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2013.
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| Summary/Abstract |
IN TODAY'S WORLD, security issues as well as economic issues, the aspects of ecology and other concerns, along with the issues of a comprehensive and relentless fight against international terrorism and extremism and of combating international crime and drug aggression are important as never before. The international community has incessantly endeavored to develop a unified mechanism to jointly maintain security. This process originates from as early as the times of the formation of the League of Nations, and remains one of the most relevant to the present day. Clearly the numerous contradictions between states and between groups of states, the social and political differences, the diversity in aspects of foreign policy concepts, the lack of mutual understanding in the choice of approach to dealing with international and inter-state problems, and the competitive rivalry between the subjects of international law have always been the limiting factors when trying to devise a common mechanism for all. Nevertheless, in the early 70s of the last century as a result of long negotiations and consultations the groundwork was successfully laid for the formation of a diplomatic forum that came to be known as the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE). The uniqueness of the forum lay in the fact that the countries belonging to different social and political systems and being part of the opposing military structures, as well as neutral and non-aligned states were able to create a sustainable process of dialogue and negotiation on the topical issues of peace and stability on the continent.
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