... concerns and meets growing resentment. It has become a fashion in Moscow to make a case for a new isolationism and Russia’s disengagement from many international agreements, regimes and institutions.
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) is no exception. In Russia, an increasing number of statements can be heard about OSCE allegedly failing to meet Russia’s expectations, interests and proposals. Sometimes such statements lead to conclusions that the OSCE is hopeless, that its ...
... on the issues of Euro-Atlantic security: measures to minimize risks and the future of NATO-Russia Council; the future of the OSCE; prospects for resolving regional crises; potential areas of interaction between Russia and the West.
Young experts from ... ... Ukraine, as well as representatives of NGOs, think tanks, university and business community took part in the meeting.
In 2014 European Leadership Network (ELN) for Multilateral Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Proliferation, Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) ...
... Institute.
The Middle East Dialogue brings together a group of reputable experts, public figures and former politicians from Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Turkey, Syria, the United Arab Emirates, as well as from the United States, Europe, Russia, and China. The meeting discussed the latest events in the Middle East, the possibilities of using CSCE/OSCE experience to create a new security system in the Middle East region, the prospects for preparing the Middle East equivalent of Helsinki decalogue.
The meeting was attended by Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, and Ekaterina Stepanova, head ...
...
Surge in terrorist attacks
Migrant integration problem
Suspension of supranational component’s expansion
High and unfulfilled expectations for integration
Politicization of the EU institutions
Gap between elite and mass population resulted in euroscepticism
Value relativism of the EU
European Order and Balance of Power
The Helsinki Final Act was signed amid an almost perfect balance of power in Europe. The two military-political blocs possessed significant means of mutual deterrence, but at the same time were deprived of the opportunity ...
On February 17, 2018, the roundtable «Co-operative Security in Europe: Priorities of the New OSCE Secretary General» was held within Munich Security Conference under the auspices of Center for Security Studies (CSS) ETH Zürich), with the participation of OSCE secretariat.
On February 17, 2018, the roundtable «Co-operative Security in Europe: ...
Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, made a speech at the conference session that focused on transnational threats to European security
On June 27–29, 2017, Vienna hosted
OSCE Annual Security Review Conference
to reflect on the work undertaken by the organization over the past year.
Along with the representatives of OSCE participating States and the organization top management, representatives of leading partner organizations ...
Prague event is mostly focused on "Countering fragmentation and polarization: Re-creating a climate for stability in Europe."
On May 18–19, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic hosts "
OSCE Security Days
" — annual expert meeting devoted to the discussion of security issues in the Euro-Atlantic.
The event has been organized since 2012, with the most recent held in Berlin, in 2016.
Prague event is mostly focused on "Countering ...
... disinformation.
Fortunately, at that time Switzerland held the OSCE Chairmanship, and Bern did a lot to give the Normandy format and all the interested parties a real instrument of influence on the situation.
In 2016, Germany holds the Chairmanship of the OSCE. Given its authority in the European and world affairs and increased ambitions, the country is expected to achieve tangible results in improving the efficiency of the Organization. Russia is also interested in this.
Greater Europe as an alternative to NATO-centrism and Larger Europe
...
... remain the only viable solution to the crisis in Ukraine. If Minsk II fails, there will be no Minsk III
The new European security system needs to be Russia-inclusive. A number of Russian participants expressed concerns about the effectiveness of the OSCE and its ability to contribute to European security
Russia and the EU should come up with a positive agenda that addresses the issues of concern to both actors
Russia and Germany in a changing world order
The participants agreed that the current deterioration of Russian-German and Russian-West ...
Interview with Andrey Kortunov
Having been created more than a generation ago by the 1975 Helsinki Final Act, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) now faces one of the greatest tests of its relevancy and effectiveness since it was created as it searches for a resolution to the Ukrainian crisis. All this as the OSCE prepares to commemorate its 40
th
anniversary in 2015.
To discuss the challenges ...
