Security Community 4/2016

How has the situation for women in the military changed over time? Read our interview with Major General Tammy L. Harris, the first woman to hold the position of Deputy Commander of the Canadian Air Force.

The OSCE and Chernobyl: Mitigating the Persisting Legacy of Nuclear Disaster

The explosion in the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in 1986 affected the lives of millions of people for years to come. OSCE participating States are strongly committed to the alleviation of the consequences of the Chernobyl disaster.

A Global Village

Journalist Lorenzo Foti tells the story behind the photo exhibition jointly organized by the Italian Cultural Institute and OSCE in July 2017.

Investing in Stones is Not Enough

Achmed Aboutaleb, Mayor of Rotterdam, speaks about his can-do approach to governing Western Europe’s largest port city at the OSCE Security Days in Vienna on 30 and 31 March 2017.

Letting Democracy Work

Governing a city is all about creating the conditions for citizens to flourish, explained Park Won-soon, Mayor of Seoul, at the OSCE Security Days event Creating inclusive, Safe and Sustainable Cities in Vienna on 30 and 31 March 2017.

Urbanization is a Political Process

Joan Clos, Executive Director of UN-Habitat, explains how local and central governments need to co-operate on urbanization, at OSCE Security Days in Vienna on 30 and 31 March 2017.

Ending Statelessness: Interview with Volker Türk

The OSCE and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) recently launched the Handbook on Statelessness in the OSCE Areas last month. Volker Türk, Assistant High Commissioner for Protection, UNHCR, tells why we need to end statelessness.

Interview: Four military chaplains on ensuring freedom of belief in the armed forces

Military chaplains live with military personnel and share much of their day-to-day work. That puts them in a position to ensure that while on duty soldiers and officers can fully exercise their right to freedom of religion.

Sustainable development and security – the global agenda and its reflections in the OSCE

The UN's adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals provides the OSCE with an opportunity to assess and reinforce its role in promoting the global sustainable development agenda.

The Music of Peace

Interview with Luisa Sello, world-renowned Italian flautist. Her cultural initiative in partnership with the OSCE assembles an "army of musicians" who use the universal language of music to promote peace.

Towards Sustainable and Ethical Supply Chains

Did you know that the production of one electronic device can involve up to 1,000 suppliers? The longer the supply chain, the more difficult it is to ensure that goods and services procured were not produced by trafficked labour.

The Electronic Industry Against Forced Labour

The Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition is a non-profit coalition of more than 110 leading companies to improve social, environmental and ethical conditions in the global electronic supply chain.

The Coalition of Immokalee Workers’ Fair Food Programme

In the Coalition of Immokalee Workers’ Fair Food Programme, farm labourers partner with supermarket giants and fast-food chains to keep their supply chains fair.

Sustainable Public Procurement in Sweden

In Sweden, 21 county councils have joined forces to make sure the products and services they procure do not involve human trafficking or violations of workers’ rights.

Sebastian Kurz, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Austria, speaking at a session of the OSCE Permanent Council, Vienna, 14 July 2016. (OSCE/Micky Kroell)

Interview with Sebastian Kurz, Austrian Federal Minister for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs, OSCE Chairperson-in-Office for 2017

Possible Implications of the Ministerial Council Decision on the OSCE’s Role in the Governance of Large Movements of Migrants and Refugees

In migration policy circles, 2016 will be remembered as the year when the international community decided to give relevant organizations the necessary political guidance to start working on a global and inclusive migration and refugee framework.

Advance Passenger Information for Aviation Security

The OSCE foreign ministers adopted a decision on enhancing the use of API at this year’s Ministerial Council in Hamburg. An Advance Passenger Information (API) system is an electronic communications system that collects passenger biographical data ...

Demilitarization as a Constructive Tool for Co-operation and Peace: the Example of the Åland Islands

In 2017 Finland is celebrating its centennial. This year, it marked an even older anniversary: on 30 March 2016, it was 160 years since the demilitarization of the Åland Islands, an archipelago of more than six and a half thousand islands scattered ...

Mission (Im)possible: Renewing Dialogue on European Security

The security situation in Europe is more dangerous and a concerted diplomatic process to address it more needed than ever: these were the conclusions of discussions organized during 2016 at the initiative of members of the Panel of Eminent Persons ...

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