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Cooperation, trust, security? The potential and limits of the OSCE's economic and environmental dimension
Kooperation, Vertrauen, Sicherheit? Potentiale und Grenzen der Wirtschafts- und Umweltdimension der OSZE
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Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik -SWP- Deutsches Institut für Internationale Politik und Sicherheit
Abstract In the context of a European security order under pressure, the OSCE - and its long neglected economic and environmental dimension - has developed a new dynamism.The potential for generating trust in this area is attributed to the idea that economics and the environment are supposedly less sensitive... view more
In the context of a European security order under pressure, the OSCE - and its long neglected economic and environmental dimension - has developed a new dynamism.The potential for generating trust in this area is attributed to the idea that economics and the environment are supposedly less sensitive issues to cooperate on. The assumption is that this trust can subsequently have a positive effect on cooperation in other fields, and contribute to greater security in Europe as a whole. In this regard, the results of this study suggest that we should manage expectations pragmatically: the chances of cooperation on OSCE "second-dimension" issues should be kept in perspective. A greater degree of intergovernmental cooperation does not automatically mean an increase in trust, nor does spillover between "low politics" and "high politics"” necessarily occur. Alongside its EU partners, Germany should therefore pay particular attention as to how to upgrade the OSCE’s economic and environmental dimension. Connections between the OSCE dimensions should be actively promoted; debates in the "second dimension" could be even more closely tied to the discussion on the crumbling basic consensus over rule-based order and common principles. (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
OSCE; economic cooperation; international cooperation; environmental policy; security policy; international relations; military; conflict management; crisis management (econ., pol.)
Classification
International Relations, International Politics, Foreign Affairs, Development Policy
Free Keywords
Vertrauensbildende Maßnahmen; Implikation; Verteidigungs- und sicherheitsbezogene Beziehungen; Strategische Partnerschaft; Konfliktlösungskapazität von Institutionen/Organisationen
Document language
English
Publication Year
2019
City
Berlin
Page/Pages
29 p.
Series
SWP Research Paper, 16/2019
DOI
https://doi.org/10.18449/2019RP16
ISSN
1863-1053
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications