Publications

As the OSCE Chairmanship in 2017, Austria has an opportunity to contribute to restoring stability and confidence throughout this region. It intends to address three central challenges to security and stability in the OSCE area, which threaten our common values: the military confrontations that have caused thousands of victims, displacement and destruction; the increasing threat to internal security through growing radicalization, particularly of young persons, and terrorism in its wake; and the increasing loss of confidence between States and also by citizens towards State institutions and organizations that are meant to safeguard peace and our values.

Hall A3, Live Discussion Area, 23rd OSCE Ministerial Council, Hamburg, 8-9 December 2016.

This study on the OSCE’s engagement with insider mediators has been conducted by the Berghof Foundation and commissioned by the OSCE Conflict Prevention Centre/Operations Service Mediation Support Team jointly with the German OSCE Chairmanship. Insider mediators enjoy an inherent legitimacy and authority to engage with conflict actors and possess potential advantages in comparison to mediators coming from outside a conflict context. They are highly relevant for the OSCE as peacemakers, yet engagement requires acute sensitivity and strategizing. The study deliberates on some conceptual and operational considerations for OSCE support to insider mediation.

23rd OSCE Ministerial Council, Hamburg, 8-9 December 2016.

The German OSCE Chairmanship in 2016 is focusing in particular on the young generation by: giving young people in the OSCE a stronger voice; promoting exchange and dialogue among young people in the entire OSCE region; offering young people an opportunity to get to know the OSCE better.

The priorities of the German OSCE Chairmanship in 2016

This report is an output of the conference “Working With Youth and For Youth: Protection Against Radicalization”, organized by the Serbia's OSCE Chairmanship together with its Special Representatives on Youth and Security, from 03-04 September in Belgrade, Serbia. The conference aimed to provide a platform for discussion among young people, academia, participating States and civil society looking for a better understanding of the violent extremism and radicalization leading to terrorism, as well as to offer recommendations in approaching this phenomenon.

This report presents the proceedings and outcomes of the first Gender Equality Review Conference held in the year of the 10th anniversary of the 2004 OSCE Action Plan for the Promotion of Gender Equality. The report shows an example of how political will and leadership can strengthen the awareness and understanding of the important link between gender equality and comprehensive security.

21st OSCE Ministerial Council, Basel, 4 – 5 December 2014.

This commemorative study is about history, development, achievements and outreach of the Code of Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects of Security – the OSCE’s key document for the democratic control of the armed and security forces. The purpose of the study is to raise awareness of the Code and improve its implementation and outreach. It is intended for the general public including the media, NGOs, and in particular parliamentarians, practitioners, experts and academics dealing with the Code in all its aspects.