A Contribution to the Agenda for the Dutch Chairmanship of the OSCE

a Recapitulation of Findings

Resumo

During the Cold War the CSCE had as a main goal to be a forum of discussion for the two super powers. Once this international setting was over, member states were not able to define a new role and responsibilities for it. The ambiguity of the organization is even more aggravated by the fact there is no clear distinction between those, which are NATO and EU member states, and those who are not. These two organizations diminished the political importance of the OSCE. The OSCE may have an important role on a strategy of conflict prevention working as platform to Exchange information among several organisations, already on the field, as well as it will keep being an importante forum of consultation and discussion due to its multidimensional securitarian nature.