Empowering the OSCE in Challenging Times

Reflections and Recommendations: Conference Report

Author(s): ETH Zürich Center for Security Studies (CSS), Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF)
Journal Title: OSCE Focus 2017
Publisher(s): DCAF
Publication Year: 2017
Publication Place: Geneva

Held on 13–14 October at Villa Moynier, Geneva, the OSCE Focus 2017 conference was dedicated to the theme ‘Empowering the OSCE in Challenging Times’. Over 40 high-ranking participants from the OSCE community, including the newly elected Secretary General, engaged in focused, open and frank debates on the need for the OSCE to deal with a rapidly changing geopolitical and security environment and to address the organization’s institutional challenges. The key reflections and recommendations put forward are summarized in this report. The conference was organized by the Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF) in close supportive collaboration with the ministries of foreign affairs of Austria, Italy and Switzerland, and the Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zurich.

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