title: Inter-State Diplomacy Within the OSCE Permanent Council
abstract: Abstract This chapter considers the work of the OSCE Permanent Council as the OSCE’s central body for decision-making and diplomatic interaction. It is particularly interested in the types of alliance behaviour present and how this affects the OSCE’s ability to perform its duties successfully. The chapter highlights the prevalence of collective activity by the EU’s member states and numerous regular partners, and the near absence of organized collective activity by other groups of states. It the