IFSH: Yearbook 2002

Foreword

Kurt P. Tudyka

Preface

António Martins da Cruz

I. The Situation

OSCE: Developments and Prospects

The OSCE under the Romanian Chairmanship – A Retrospective View

Mircea Dan Geoană

Efforts and Possibilities of the OSCE in Combating Terrorism

Kirsten Biering

The OSCE of the 21st Century – A Departure for New Horizons?

Reinhard Bettzuege

The Interests and the Commitment of the OSCE States

The United States, Russia and the OSCE in 21st Century European Security

Eric Mlyn

The OSCE and US-Russian Co-operation in the Fight against Terrorism

Ekaterina Stepanova

Political Islam in Kyrgyzstan

Anara Tabyshalieva

Spain and the OSCE

Joaquín Pérez Gómez

The Islamic Factor in the Security Policy of the Russian Federation

Irina Zviagelskaya

Uzbekistan's Strategic Approach to Ensuring Security and Stability in Central Asia

Ravshan M. Alimov

II. Responsibilities, Instruments, Mechanisms and Procedures

Conflict Prevention and Settlement of Disputes

The OSCE Mission to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

Stefano Sannino

A Rocky Path: Kosovo's Transition to Provisional Self-Government

Bernhard Knoll / Kara Johnston Molina

The OSCE Mission to Skopje – A Changing Field Mission in a Changing Environment

Harald Schenker

The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina

Maria Prsa

The OSCE Mission to Croatia: The View from Zagreb

Michael Merlingen / Zenet Mujic

The South East European University in Macedonia

Max van der Stoel

The OSCE Missions to the Baltic States

Sabine Machl

The Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe: Achievements and Future Challenges

Erhard Busek

The OSCE Long-Term Mission to Tajikistan

Lena Jonson

Democratic Civil Society – An Alternative to the Autocratic Lukashenko Regime in Belarus

Hans-Georg Wieck

The OSCE Office in Yerevan – Two Years of Operation

Roy Reeve

The Human Dimension and the Development of Democracy

Trafficking in Human Beings – A Human Rights Challenge for the OSCE

Angelika Kartusch

The Building of Co-operative Security

Ten Years of Verification – Developments and Perspectives

Ernst-Otto Czempiel

The Treaty on Open Skies in Force: European Security Unaffected

Pál Dunay

III. Organizational Aspects

OSCE Institutions and Structures

The Bucharest Ministerial Council

Heinz Vetschera

The Reform Process of the OSCE since the 2001 Bucharest Ministerial Decisions

Victor-Yves Ghebali

Interpretative Statements at the Permanent Council: A Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis

Richard Müller

The Importance of the OSCE Permanent Council

Jutta Stefan-Bastl

The Forum for Security Co-operation

Thomas Kurz

External Relations and Influences

Caught in the Crossfire: Children and Armed Conflict in Central and Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States

Philip O'Brien

Annex

Ninth Meeting of the Ministerial Council, Bucharest, 3 and 4 December 2001
- Bucharest Ministerial Declaration
- Decision on Combating Terrorism and the Bucharest Plan of Action for Combating Terrorism
- Statements by the Ministerial Council
- Decisions of the Bucharest Ministerial Council Meeting
Forms and Forums of Co-operation in the OSCE Area
The 55 OSCE Participating States – Facts and Figures
OSCE Conferences, Meetings, and Events 2001/2002
OSCE Selected Bibliography 2001/2002
Abbreviations
Contributors