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OSCE Secretary General Marc Perrin de Brichambaut

osce.org. OSCE Secretary General Marc Perrin de Brichambaut. The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe: Why it matters to the Asia-Pacific. The world’s largest regional security organization. 56 Participating States. Our mission:.

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OSCE Secretary General Marc Perrin de Brichambaut

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  1. osce.org OSCE Secretary General Marc Perrin de Brichambaut TheOrganization for Security and Co-operation in Europe: Why it matters to the Asia-Pacific

  2. The world’s largest regional security organization 56 Participating States

  3. Our mission: • To work for stability, prosperity and democracy in 56 States through political dialogue about shared values and through practical work that makes a lasting difference.

  4. The OSCE is • A regional security arrangement • (Recognized Under Chapter VIII of the UN Charter) • The key instrument for: • Early warning • Conflict prevention • Crisis management • Post-conflict rehabilitation

  5. A forum for dialogue

  6. A platform for action 19 Field Operations in 17 Countries

  7. OSCE’s key features and principles • Inclusiveness • Equality among participating States • Consensus-based decision-making • Co-operative approach to security • Comprehensive concept of security (three dimensions)

  8. A comprehensive body of common political commitments The OSCE’s three dimensions: • Politico-military aspects • Economic and environmental activities • Human dimension 8 10

  9. How it began: Helsinki Final Act • 1 August 1975 • Over 2400 meetings in Geneva • 4,660 proposals

  10. Helsinki Decalogue • Sovereign equality of States • Refraining from the threat or use of force • Inviolability of frontiers • Territorial integrity of States • Peaceful Settlement of Disputes • Non-intervention in internal affairs • Respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, including the freedom of thought, conscience, religion or belief • Equal rights and self-determination of peoples • Co-operation among States • Fulfillment in good faith of obligations under international law

  11. CSCE The dynamics of European security • Building bridges during the Cold War, 1975-1989 • Foundation: the Helsinki Final Act (Helsinki Decalogue) • Providing for East-West dialogue, transparency and confidence-building • Pioneering a comprehensive idea of security • Promoting respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms

  12. CSCE/OSCE The dynamics of European security • Building a Europe “whole and free” 1990 - • Charter of Paris for a New Europe, 1990 • Assisting democratic transition • Shared values and common commitments • Crisis management and conflict resolution • Strengthening CSBMs and military transparency • The creation of the OSCE in Budapest 1994

  13. …The 1999 Istanbul Summit • An Adapted CFE Treaty • The Vienna CSBM Document 1999 • The Charter on European Security • + The Platform for Co-operative Security • …the last great pan-European moment?

  14. OSCE The dynamics of European security • Targeted co-operation against new threats, 2001- • 9/11 and countering terrorism • Policing and fighting organized crime & cyber crime • Combating trafficking in human beings • Border management • Destroying stockpiles of ammunition • Combating intolerance and all forms of discrimination

  15. A sense of a new crisis • Return of armed conflict (August 2008, Georgia) • Crisis of arms control regime (future of CFE Treaty) • Energy insecurity • Eroding consensus and rising differences over shared values • Challenges to democratic transition • Different perceptions of security/insecurity • Impact of the financial and economic crisis

  16. Partnership for Co-operation • Mediterranean Partnership since 1975 • Asian Partnership since 1992 • Japan (1992) • RoK (1994) • Thailand (2000) • Afghanistan (2003) • Mongolia (2004) • Madrid Declaration on the Partners for Co-operation, 2007

  17. Partnership for Co-operation What does the OSCE offer? • Participate in all important OSCE meetings • Hold annual international conferences with the OSCE • Insight into European security issues • Draw on OSCE experience from within • Provide an Asian perspective to security dialogue • Participate in expert networks and in some OSCE activities • Support to voluntary implementation of OSCE standards

  18. OSCE’s relevance to Asia? … sharing experience in: • How to engage dialogue despite differences • How to provide political-military transparency • How to ensure fundamental freedoms • How to cooperate in economic and environmental security • How to build stable regions

  19. www.osce.org and follow us

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