How did the notion of “integration with respect for diversity” become the guiding principle of the work of the OSCE HCNM? Established in 1992, the High Commissioner on National Minorities of the Organization for Co-operation and Security in Europe has made significant...
Can the OSCE contribute to Ukraine’s recovery? Ukraine’s recovery will be long and costly and will require a concerted international effort. The recovery process, partially guided by Ukraine’s EU accession agenda, will involve not only physically rebuilding the...
What are the prospects of European integration in the Western Balkans? My colleague Argyro Kartsonaki and I explore this question and argue that, hampered by serious problems within some countries of the region and in their relationship with the European Union, the...
How can the OSCE build and maintain confidence between the parties in the Transdniestrian conflict? Prior to the start of the full-scale war in Ukraine in February 2022, the Transdniestrian conflict was stable, with no serious risk of violent escalation. Since the...
Related Notes For the past two months, Russia has systematically targeted Ukrainian infrastructure, devastating the country’s power grid and putting many basic services from healthcare to sanitation at risk. Apart from destruction, this campaign has achieved virtually...
Co-authored with Anastasiya Bayok, Rahimullah Kakar, and Niva Yau, this report for the OSCE Network of Think Tanks and Academic Institutions looks at the OSCE’s future options for engagement with its Central Asian participating States. Central Asia is becoming an...
