The OSCE Institutional and Operational Possibilities in the Modern Conflict Resolution

Abstract

The strengths and weaknesses of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine are analyzed including the effectiveness of the organization’s activities in resolving modern international conflicts, as well as its opportunities and challenges in this process. The OSCE SMM activities in Ukraine are investigated, mainly its institutional and procedural dimensions.

Emphasis is placed on the idea that the OSCE is the main and only international governmental institution that promptly responds to the emergence of conflicts, uses already developed methods for their solution, and provides all members with information on compliance with the agreement by the parties.