EXPERTS
The OSCE Magazine - Generating interest in Generation Y |
| Patricia N. Sutter
When we drew up the concept for a new OSCE Magazine more than four years ago, I don’t recall any of us in Press and Public Information dwelling on how we could expand our coverag... Read more... |
Model OSCE - telling the story |
| Martin Nesirky
Each of you who took part in the Model OSCE conference devoted time and effort to learn about the OSCE and to study all aspects of security through the three scenarios at the heart of the event. Ea... Read more... |
Combating corruption in OSCE participating States |
| Kilian Strauss
Corruption and lack of transparency deter domestic and foreign investment and often result in public money being mismanaged. Conversely, a sound and transparent business environment as well as good p... Read more... |
OSCE Parliamentary Assembly |
| Klas Bergman
After the Berlin Wall fell in 1989, the landscape in Europe changed. The Paris Summit of 1990 set a new course for the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe so it could respond to the new ... Read more... |
Water management in Central Asia |
| Patrice Dreiski
Based on the OSCE's comprehensive concept of security, the overarching objective of the Office of the Coordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities is to strengthen security and stability ... Read more... |
Freedom of the media in the OSCE area |
| Arnaud Amouroux
The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media keeps a close watch on developments in the situation of the media in participating States, the aim being to promote these countries’ full compliance w... Read more... |
HCNM: Meet OSCE's quiet diplomat |
| Dimitri Alechkevitch
The High Commissioner's post was established at the CSCE Summit in Helsinki in 1992, but its origins date from the late 1980s – an optimistic and hopeful time in Europe. The end of the Cold War and ... Read more... |
Crucial coffee breaks |
| Susanna Lööf
OSCE meeting agendas are usually packed with sessions, workshops and speeches. But often, the most important achievements are made elsewhere: in the hallways, at the coffee breaks or in the lunch rest... Read more... |
Fighting money laundering |
| Kilian Strauss
The Foreign Ministers of the 56 OSCE participating States have provided the organisation with a strong mandate to support them in their efforts in the fight against money laundering and the financing ... Read more... |
Empowering youth in Armenia |
| Meline Nahapetyan
Young people are the future leaders of Armenia and they need to be given a start today. Young people in Armenia are underrepresented at all decision- and policy-making levels. They also have limited a... Read more... |
Europe whole and free |
| Dov Lynch
Lawyers have legalese and consultants have their management speak... All specialised jobs have their own form of language, a system of coded words and phrases that have very specific meanings and that... Read more... |
