Reviving the OSCE: European Security and the Ukraine Crisis

After years at the margins of international diplomacy, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) has suddenly regained political relevance because of the Ukraine crisis that began in 2014. The organization turned out to be the most appropriate framework to manage the crisis and prevent further escalation. To continue to play a useful role in resolving this issue and in easing tensions between Russia and the West, the OSCE needs to adjust its way of working and strengthen its toolbox.

OSCE: Brief, September 2015: Reviving the OSCE: European Security and the Ukraine Crisis http://carnegieendowment.org/files/Brief-Lehne-OSCE.pdf

ESO: Background information: The Special Monitoring Mission in Ukraine: a useful but flawed OSCE tool http://www.europeansources.info/record/the-special-monitoring-mission-in-ukraine-a-useful-but-flawed-osce-tool/

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