Swiss 2014 presidency of OSCE: 'Security community in the service of citizens'

Abstract

OSCE Presidency made it possible for Switzerland to confirm in practice its peaceful policy and to be jointly engaged in the European security policy. Specifically, the Swiss commitment to the OSCE Presidency is compatible with the basic ideas of Swiss security policy: security through cooperation. The orientation for dialogue and consensus - two fundamental principles of cooperation in the OSCE - are the most important features of Swiss politics. That is exactly why Switzerland made efforts to be good 'builder of bridges' in the OSCE - to find common answers for common challenges. This text was published in the Swiss Army's magazine Military Power Revue No. 1/2014, pp. 12-21, under the original title Schweizer OSZE-Vorsitz 2014: 'Eine Sicherheitsgemeinschaft im Dienste der Menschen schaffen'.