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The main regional structures that currently contribute to Europe's collective security include the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), the Council of Europe, the European Union, the Commonwealth of Independent States, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, and the Collective Security Treaty Organization. However, two of these institutions – the OSCE and NATO – were specifically designed to shape and facilitate Cold War regional relations. They have tried mightily to redefine their roles and missions in a post-Cold War world, but quite often and by their very nature, this report argues, they remain trapped in the ‘logic of confrontation’.