CSTO

A great deal depends on how Kazakhstan recovers from the disorder and orients itself toward the changing international security terrain.

The Russian-led CSTO military bloc has faced a critical test in the region.

Tashkent reiterated its anti-CSTO sentiments and says it can independently control domestic issues if needed. 

Protests over gas prices have quickly spiraled into nationwide unrest, resulting in the first-ever intervention by the CSTO in one of its member states.

In supporting the CSTO intervention today in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov is perhaps hoping to secure similar CSTO support for himself in the future. 

For the first time since its 1994 founding, the CSTO has agreed to deploy forces to a member state.

By virtue of geography, Dushanbe is a critical actor in the international community’s ongoing engagement with Afghanistan.

Putin is warning of “militants under the guise of refugees” in an effort to dissuade Central Asian states from cooperating with U.S. evacuation efforts.

The Taliban’s recent lightning offensive in northern Afghanistan may be a litmus test for the relevance of the Russian-led Collective Security Treaty Organization.

With Afghan forces fleeing into Tajikistan and the Taliban managing a border crossing, Dushanbe has reportedly called on its CSTO partners for aid.

Another diplomatic win for Russian bilateralism or a missed opportunity for one of Moscow’s regional multilateral institutions -- the Collective Security Treaty Organization?