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The OSCE and Central Asia: Options for engagement

Three trends, accelerated by the Russian war in Ukraine, characterise the changing geopolitical dynamics in Central Asia: Russia’s declining influence in the region, China’s reluctance to step decisively into this void, and the slowly but unevenly increasing ability of the Central Asian countries to provide an alternative framework for managing regional stability.

In search of an acceptable purpose: Out-of-Area and “peripheral” security challenges in the OSCE’s second dimension

1 June 2022 | Book Chapters

As much as one would wish it to be otherwise, the OSCE faces an existential crisis. It was a troubled organization long before Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, but it is only now that its very survival is increasingly in doubt.

Pawns, Partners, and “Smart Leadership”: Ukraine’s Opportunities in the China-Russia-West Triangle

26 May 2021 | China, Geopolitics in Eastern Europe, Notes, Ukraine

Ukraine can find advantage in geopolitical competition while reducing its sense of disempowerment.

China: A Challenge or an Opportunity for the OSCE?

22 April 2021 | Afghanistan, China, Confidence Building in the OSCE Region, Geopolitics in Eastern Europe, Notes

China has become a significant actor in the OSCE area at a time of deep divisions among participating States.

China’s Belt and Road Initiative: Implications for the OSCE

1 April 2021 | Monographs

Since its inception in late 2013, China’s Belt and Road Initiative has grown into a vast global development project with increasing geopolitical and geo-economic implications. By 2020, Belt and Road co-operation involved more than half of the OSCE’s 57 participating...

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