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Kazakhstan’s OSCE Chairmanship 2010

jdunton — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500

This report provides an end-of-year assessment of the 2010 Kazakh chairmanship of the 56-nation Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). The CSIS-IND Task Force has provided extensive analysis and comprehensive recommendations to the Kazakh government in order to assist it in providing effective leadership of the OSCE.

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.

Kazakhstan’s OSCE Chairmanship 2010

jdunton — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0400

This report provides an interim assessment of Kazakhstan’s Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) chairmanship by comparing the stated priorities and agenda of the Kazakh government, as well as the recommendations issued by the CSIS–Institute for New Democracies Task Force, with the actions undertaken by the OSCE chair during the past nine months.

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

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

Executive Summary

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.

Kazakhstan's OSCE Chairmanship

jdunton — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0500

The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) designated Kazakhstan as its chairman-in-office (CiO) for the year 2010. The selection of Kazakhstan to chair a major European organization is a precedent: it is the first post-Soviet country, the first predominantly Muslim country, and the first Central Asian country to be entrusted with such a responsibility.

Policy Brief Number 4: Kazakhstan’s Contribution to the OSCE Economic Dimension

bbocka — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400

One of the main factors behind the November 2007 decision to award Kazakhstan the chairmanship of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in 2010 was to recognize the country’s economic achievements and its economic potential.

Policy Brief Number 3: The OSCE Political-Military and Security Dimension

bbocka — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Kazakhstan sought the position of OSCE Chairman-in-Office for a number of reasons, including enhanced security and national prestige. Kazakhstan can only achieve these latter goals if it is an active chairman. The agenda Astana adopts should reflect Eurasia’s multiple security challenges as well as the OSCE’s declining capacity to serve as an effective security organization.

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.