Dr. Loïc Simonet is a Researcher at the Austrian Institute for International Affairs (OIIP). He started his career at the French Ministry of Defence in Paris. In 2008, he was appointed as Politico-Military Counsellor of the French Permanent Representation to the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) in Vienna and, in 2013, he joined the OSCE Secretariat as Senior External Co-operation Officer until June 2021. In this capacity, he liaised with the European Union and NATO.
Loïc Simonet
Researcher at the Austrian Institute for International Affairs (OIIP)
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Commentary
It’s time to use the OSCE
As European leaders prepare a peace plan for Ukraine, ELN Policy and Impact Director Jane Kinninmont and Dr Loïc Simonet argue that they should draw on the OSCE, as the organisation that helped manage risks and offer communication channels during the Cold War, and which includes Russia along with Ukraine.