Publication

This meeting report reflects the discussions during a workshop to discuss confidence-building measures (CSBMs) in the OSCE area. CSBMs have been instrumental in reducing tensions in, for example, Southeastern Europe and the South Caucasus. However, the nature of conflict has changed. Inter-ethnic disputes, intrastate conflicts, and low-level, multicausal conflicts are replacing the more traditional interstate conflicts, which were previously the domain of highly centralized political and military commands. Economic issues and transnational threats are also having an increasing impact on stability.