OSCE Insights 2026

Overview & Synopsis

The crisis that followed Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 has continued to burden the OSCE. Despite this adversity, the organization has remained vital in many policy fields. This edition of OSCE Insights highlights, geographically, the OSCE’s work in Southeast Europe and Central Asia. Thematically, it looks at topics including OSCE’s support to Crimean Tatars, Finland’s 2025 OSCE Chairpersonship and its work with civil society, and the protection of cultural heritage in conflict zones. This volume also offers a comparative analysis of how international organizations have coped with rule-breaking from within.