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Reviving Co-operative Security in Europe through the OSCE

01 Oct 2015 - 13:34
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  • The OSCE can provide a common platform for dialogue, conflict prevention and cooperation.
  • This requires that its participating states put the OSCE higher on their political agenda, increase their commitment and improve the implementation of OSCE decisions.
  • Its institutions, such as the High Commissioner on National Minorities, should be strengthened.
  • The OSCE should adopt a more strategic and long-term approach to protracted conflicts.
  • The OSCE can provide a platform for tackling transnational threats.
  • As security in the OSCE area cannot be divided from security in its neighbourhood, co-operation with neighbouring regions should be strengthened.

These are some of the recommendations of the OSCE Network of Think Tanks and Academic Institutions in their report Reviving Co-operative Security in Europe through the OSCE. The report is  based on the contributions of seventeen institutes, including Clingendael.