Over the past two decades the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE) has been a central subject of the discussions on the Grand Design of European security. Of more significance for non-Europeans is the fact that the CSCE has been regarded as a transferable working model for security regime formation in other regions.

However, key questions such as 'how has the CSCE security regime been successfully created and continuously evolved until now?', 'to what extent has the CSCE contributed to European security?', and 'what implications can be drawn from the CSCE experiences with regard to the similar developments in other regions?' remained unanswered in security studies. In order to answer these questions, this book conducted a systematic analysis and a comprehensive evaluation of the whole CSCE process.

This book displays innovative research on security regime formation by presenting an empirical case analysis of the CSCE.