More: CSTO
CSTO Is Right to Worry
The CSTO discussions in Dushanbe and the April 8 Afghanistan working group should not be dismissed as routine security theater. The organization is reacting...
Applying More Pressure on Russia by Bringing CSTO Members into the Western Fold
The Russian Federation resumes its invasion of Ukraine with little concern for the country’s sanctions, loss of soft power, and numerous military losses. Despite...
The CSTO and the U.S. in Central Asia
The Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) is becoming more active amid growing instability in the wider Eurasian region. Imangali Tasmagambetov, who became CSTO secretary...
Putin’s USSR 2.0 project to be undermined by his satellites
On January 18, 2023, the EU released a "joint motion for a resolution on the humanitarian consequences of the blockade in Nagorno-Karabakh," planning to...
Should Serbia Strive to a Full Membership in the CSTO?
Serbia is currently an observer country in the CSTO, and such a position provides particular privileges. In today’s turbulent world rife with various international...
CSTO anniversary summit: New challenges and threats
The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) has marked its 30th year, at anniversary summit hosted by Moscow, with renewed multilateral documents strictly tasking its...
Unrest in Kazakhstan Only Solidifies China-Russia Ties
The Russian-led military operation in Kazakhstan has presented an important test for Moscow’s ties with Beijing.
In early January, Kazakhstan was shaken by nationwide protests...
Do as You’re Told, Russia Tells the Neighborhood
The Kremlin has always argued that it has special interests and ties to what once constituted the Soviet space. Yet it struggled to produce...
A Reflection on President Xi’s message to Kazakh President Tokayev
Since 1949 when the People’s Republic of China was founded, the political elite in Beijing has crafted foreign policy and military strategy in consistency...
Kazakhstan on the threshold: geostrategic competition or geopolitical reality
The wave of protests that swept Kazakhstan from the first days of January 2022 was replaced by uncontrollable riots and destruction. One gets the...