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TheOSCE40YearsafterHelsinki:FallBackorReset?
timesofuncertaintyandnewchallengesinparticular.WeneedanOSCE
thathasclearlydefinedgoalsandacompasstoguideit.Thiscompass,our
commoncompass,isformedbythecanonofprinciplesandcommitmentsto
whichweallsignedup.”3
MobilisingthefullpotentialoftheOSCEmeansneitherabandoning
thecoreprinciplesandvaluesoftheHelsinkiprocessnorconsideringthem
negotiable.Neitherdoesmeanignoringthechallengestheorganisationis
facing.Onthecontrary,itincludesidentifyinganswerstothekeyamong
thosechallenges.Willtheparticipatingstatesbeabletopreservethe
principlesandvaluestheyhavecommittedtothroughtheCSCE/OSCE
since1975,andstrengthentheirimplementation?Inlightofthecrisisofthe
Europeansecurityorder,willtheparticipatingstatesmakeeffectiveuseof
theOSCE’sroleasaplatformfordialogue,confidencebuildingandarms
controlandtakeadvantageofitsaddedvaluewithintheEuropeansecurity
architecture?WilltherightconclusionsbedrawnfromtheOSCE’srolein
thecrisismanagementinUkraine?WilltheOSCEbeabletotakeactionin
otherurgentfields,suchastherefugeecrisis?
TheOSCEandItsComprehensiveApproachtoSecurity
“AstheCSCE/OSCEwascreatedasasecurityorganisation,itwas
basedonaconceptualinnovationofwhat‘security’meant.Participating
statesaimedatcreatingacomprehensiveframeworkforpeaceandstability
inEuropethatentailedmorethantheabsenceofconflictamongthem.Thus,
CSCE/OSCEadoptedanapproachtosecuritythatencompassespolitico-
military,economicandenvironmental,andhumanaspects—thesocalled
‘threedimensionsofsecurity’.”4Therefore,oneuniquecharacteristicofthe
Helsinkiprocessisthebroadrangeofissuesitsparticipatingstatesagreed
todiscussandtodevelopcommonapproachestowardsthroughCSCE/
OSCEdecisions.Thisledtoanewwayofapproachingsecurityissues.
InthetraditionofthethreebasketsoftheHelsinkiFinalAct,theOSCE’s
“comprehensiveapproachtosecurity”definessecurityasbeingcomposed
ofthreedimensions:politico-military,economicandenvironmental,and
3
F.-W.Steinmeier,Renewingdialogue,rebuildingtrust,restoringsecurity:Theprioritiesof
theGermanOSCEChairmanshipin2016,speechgivenattheOSCEPermanentCouncil
inVienna,14January2016,www.osce.org.
4
L.Zannier,“HumanRightsandtheOSCE’scomprehensiveSecurityconcept,“Vienna
ManualonHumanRights,December2012,www.osce.org.
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