Russia and the CSTO in the Face of Destabilisation in the Neighbourhood
Russia and the CSTO in the Face of Destabilisation in the Neighbourhood

Author(s): Agnieszka Legucka
Subject(s): Politics, International relations/trade, Security and defense, Military policy
Published by: PISM Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych
Keywords: Russia; NATO; CSTO; security; military policy;
Summary/Abstract: The escalation of military operations in Nagorno-Karabakh (NK) and mass demonstrations in Belarus and Kyrgyzstan have forced Russia to react to instability in its neighbourhood. The Russian authorities prefer bilateral solutions, using the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) only in a limited way, mainly presenting it as a counterweight to NATO. The other CSTO members treat it as a forum for military cooperation, but due to its political weakness, they count primarily on security guarantees from Russia.

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