OSCE Insights 2020: Corona, War, Leadership Crisis

Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy at the University of Hamburg

doi:10.5771/9783748922339

Summary

The contributions to the 2020 edition of OSCE Insights examine the various crises the OSCE faced during that year. Themes include the efforts of the Minsk Group to manage the conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh and the implications of anti-coronavirus measures for the OSCE Code of Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects of Security. Furthermore, authors analyse OSCE conflict cycle tools, the OSCE’s role in the fight against antisemitism, the increasingly limited space for supporting democratic police governance in Central Asia, trust-building in the field of arms control, societal views on the conflict in Eastern Ukraine, relations between the OSCE and the Council of Europe, and Kazakhstan’s aspirations for hosting a connectivity center.

With contributions byAndrew Baker, Cornelius Friesendorf, Frank Evers, André Härtel, Marietta König, Sebastian Mayer, Michael Raith, Filip Ejdus, Alexandre Lambert, Thomas Schmidt, Marina Dolcetta Lorenzini, Anna Hess Sargsyan, Philip Remler, Richard Giragosian, Sergey Rastoltsev and Benjamin Schaller.

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Edition: 1/2020
Copyright Year: 2020
ISBN-Print: 978-3-8487-7830-0
ISBN-Online: 978-3-7489-2233-9
Publisher: Nomos, Baden-Baden
Language: English
Pages: 12
Product Type: Edited Book

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Introduction to OSCE Insights 2020: The OSCE in Crisis Mode Pages 7 - 12
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1. Introduction
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  1. Types of international police assistance
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3. Policing in Central Asia
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  1. Understanding the limitations of the OSCE
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  2. Controlling the OSCE
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  1. Challenges in improving human security
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  1. Law enforcement support as an inroad?
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7. Conclusions and recommendations
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1. Introduction
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2. Addressing Jewish community security concerns
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3. Defining antisemitism
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4. Challenges posed by the OSCE’s structure and working methods
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5. Prospects for the future
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1. Introduction
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2. Conceptual foundations
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3. Picking up the signals: Early warning and situational awareness
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4. Early action and crisis management: Learning lessons for the future
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5. The crown jewel of the toolbox: The facilitation of peaceful conflict resolution
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6. Focusing on sustainability: Structural prevention and peacebuilding
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7. Sharing expertise and knowledge: Leveraging partnerships
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8. Conclusion
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1. Introduction
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2. The concept of connectivity
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3. The OSCE and connectivity
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4. Kazakhstan’s OSCE connectivity ambitions
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5. Norm resistance and leadership ambitions
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6. Conclusions and Recommendations
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1. Introduction
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2. Relevant OSCE norms
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3. States of emergency and the use of armed forces in the Covid-19 pandemic
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4. Conclusion and policy recommendations
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1. Introduction
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  1. Armenia
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  2. Azerbaijan
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3. Minsk Group activity since 1992
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4. Political effects of the recent fighting
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  1. Prospects for negotiations
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  2. The Minsk Group going forward
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6. Conclusion
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1. Introduction
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2. Trust, but verify: Shortcomings of a traditional approach to CSBMs
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3. Understanding military confidence building at the implementation level
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4. Rethinking military confidence building in Europe
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5. Concluding remarks and policy recommendations
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1. Introduction
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2. Methodology
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3. Background
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    1. Position 1: “Hard re-integration and restoration of the status quo ante”
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    2. Position 2: “Territorial integrity and the national interest”
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    3. Position 3: “Soft reintegration and the restoration of statehood”
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    4. Shared interests: Socio-economic survival and mobility
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    1. Position 4: “Independence or unification with Russia”
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    2. Position 5: “Transitional autonomy and soft independence”
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    3. Shared interests: a positive presence of the Ukrainian state serving popular needs
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    1. Recommendations
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    2. a) to the Ukrainian government
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    3. b) to the Russian government and NGCA de facto authorities
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    1. Recommendations
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    2. a) to the Ukrainian government
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    3. b) to the OSCE, the Ukrainian government and civil society organizations
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    4. c) to the Russian government and NGCA de facto authorities
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    1. Recommendations
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    2. a) to the OSCE and the Ukrainian and Russian governments
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    3. b) to the Ukrainian government
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    4. c) to the Russian Government and NGCA de facto authorities
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  1. Established modalities
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  2. Fixed modalities of high-level communication
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  3. Flexible interaction at the working level
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  4. Uneven cooperation in the field
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  1. High-level reluctance
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  2. Structural differences
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  1. Improving high-level communication
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  2. Supporting interaction in the field
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