13 research outputs found

    The OSCE role in cooperation with NATO and the EU in Southeastern Europe

    Get PDF
    The paper discusses the role of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). Relations between international organisations are, as a rule, characterised by both cooperation and competition. Cooperation of the OSCE with NATO and the EU in Southeastern Europe reflects the changes that have taken place in recent years among the main security structures in Europe. The OSCE specificity is that all the 19 states members of NATO and the 15 states members of the European Union also belong to the OSCE. For this reason, a concept of labour division emerged several years ago among these three security structures. According to that concept NATO would deal with military aspects, the EU would tackle politico-economic issues and the OSCE would focus on social and humanitarian matters. As all 19 states members of NATO and the 15 states members of the European Union also belong to the OSCE such division could not function and has not functioned for many reasons. The OSCE\u27s role in restoring stability is less spectacular than NATO military operations or EU economic assistance though it is no less essential. It promotes the building of democratic institutions and the shaping of security based on the respect for common values

    The OSCE role in cooperation with NATO and the EU in Southeastern Europe

    Get PDF
    The paper discusses the role of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). Relations between international organisations are, as a rule, characterised by both cooperation and competition. Cooperation of the OSCE with NATO and the EU in Southeastern Europe reflects the changes that have taken place in recent years among the main security structures in Europe. The OSCE specificity is that all the 19 states members of NATO and the 15 states members of the European Union also belong to the OSCE. For this reason, a concept of labour division emerged several years ago among these three security structures. According to that concept NATO would deal with military aspects, the EU would tackle politico-economic issues and the OSCE would focus on social and humanitarian matters. As all 19 states members of NATO and the 15 states members of the European Union also belong to the OSCE such division could not function and has not functioned for many reasons. The OSCE\u27s role in restoring stability is less spectacular than NATO military operations or EU economic assistance though it is no less essential. It promotes the building of democratic institutions and the shaping of security based on the respect for common values

    Nowy akt polityczny dla Narodów Zjednoczonych na XXI wiek: w poszukiwaniu nowych odpowiedzi

    Get PDF
    "Rozważania poświęcone przyszłości Narodów Zjednoczonych należy rozpocząć od próby odpowiedzi na dwa fundamentalne pytania. Po pierwsze, jak umocnić Narody Zjednoczone jako wspólnotę wartości i zapewnić przestrzeganie tych wartości w praktyce przez państwa członkowskie? Po drugie, jak dostosować Narody Zjednoczone do jakościowo nowych wyzwań w sferze bezpieczeństwa, a zwłaszcza do zjawiska państw słabych, upadających lub upadłych, do stawienia czoła terroryzmowi międzynarodowemu i rozprzestrzenianiu broni masowego rażenia?"(...

    The Future of NATO

    Get PDF
    Promjene na međunarodnoj sceni postavile su pitanje transformacije i budućnosti međunarodnih sigurnosnih institucija u središte međunarodne rasprave. Često se postavlja i pitanje da li te organizacije uopće imaju budućnost? Jedan od ključnih kriterija za utvrđivanje dugovječnosti svake od međunarodnih organizacija, posebice vojnih saveza, upravo je pitanje atraktivnosti organizacije državama koje ostaju izvan njenih struktura. U slučaju NATO-a bitno je pronaći odgovor je li Savez još uvijek atraktivan ostalim državama i predstavlja li centar gravitacije, što dovodi do postavljanja novih krucijalnih pitanja. U svijetu međuovisnosti, u kontekstu globalizacije i integracijskih procesa, prvenstveno unutar transatlantske zajednice, Savez svoje misije može uspješno realizirati kroz blisku i institucionalnu vezu s EU.Accelerated changes in the international arena have made the issue of transformation and the future of multilateral security institutions the focal point of international debate. A question increasingly often asked is whether these organizations have a future. One of the crucial criteria to verify the longevity of each international organization, and military alliances in particular, is whether the organization is attractive for the states that remain outside of its structures. What is important for NATO is to answer the question whether the Alliance is still attractive for other states and whether it is a centre of gravity. This provokes further crucial questions. In a world of inderdependencies, in the context of globalization and integration processes, notably within the transatlantic community, the missions that the Alliance is tasked with can be successfully pursued in a close and institutionalized relation with the European Union

    European defence: The cost of partial integration

    No full text
    In the last decade, European defence has undergone impressive changes. Military alliances between EU member countries have strengthened, and a European defence industrial base is building up. But in a paradoxical way, European countries look less capable of coping with important military crises, and their defence budgets are plunging. This paper proposes an explanation for this changing configuration, considering the case of the decentralized production of a public good with cross-border spillin effects. In this context, increased reliability on allies may lead one country to lower defence expenditures and supply. Citizens would welcome an increase in defence production, but this outcome might be achieved only by a centralized production of defence services. A temporary pragmatic solution would consist in assigning appropriate minimum defence spending targets to EU member countries.European Union, Defence, Public good, Spillin effect,
    corecore