The OSCE as a yardstick for multilateral security

Nadja Douglas

No 51/2025, SWP Comments from Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP), German Institute for International and Security Affairs

Abstract: The European security order is dysfunctional and particularly affected by the crisis of multilateralism. The Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), founded as a forum for promoting cooperative security and standardsbased cooperation, today is an expression of the weakness of traditional multilateral institutions. The reporting system in the politico-military dimension of the OSCE is a seismograph for the change in norms and dynamics among participating States. However, it also shows that despite the changes at the political-strategic level and the politicization of the official agenda, the implementation of agreements at the technical-military level of the OSCE continues quite smoothly. This presents opportunities but also risks that the 57 participating States should be aware of.

Keywords: crisis of multilateralism; Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE); United Nations (UN) Charter; Helsinki Principles; Russia; war against Ukraine; North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO); confidence- and security-building measures (CSBMs); Code of Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects of Security (CoC); Vienna Document (VD) on CSBMs (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.18449/2025C51

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