European Security: Challenges at the Societal Level

Author(s): Wolfgang Zellner, Irina Chernykh, Alain Délétroz, Frank Evers, Barbara Kunz, Christian Nünlist, Philip Remler, Oleksiy Semeniy, Andrei Zagorski
Book Title: European Security: Challenges at the Societal Level
Publisher(s): OSCE Network of Think Tanks and Academic Institutions
Publication Year: 2016
Publication Place: Hamburg

This report argues that interim rules of the road in the security, economic, and social fields, based on current realities and currently shared interests, are needed to help reduce the renewed East-West confrontation: A modus vivendi that allows both sides to retain their principled positions on the European order, and how they believe it is threatened; but that also allows for the mitigation and containment of existing conflicts. Such a modus vivendi can pave the way for serious discussions that can lead to a return to norms and principles as a guiding force for the European order. The ideas of this report are based on 15 national narratives produced by institutions affiliated with the OSCE Network of Think Tanks.

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