Collective Security Treaty Organization
Armenia’s Misguided “Pivot to the West”
Something extremely worrisome is happening in and around Armenia. The country is edging closer and closer to becoming the next theater in the destructive, dangerous, and unnecessary confrontation between the...
Is Armenia Finally Turning Against Russia?
Last week, Armenian prime minister Nikol Pashinyan delivered a snub to Russian president Vladimir Putin. Hosting the Russian leader in the Armenian capital of Yerevan for a gathering of the...
Is the CSTO on the Brink of Collapse?
On November 23, the heads of the six member states of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) met in the Armenian capital of Yerevan for a pivotal summit just as...
‘Strategic Partner’: Tokayev Visits Russia After Re-Election Victory
Kazak president Kassym-Jomart Tokayev traveled to Moscow to meet with Russian president Vladimir Putin for his first foreign trip since winning re-election last week. “Today’s visit is of particular importance:...
Kazakh President Tokayev Wins Second Term in Snap Election
Kazakh president Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, who has charted an independent foreign policy course between Russia, China, and the United States, secured a second term in Sunday’s snap election with 81.31 percent...
Has Russia’s War in Ukraine Killed the CSTO?
Vladimir Putin believes that Russia’s great power status hinges on its ability to act as a regional hegemon over the post-Soviet states of Eurasia. Russia’s main strength in the region...
The War in Ukraine Has Revealed an Independent Kazakhstan
The Kazakhstani government will not recognize the illegal Russian referenda meant to validate the annexation of occupied Ukrainian regions into the Russian Federation. This is just the latest evidence that...
The U.S. Must Exercise Restraint in Central Asia
Before the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, this month, two member states, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan, clashed over territorial disputes. September 20 marked the official signing of a...
Will the Tenuous Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan Ceasefire Hold?
The death toll from the Tajik-Kyrgyz border skirmishes has reached 100, according to officials. The two former Soviet states clashed last week in an armed border dispute reportedly involving the...
CSTO Dispatched to Armenia Amid Nagorno-Karabakh Clashes
A mission of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) will be dispatched to Armenia after deadly border clashes with Azerbaijan. “During the session of the Collective Security Council it was...
Russia Mediates Armenia-Azerbaijan Truce After Border Clashes
The Russian government announced on Tuesday that it had successfully mediated a ceasefire between Armenia and Azerbaijan following an outbreak of violence along their shared border—the first large-scale violence between...
Bloc Diplomacy Can Usher in a More Stable World Order
It is frequently pointed out today that nations are dividing into competitive geopolitical blocs. However, this observation requires some clarification. It is not enough to say that this is taking...