*''''November 1990.''' A year after the [[fall of the Berlin Wall]], the Charter of Paris for a New Europe (also known as the Paris Charter) is adopted by the US, [[Europe]] and the Soviet Union. The charter is based on the [[Helsinki Accords]] and is updated in the 1999 Charter for European Security. These documents are the foundation of the [[Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe]]. The OSCE charter says no country or bloc can preserve its own security at another country’s expense. | *''''November 1990.''' A year after the [[fall of the Berlin Wall]], the Charter of Paris for a New Europe (also known as the Paris Charter) is adopted by the US, [[Europe]] and the Soviet Union. The charter is based on the [[Helsinki Accords]] and is updated in the 1999 Charter for European Security. These documents are the foundation of the [[Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe]]. The OSCE charter says no country or bloc can preserve its own security at another country’s expense. |