The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe comprises 57 participating States on three continents - North America, Europe and Asia - and encompasses nearly 20 million square miles and more than a billion people.
Participating States
BRIEFING—Georgian Dream’s Escalating Crackdown on Di...
Jan 28, 2026Longworth House Office Building, Room 1334 Streaming live here Since October 2024, Georgian Dream, Georgia’s ruling party, has plunged Georgia into its worst human rights crisis since independence. They have […]
Bipartisan Helsinki Commission Leadership Ask Admini...
Jan 15, 2026WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Helsinki Commission Chairman Senator Roger Wicker (MS), Co-Chairman Representative Joe Wilson (SC-02), Ranking Member Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (RI), and Ranking Member Representative Steve Cohen (TN-09) sent a letter […]
Bosnia and Herzegovina at a Crossroads: Thirty Years...
Dec 18, 2025Thirty years ago, the United States brokered the Dayton Peace Accords that ended the Bosnian War and brought peace to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). BiH now sits at a crossroads […]
BRIEFING—From Production to Procurement: How Europe...
Dec 10, 2025Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2358-C Stream live here As Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine enters its fifth year, Kyiv is struggling to supply its troops and lacks the resources […]
From Production to Procurement: How Europe and Ukra...
Dec 10, 2025As Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine enters its fifth year, Kyiv is struggling to supply its troops and lacks the resources to strike military targets deep inside Russia. However, Ukraine […]
Bipartisan Helsinki Commission Leadership Respond to...
Dec 03, 2025WASHINGTON—U.S. Helsinki Commission Chairman Senator Roger Wicker (MS), Co-Chairman Representative Joe Wilson (SC-02), Ranking Member Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (RI), and Ranking Member Representative Steve Cohen (TN-09) today issued the following […]
BRIEFING—The MAX App: Russia’s Pocket-Sized Approach...
Dec 02, 2025Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2358-C Stream live here Russia is pioneering a novel, low-cost approach to digital censorship and surveillance. In lieu of a centralized system to block unwanted […]
HEARING—Deterrence on NATO’s Eastern Flank
Nov 17, 2025Russell Senate Office Building Room 222 Stream live here Russia’s recent incursions in Estonian, Lithuanian, Polish, and Romanian airspace are part of a campaign to probe for weaknesses along […]
Deterrence on NATO’s Eastern Flank
Nov 17, 2025Russia’s incursions in Estonian, Lithuanian, Polish, and Romanian airspace are part of a campaign to probe for weaknesses along NATO’s eastern flank. With these actions, Moscow aims to gather real-time […]
Ranking Member Representative Cohen Condemns Lukashe...
Sep 22, 2025WASHINGTON—U.S. Helsinki Commission Ranking Member Representative Steve Cohen (TN-09), OSCE PA Special Representative on Political Prisoners, today issued a statement following Alexander Lukashenka’s imprisonment of two journalists: “Lukashenka is trying […]
Senator Wicker and Senator Shaheen Introduce Biparti...
Sep 19, 2025Today, U.S. Helsinki Commission Chairman Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Commissioner Senator Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., introduced the Eastern Flank Strategic Partnership Act of 2025. The legislation establishes it as U.S. […]
Bipartisan Helsinki Commission Leadership Ask Admini...
Sep 11, 2025WASHINGTON—U.S. Helsinki Commission Chairman Senator Roger Wicker (MS), Co-Chairman Representative Joe Wilson (SC-02), Ranking Member Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (RI), and Ranking Member Representative Steve Cohen (TN-09) this week sent a […]