Program Related Publication Feeds

Wider Europe, Summer 2011

bbocka — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Serbia and Kosova: Talks Need Political Targets

Policy Brief Number 9 -- After the Astana Summit: More Questions than Answers

bbocka — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500

The OSCE Astana Summit on December 1-2, 2010 concluded with an important Commemorative Declaration outlining the road ahead for the organization, but failed to adopt a tangible Action Plan.

CSIS-EKEM Policy Report Number Four

bbocka — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Since the signing of the Dayton Peace Accords in 1995 and the NATO air campaign against Yugoslavia in 1999, the countries of the Western Balkans have faced a new challenge of promoting human security. Human security was first defined by former Special Advisor to the United Nations Development Program Administrator, Dr.

CSIS-EKEM Policy Report Number Three

bbocka — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Despite the fact that the EU and the West Balkan states face the common challenges of increasing energy efficiency, reducing import dependency, and expanding renewable energy sources (RES), the current state of affairs in the region is inadequate or sub-standard, with the sole exception of Croatia, which has advanced significantly in aligning its legislation and policies with the EU acquis comm

Policy Brief Number 8: Formulating an OSCE Summit Agenda

bbocka — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Executive Summary

The last OSCE summit, at which key decisions on pan-European security were adopted, took place in Istanbul in November 1999. These decisions included the Agreement of Adaptation of the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) and associated political commitments, the Charter for European Security, and the revised Vienna Document of the Negotiations on Confidence and Security Building Measures.

Policy Brief Case Study: The OSCE and the 2010 Crisis in Kyrgyzstan

bbocka — Wed, 19 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Executive Summary

CSIS-EKEM Policy Report Number Two

bbocka — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0400

The fall of communism and the ensuing Yugoslav wars of the 1990s rendered the region especially vulnerable to organized crime, human trafficking, smuggling, and corruption. Officially tolerated or politically sponsored criminality was commonplace due to the enduring legacy of communism and international sanctions during the wars of Yugoslav succession.

CSIS-EKEM Policy Report Number One

bbocka — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500

The Western Balkan countries face significant challenges in building an effective transportation infrastructure. They need to restore and expand the transport links that tied them together before the devastation of the Yugoslav wars. Albania, on the other hand, needs to develop routes with its neighbors, in the aftermath of the communist regime’s isolationist policies.

Kazakhstan Announces Priorities for the 2010 OSCE Chairmanship

bbocka — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500

On January 14th Kazakhstan announced its priorities for the 2010 Chairmanship of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), an organization that now spans 56 countries and encompasses all of Europe together with the United States, Canada, and each of the former Soviet republics.

Policy Brief Number 6: Kazakhstan Holds the OSCE Chair

pfrank — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500

On January 1, 2010, Kazakhstan assumed the chairmanship of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), an organization that includes 56 countries, including the United States. Kazakhstan is the first Central Asian, post-Soviet, and predominantly Muslim state to chair the OSCE, an organization that celebrates its 35th birthday this year.

Policy Brief Number 5: Kazakhstan and the OSCE Human Dimension

bbocka — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

This policy brief focuses on the challenges to the OSCE Human Dimension and the challenges to Kazakhstan as Chairman-in-Office of the organization in 2010.

Policy Brief Number 2: Challenges to the OSCE Chairman-in-Office in 2010

ian — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400

The major challenge facing Kazakhstan during its chairmanship of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in 2010 will be to preserve the mandate of the Offi ce of Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), which has been contested by Russia and several CIS participating states.

Policy Brief Number 1: Kazakhstan's Strategic Significance

bbocka — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400

The decision by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) to award Kazakhstan the chairmanship of the organization for 2010 underscores a growing recognition of the country’s regional and continental importance.