{"id":145045,"date":"2026-05-15T20:01:46","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T18:01:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geab.eu\/osce-suisse-2026-de-la-pertinence-de-la-neutralite-dans-un-monde-fragmente\/"},"modified":"2026-05-16T17:00:52","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T15:00:52","slug":"osce-switzerland-2026-the-neutrality-relevance-in-a-fragmented-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geab.eu\/en\/osce-switzerland-2026-the-neutrality-relevance-in-a-fragmented-world\/","title":{"rendered":"OSCE-Switzerland 2026: The neutrality relevance in a fragmented world"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In 2026, Switzerland will assume the chairmanship of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE<\/a>) for the third time \u2013 following 1996 and 2014[1]<\/a>. This term of office comes at a time of upheaval: the war in Ukraine, an open crisis of multilateralism, the erosion of trust-building mechanisms between states, and a pace of technological change that outstrips the capacity of existing diplomatic frameworks to respond. Due to its history (the 1975 Helsinki Accords), the Ukrainian crisis has not led to Russia\u2019s expulsion from the Organisation. As the OSCE\u2019s decision-making system is based on consensus, the Organisation is therefore undergoing an executive crisis that gives it time to reinvent itself. For Bern, this presidency is both a classic diplomatic exercise and a test of the relevance of a neutrality still capable of maintaining channels of dialogue in a persistently polarised international environment.<\/p>\n

A presidency of continuity, an unprecedented context<\/strong><\/p>\n

Switzerland is aligning its presidency with its foreign policy, the promotion of international law, good offices, mediation, conflict prevention and a commitment to multilateralism; as well as its announced priorities for 2026: reaffirmation of the Helsinki principles, inclusive multilateral diplomacy, anticipation of emerging technologies, human rights and strengthening the OSCE\u2019s capacity to act[2]<\/a>, which reflect a clear commitment to preserving a framework of cooperative security where it is deteriorating most rapidly. Switzerland\u2019s interests here align with those of the organisation as a whole. The OSCE remains one of the few institutional forums where the 57 participating States \u2013 from Vancouver to Vladivostok, with radically incompatible political profiles \u2013 can still engage with one another without completely severing diplomatic ties. Given that bilateral channels between major powers have largely closed and that the UN Security Council is paralysed, this residual function is not insignificant; it may even be irreplaceable.\t\t

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