OSCE: Time of Reforms

Abstract

The article is devoted to the question of reforms in the OSCE in the context of recent statement of the RF Foreign Minister on this problem. The previous initiatives as well as proposals on the subject and basic reasons for lack of consensus on the reforms in the OSCE have been described in the paper. The author pays special attention to the perspective directions of the reforming process in the sphere of crisis prevention and regulation on the basis of the new technological achievements, peacekeeping missions, peacebuilding and post conflict reconstruction, mediation. The article contains certain recommendations on this topic. The author proposes to elaborate a new strategy of development of the OSCE till 2030 which will define concrete options for the OSCE future reforms.

Keywords

• osce reforms
• crisis prevention and regulation
• mediation
• peacekeeping
• post conflict reconstruction
• new communication technologies in osce operations