Russia's war against Ukraine and the crisis in Russian-Western relations continued to
negatively affect the OSCE in 2023. At the same the OSCE has found ways to adapt to
decision-making blockages and thus to remain operational. The 2023 edition of OSCE Insights
discusses the effect of the war in Ukraine on the OSCE and highlights organizational responses.
Contributions shed light on topics including conflict management efforts in the Transdniestrian
conflict the role of the OSCE in Ukraine how ODIHR has coped with pressure on election
observation OSCE actions against gender inequalities and corruption confidence and security
building measures and arms control and best practices of managing voluntary funding.
