OSCE vs Transnational Threats – Today and in the Future – Alexey L. Lyzhenkov

Title: OSCE vs Transnational Threats – Today and in the Future
Author: Alexey L. Lyzhenkov

OSCE vs Transnational Threats – Today and in the Future [Lyzhenkov]

Abstract

Transnational threats, such as terrorism, illegal trafficking, organized crime, including cyber-crime, remain among the most significant threats to peace, security and stability worldwide and to the OSCE participating States. Such threats undermine the social and economic development of people who live in the OSCE region, their fundamental freedoms, their safety, stability and enjoyment of human rights. Are there any tools to address these threats in such a way that people in the OSCE region would feel secure and safe to fly, to enjoy meeting friends in cafes and restaurants, to attend masses and sporting events, to have usual human life without anxiety for their children, their families and friends, and for themselves? The author tries to answer this question, he provides an overview of the OSCE toolbox in this area and makes some suggestions on the way forward.

Keywords

OSCE – peace – security – stability – transnational threats – terrorism – counter-terrorism – foreign terrorist fighters – confidence-building measures – cyber-security – narcotic drugs – border management – cross-border co-operation – organized crime – criminal justice – police – law enforcement – human rights – fundamental freedoms

Metadata

Title: OSCE vs Transnational Threats – Today and in the Future
Author: Alexey L. Lyzhenkov
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1163/18750230-02602013
Language: English
Year: 2015
Volume: 26
Issue: 2–4
Pages: 326–336
In: Security and Human Rights
E-ISSN: 1875-0230