Foreword by the Chairperson-in-Office, Leonid Kozhara Preface, Ursel Schlichting I. States of Affairs - Affairs of State The OSCE and European Security The Helsinki +40 Process: A Chance to Assess the Relevance of the OSCE's Comprehensive Security Model in the 21st Century, Marcel Pesko Russian-US Relations: Beyond the Reset Policy, Victor Mizin A Euro-Atlantic and Eurasian Security Community: A New Role for the OSCE, Adam Daniel Rotfeld The OSCE Participating States: Domestic Developments and Multilateral Commitment Switzerland's OSCE Chairmanship in 2014: A Challenge and an Opportunity, Daniel Trachsler Armenia in 2013: Between a Rock and a Hard Place, Hans-Jochen Schmidt Kazakhstan: Will Conservative Modernization Succeed?, Sebastian Schiek II. Responsibilities, Instruments, Mechanisms and Procedures Conflict Prevention and Dispute Settlement Early Warning and Early Action: Current Developments in OSCE Conflict Prevention Activities, Claus Neukirch Comprehensive Security: The Three Dimensions and Cross-Dimensional Challenges Internet Freedom: Past and Current Challenges, Dunja Mijatovic Focus on Transnational Threats and Challenges: Policing, Anti-Terrorism, and Border Management Transnational Threats and Challenges: An Emerging Key Focus of the OSCE, Wolfgang Zellner The OSCE Strategic Framework for Police-Related Activities, Thorsten Stodiek OSCE Action against Terrorism: Consolidation, Continuity, and Future Focus, Reinhard Uhrig and Ben Hiller Borders and Borderlands: Working across the Lines That Divide Us in Central Asia, Roman Makukha, Penny Satches Brohs and Jonathan Trumble Community Policing in Germany, Thomas Feltes The European Border Surveillance System EUROSUR: The Computerization, Standardization, and Virtualization of Border Management in Europe, Sabrina Ellebrecht The OSCE's Final Frontier, Kurt P. Tudyka III. Organizational Aspects OSCE Institutions and Structures Ireland's 2012 Chairmanship of the OSCE, Frank Cogan The OSCE Network of Think Tanks and Academic Institutions: Baby Steps, Wolfgang Zellner OSCE Public Diplomacy - From Communiques to Cyberspace, Cathie Burton External Relations and Influence OSCE Engagement with Afghanistan: Recent Developments, Opportunities, and Challenges, Arantzazu Pagoaga Ruiz de la Illa Mediation and Conflict Resolution in the Arab World: The Role of the Arab League, Hesham Youssef Appendices: Forms and Forums of Co-operation in the OSCE Area The 57 OSCE Participating States - Facts and Figures OSCE Conferences, Meetings, and Events 2012/2013 OSCE Selected Bibliography 2012/2013 Abbreviations Contributors