It has been twenty years since the Minsk Group was established within the framework of the OSCE to mediate a resolution of the conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh. The group was supposed to prepare the way for the convening of a full conference in Minsk to help bring the conflict to a final resolution. But twenty years […]
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LINKS suggests practical measures for improving OSCE elections monitoring mechanism.
July 15, 2012 
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LINKS used the opportunity provided by the special Human Dimension Meeting of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) to propose some practical recommendations for improving the work of the organisation in the field of elections and election monitoring. The meeting was convened by the Irish Chairmanship of the OSCE, together with its Office […]
Read more Armenian Elections: International Monitors look at the bright side, leaving the Armenians to deal with the dark side.
May 7, 2012 3 Comments
Most of the international observers who monitored the 6 May Parliamentary elections in Armenia decided in their preliminary findings to focus on the bright side of the process, although the more serious ones also highlighted serious problems and shortcomings. Their reports paint a confused picture which reflects a flawed, but improved electoral process, and which […]
Read more Thousands of international and domestic observers will monitor elections in Armenia. Is it enough?
May 1, 2012 1 Comment
As Armenians make their way to cast their votes in what has been described as perhaps the most important election in the history of modern Armenia they will be watched by 647 international and 31,451 domestic observers, who have been accredited by the country’s Central Election Commission, and who will observe polling at all the […]
Read more After Kazan, a defining moment for the OSCE Minsk Process
December 2, 2011 0 Comments
Italy’s leading international affairs think-tank, Istituto Affari Internazionali in Rome, in November published a report authored by LINKS Director, Dennis Sammut, entitled “After Kazan: a defining moment for the OSCE Minsk Process.” The report says that the lack of progress in the negotiations between Armenia and Azerbaijan to resolve the conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh is a […]
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