What is it about?
Combating terrorism, illicit narcotic drugs, cybercrime and organized crime. What commitments has been taken by the 57 participating States of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe. What next steps to take .
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Why is it important?
Terrorism has become international. Criminal networks, including those involved in cyber-crime, trafficking of narcotic drugs and human beings generate about $870 billion annually. To counter these challenges and to ensure the right of everyone to life, liberty and security of person, as proclaimed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948), States, Governments, civil society, businesses and mass media need to co-operate. What kind of co-operation is needed?
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Transnational threats, such as terrorism, illegal trafficking in drugs and human beings, organized crime, including cyber-crime, remain among the most significant threats to peace, security and stability worldwide and to the OSCE participating States. Such activities undermine the social and economic development of 1,2 billion 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 everyone 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 children, for families and friends, and for themselves? In an effort to answer this question, the author provides an overview of the OSCE toolbox and makes some suggestions on the way forward.
Mr Alexey L. Lyzhenkov
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Russian Federation
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This page is a summary of: OSCE vs Transnational Threats, Security and Human Rights, December 2015, Brill,
DOI: 10.1163/18750230-02602013.
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