATO countries conducted a number of interventions in the Greater Middle East, including Iraq, Libya, and Syria. Russia used the Georgia pacification operation to assert its ...
... behalf of all countries of Europe, North America, Central Asia and the Caucasus, to take all the required decisions and entrust their enforcement to groups of countries, NATO, the EU and others.
It’s hard to imagine a more holistic alternative to NATO-centrism. Compared to other European and Euro-Atlantic organizations, the OSCE was the most representative in terms of composition: only a part of its members are in the Council of Europe, NATO and the EU. It has been and remains the most inclusive and the most legitimate organization due to the catechism of proper behavior ...
... conventional arms control and security-building measures. In fact, many of these functions overlap with NATO’s. In this regard, how should we view the OSCE – as a rival or alternative?
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There is a difference between these organizations: The OSCE is the organization of collective security in Europe, while NATO is a military bloc. And from the point of view of its perception and international law, the OSCE is more legitimate than NATO because the Organization brings together all European countries including those that are NATO members.
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