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Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe  

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  • The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) is the world's largest regional security organization with fifty-five participating states from Europe, Central Asia, and North America. It originates from the 1975 Helsinki Final Act agreement establishing a Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE), which aimed to promote comprehensive security through a three-basket approach. [Source: Encyclopedia of Governance; Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe]

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