Russia and Ukraine face off at European security conference as all sides wait for Trump presidency

By Stefan Wolff, Professor of International Security, University of Birmingham
Tetyana Malyarenko, Professor of International Relations, Jean Monnet Professor of European Security, National University Odesa Law Academy

The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) marks the 50th anniversary of its foundation next year. Last week, after months of wrangling, its 57 members meeting in Malta managed to agree on a new leadership team.

The OSCE had been without permanent leadership since early September when the mandate of the previous secretary general and senior officers came to an end, so…

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