United States Mission to the OSCEOSCE Annual Security Review Conference1 –2 July 2008, Vienna, AustriaOpening Speech as prepared for delivery byDaniel P. Fata, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defensefor European and NATO PolicyJuly, 1, 2008 Thank you Mr. Chairman, The OSCE agenda includes some of the most challenging security issues our governments face, including the unresolved separatist conflicts in Eurasia, sensitive arms control issues, and the growth of international terrorism. In this organization’s long history, beginning with the Helsinki Final Act in 1975, patience and political will have prevailed often enough to create an admirable record of accomplishment. The first agreements of the then CSCE made human rights, as well as security and economic cooperation, part of the framework that endures today as a guide to relations among participating states. In the security area, the confidence and security building measures that became the Vienna Document included an inspection provision that broke ground for later arms control agreements. And it was under the aegis of this organization that the CFE Treaty was negotiated. This annual meeting is a vital forum, yet we should look beyond reviewing the security issues our governments faced in the past year, and instead actively engage in areas that need stronger OSCE activity. The OSCE as an institutional structure is in good shape. Rather than paper efforts at internal “reform,” we should focus on meetingexisting commitments and solving real problems in the outside world. In this vein, there are concrete sets of issues that I would like to focus on for the coming year. Among the most difficult security challenges we face are those that originateoutside our region. Terrorism is one. Mass murders of our citizens in their own cities and towns leave no doubt as to the urgency of the problem. Clearly the solutions are multi-dimensional – not just military, not simply a matter of improving intelligence. We must also address conditions that make some areas bases of support for terrorist and allied groups. Although al Qaida and their Taliban supporters can no longer rely on secure bases in Afghanistan, their operations there are made easier by porous borders. Poorborder control facilitates a narcotics trade supporting these groups and worsens a problem affecting our own societies. Without effective customs and border control, a still fragile Afghan state loses a major source of revenue.PC.DEL/551/08 1 July 2008 ENGLISH only
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