On July 15, 2026, the High-Level Regional Meeting “Enhancing Capacities to Prevent the Supply of Weapons to Terrorists in Central Asia” was held in Moscow, organized by the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism with the participation of the Russian side.
On July 14, 2026, a working meeting was held at the CSTO Secretariat between CSTO Deputy Secretary General Valery Semerikov and UN Assistant Secretary-General Alexander Zuev.
From July 7 to 9, second staff talks were held in the Russian Federation on the organization and conduct of the CSTO Collective Rapid Reaction Forces (CRRF) command-and-staff exercise “Interaction-2026”, the special reconnaissance exercise “Poisk-2026”, and the logistics support exercise “Echelon-2026”.
In accordance with the 2026 Action Plan of the Coordinating Council of Heads of the Competent Authorities for Countering Illicit Drug Trafficking of the CSTO Member States, and as part of the Russian Federation's priorities during its 2026 CSTO Chairmanship, the sub-regional counter-narcotics operation “Kanal – Amber Coast” was conducted from June 29 to July 3, 2026. The operation was aimed at disrupting trafficking routes for narcotic drugs, their precursors and analogues, new psychoactive substances, and potent substances into the CSTO area of responsibility, neutralizing international transnational drug trafficking groups, dismantling clandestine drug production facilities, undermining the economic foundations of the drug trade, including the laundering of drug proceeds.
Directors of the Russian Academy of Sciences institutes analyzed the CSTO activities ahead of the CSTO CSC session
26.11.2025
Ahead of the next session of the Collective Security Council of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO CSC), a series of expert analytical articles prepared by directors of leading institutes of the Russian Academy of Sciences has been published on the information and analytical portal “Allies. CSTO.”
Mikhail Golovnin, Director of the Institute of Economics at the Russian Academy of Sciences, Doctor of Economics, and Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, presented his assessment of contemporary economic threats. In his article, he focuses on the risks associated with the fragmentation of the global economy and the strengthening of protectionist tendencies. The scientist has analyzed the potential for strengthening the economic security of the CSTO space through the development of cooperation chains, import substitution in critical industries, and coordination of the macroeconomic policies of member states. https://odkb-soyuz.org/analitics/803
This article by Alexei Kuznetsov, Director of the Institute of Scientific Information for Social Sciences of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Doctor of Economics, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, is devoted to a comprehensive analysis of the Organization's role in the processes of Eurasian integration. The expert considers the CSTO to be a key stabilizing institution that creates the necessary security conditions for deeper cooperation in the trade, economic, humanitarian, and scientific-technical spheres, and emphasizes the synergistic effect between the activities of the CSTO, the EAEU, and the CIS. https://odkb-soyuz.org/analitics/804
Kirill Babayev, Director of the Institute of China and Modern Asia at the Russian Academy of Sciences, Professor, Doctor of Philology, presented a detailed analysis of the CSTO's activities over the last three years in his research. The scientist has assessed the effectiveness of the Organization's response to contemporary challenges and threats, and presented his view on the CSTO's strategic guidelines in the context of the changing global architecture and the growing role of the Asian region. https://odkb-soyuz.org/analitics/802
The publications presented form a comprehensive analytical basis for a deep understanding of the current situation and strategic priorities of the Organization. The works of leading scientists of the Russian Academy of Sciences summarize the work done and identify possible directions for the development of the agenda in the field of Eurasian security.
