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The Birth of Internal Conditionality: The Conception and Evolution of the Council of Europe and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe

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Shortly after completing six years as Secretary General of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), Marc Perrin de Brichambaut stated that because of the intensity of the Organization’s activities, “It is almost impossible for most participating states to be actively present at all of these meetings due to a lack of human and financial resources”.1

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Fawn, R. (2013). The Birth of Internal Conditionality: The Conception and Evolution of the Council of Europe and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. In: International Organizations and Internal Conditionality. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137305497_2

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