OSCE Yearbook 2018: Yearbook on the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)

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

doi:10.5771/9783845298283

Summary

The 24th edition of the OSCE Yearbook begins with four contributions describing current developments in European security in the shadow of the crisis in and around Ukraine, analysing the US’ policies towards Russia and discussing the ability of the OSCE to adapt to the changing conditions with fundamental reforms.

The book’s special focus in 2018 is on the Western Balkans/south-east Europe, featuring contributions on Albania’s and Serbia’s prospects of EU accession, the role of UNTAES in Croatia and the agreement between Athens and Skopje. The still controversial status of Kosovo and the EU’s role in addressing the challenges posed by rising authoritarianism and increasing migration in the region are also discussed.

In the chapter ‘Conflict Prevention and Dispute Settlement’, the 2018 edition contains the first special report on the work of the OSCE’s Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine’s Human Dimension Unit. Further contributions are concerned with the protracted conflicts in Transdniestria, the OSCE’s engagement in insider mediation and the status neutral approaches to the conflicts in eastern Ukraine and Transdniestria.

With regard to the ‘Three Dimensions of Comprehensive Security’, a successful model for the integration of refugees in Italy is presented, and strategies to combat human trafficking in the context of refugees and migration, approaches preventing religious radicalisation in Central Asia and the concept of community policing as a key element in combating crime are also discussed. A final contribution indicates how the OSCE can strengthen the capacities of state and non-state actors in combating transnational threats.

As always, the OSCE Yearbook includes extensive annexes comprising facts and figures on all 57 participating states and a selected bibliography of current research literature.

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Bibliographic data

Copyright year: 2019
ISBN-Print: 978-3-8487-5691-9
ISBN-Online: 978-3-8452-9828-3
Publisher: Nomos, Baden-Baden
Language: English
Pages: 368
Product type: Edited Book

Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis No access
Foreword by the Chairperson-in-Office No access Enzo Moavero Milanesi
Preface No access Ursel Schlichting
1. 1. Diversity as a Strength: Historical Narratives and Principles of the OSCE No access Christian Nünlist
  2. Trump, Putin, and the OSCE No access P. Terrence Hopmann
  3. Adapting to a Changed World: The CSCE/OSCE in 1990 and Today No access Wolfgang Zellner
  4. Chairing the OSCE No access Florian Raunig, Julie Peer
2. The OSCE Participating States: Domestic Developments and Multilateral Commitment No access
3. 1. Albania Poised for a European Future No access Julia Wanninger, Knut Fleckenstein
  2. Serbia at a Crossroads? No access Axel Jaenicke
  3. A Diplomatic Fairytale or Geopolitics as Usual: A Critical Perspective on the Agreement between Athens and Skopje No access Biljana Vankovska
  4. Kosovo’s Status Challenged Internally and Externally No access Engjellushe Morina
  5. A Contribution to the Research of a Neglected Past – the Peaceful Reintegration of the Croatian Danube Basin – the Role of UNTAES in Peace Restoration No access Goran Bandov/Domagoj Hajduković
  6. EU Reengagement in the Western Balkans: 2018 as a Missed Opportunity No access Natasha Wunsch
1. 1. More than Counting Ceasefire Violations – the Human Dimension within the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine No access Lukasz Mackiewicz
  2. Moldova/Transdniestria: Steps Forward, Stumbles Back No access William H. Hill
  3. Broadening the OSCE’s Mediation Scope: A Case for Engaging in Insider Mediation No access Mir Mubashir, Engjellushe Morina, Luxshi Vimalarajah
  4. The Status-Neutral Approach as a New Impetus for the Conflicts in Eastern Ukraine and in Transdniestria No access Kaan Sahin
2. 1. From Policy to Practice – Tackling Human Trafficking in Large-Scale Movements of Migrants and Refugees No access Claudio Formisano/Valiant Richey
  2. Counteracting the Witch Hunt in Managing the Reception of People Seeking Protection: The “Trieste Model” No access Stefano Volpicelli
  3. The Renaissance of Islam in Central Asia – Specifics in Preventing Religious Radicalization No access Arne C. Seifert
  4. Promoting Community Policing: A Key Element of the OSCE’s Capacity-Building Efforts in Combating Crime No access Thorsten Stodiek
1. 1. Capacity-Building in the OSCE Context No access Juraj Nosal
1. Forms and Forums of Co-operation in the OSCE Area No access
2. The 57 OSCE Participating States – Facts and Figures No access
3. OSCE Conferences, Meetings, and Events 2017/2018 No access
4. OSCE Selected Bibliography 2017/2018 No access
5. Abbreviations No access
6. Contributors No access