The European Decalogue and the Middle Eastern Duodecim

... international initiative known as the Middle East Dialogue, with support from the U.S.-based Middle East Institute. The author happened to be among the Russian representatives at several Middle East Dialogue sessions. The latest such event was held at the OSCE Secretariat in Vienna on December 18–20, 2018. One of the session’s interim results was a list of 12 principles (or duodecim in Latin) that could serve as the foundation for a new Middle Eastern security system. All these principles, in one way ...