Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)
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Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Abbreviation
OSCE
Summary
The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) is an intergovernmental organization with a multifaceted agenda. In 2012, the OSCE adopted the Consolidated Framework for the Fight Against Terrorism, in which it laid out its approach to counterterrorism efforts. The OSCE uses its particular organizational strengths to, among other activities, attempt to “eliminate the conditions conducive to the spread of terrorism” (through addressing socio-economic, institutional, and cultural factors) and “enhance co-operation and build capacity to prevent and combat terrorism” (though addressing issues with legal frameworks and institutions, financing, extremism, and prosecution).
Members
The OSCE is made up of 57 participating states.
Partners
According to its website, “The Organization maintains a regular dialogue and co-operation with 11 partner states and a large number of other international, regional and sub-regional organizations. The Mediterranean and Asian Partners of Co-operation comprise 11 states: Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Morocco and Tunisia; and Afghanistan, Australia, Japan, the Republic of Korea, and Thailand. The OSCE’s key partner organizations are the United Nations, European Union, Council of Europe, and NATO.”
Website
Entry drafted by PILAC Research Assistant Carson Cook, with research support from PILAC RA Svitlana Starosvit. Entry last updated: February 2015.