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Make the OSCE institutions less dependent on politics, not more

Make the OSCE institutions less dependent on politics, not more Make the OSCE institutions less dependent on politics, not more Andrei Zagorski 1 The ownership problem: The key to the OSCE problems Over the past few years, a group of countries led by the Russian Federation have repeatedly voiced discontent with the OSCE . Rightly or wrongly, they complain about the geographic and functional ‘imbalances’ it its operations concentrated in the former Soviet Union and Former Yugoslavia and about the human dimension at the expense of other areas within the mandate of the Organization. The OSCE is accused of practising double standards and having been manipulated by the EU countries and the United States seeking to pursue their interests through the Organization. Having said this, it is important to note that almost all the countries that have hosted OSCE missions have tended to be keen to terminate them as soon as possible. It is further important to note that the previous debate over the reform of the OSCE has apparently not produced a satisfactory result for those who are critical of the Organization. Many consider those critical voices to be an overstatement. Whether or not this is correct in substance, this criticism reveals, however, that a number of http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Helsinki Monitor (in 2008 continued as Security and Human Rights) Brill

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Brill
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© 2005 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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0925-0972
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1571-814X
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10.1163/1571814054740869
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Make the OSCE institutions less dependent on politics, not more Andrei Zagorski 1 The ownership problem: The key to the OSCE problems Over the past few years, a group of countries led by the Russian Federation have repeatedly voiced discontent with the OSCE . Rightly or wrongly, they complain about the geographic and functional ‘imbalances’ it its operations concentrated in the former Soviet Union and Former Yugoslavia and about the human dimension at the expense of other areas within the mandate of the Organization. The OSCE is accused of practising double standards and having been manipulated by the EU countries and the United States seeking to pursue their interests through the Organization. Having said this, it is important to note that almost all the countries that have hosted OSCE missions have tended to be keen to terminate them as soon as possible. It is further important to note that the previous debate over the reform of the OSCE has apparently not produced a satisfactory result for those who are critical of the Organization. Many consider those critical voices to be an overstatement. Whether or not this is correct in substance, this criticism reveals, however, that a number of

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Helsinki Monitor (in 2008 continued as Security and Human Rights) – Brill

Published: Jan 1, 2005

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