On December 4, at the invitation of the Iranian side, a delegation from the Joint Staff of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, led by Chief of the Joint Staff Colonel General Andrei Serdyukov, took part in the final stage of joint anti-terrorism trainings conducted by the competent authorities of the member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization “Sahand-Anti-Terror 2025” in the Islamic Republic of Iran.
The CSTO Deputy Secretary General Valery Semerikov took part in the “BRICS+ 2025 Anti-Terrorism Conference: National and Regional Counter-Terrorism Strategies in the Context of Emerging Challenges and Security Threats”, held in Moscow.
A delegation from the CSTO Secretariat, led by the Deputy Secretary General Taalatbek Masadikov, took part from 1 to 5 December in the VIII Coordination Meeting of High-Level Representatives of the Secretariat of the Collective Security Treaty Organization and the International Committee of the Red Cross (hereinafter referred to as the Coordination Meeting) at the ICRC headquarters in Geneva.
Conceptual Analytical Report is prepared: “The Greater Eurasian Partnership: Shared Responsibility for a Secure Future”
28.11.2025With the assistance of the Secretariat of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, a Conceptual Analytical Report entitled “The Great Eurasian Partnership: Shared Responsibility for a Secure Future” has been prepared. The document is intended to serve as a basis for broad expert and political discussion on the formation of a sustainable and equitable security and development architecture in Eurasia.
The release of the report is particularly relevant in the context of the Russian Federation's upcoming chairmanship of the CSTO in 2026, the priorities of which were outlined by Russian President Vladimir Putin at the CSTO Collective Security Council session in Bishkek. As the Russian head of state noted, in the context of geopolitical tensions, the task of promoting the collective interests and initiatives of the CSTO member states comes to the fore.
"In this context, Russia proposes to hold an international expert forum in Moscow in 2026, ahead of the CSTO summit, dedicated to the formation of an architecture of equal and indivisible security in Eurasia. We plan to invite not only delegations from the member states to participate in this event, but also representatives of friendly countries, multilateral structures, and integration associations," Vladimir Putin said.
In order to strengthen the analytical capacity of the Organization, an information and analytical department will be established within the CSTO Secretariat. One of the key tasks of the new structure will be to work systematically with the expert community and prepare similar documents.
Contents and main conclusions of the report
The report states that the world has entered an era of systemic transformation, and that traditional geopolitical models no longer ensure global stability. In this situation, the states of Central Eurasia face an urgent need to develop a new security and development architecture capable of countering complex challenges and threats.
The report considers and further develops the idea of the Greater Eurasian Partnership (GEP) as a conceptual framework – a flexible system of cooperation that integrates existing formats of interaction (CSTO, SCO, EAEU, ASEAN, etc.) into a coordinated architecture. This approach, defined as “integration of integrations,” allows each structure to retain its independence, but forms a holistic space for security and development based on the principles of polycentricity and solidarity.
Central Eurasia, the region that forms the strategic core of the GEP, plays a key role in this architecture. Central Eurasia is understood as the geopolitical and geo-economic space formed by Russia, Belarus, the countries of Central Asia (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan), the states of the South Caucasus, and other neighboring countries. It is this unique space, located in the heart of the continent, that serves as a point of intersection between cultures, civilizations, and economic interests.
In the economic section, the report analyzes the structural shift in trade among countries in the region toward East Asia. It emphasizes the need to create a powerful regional financial mechanism to ensure economic security and risk management in conditions of high uncertainty.
In the humanitarian sphere, the value of Eurasia's civilizational diversity as its key advantage is justified. The experience of Central Eurasian states in ensuring complementary interaction between ethnic groups and confessions is considered a model for the entire continent.
The report defines “solidarity-based development” as a new paradigm that offers an alternative to outdated imperial and neoliberal models. Its key principles are mutual benefit, consideration of development asymmetries, social responsibility, and collective security.
In conclusion, the authors emphasize that lasting peace and stability in Eurasia can only be achieved if the peoples of the continent are willing to take joint responsibility for a secure future. The report provides a solid foundation for further work, which will be continued at the upcoming international expert forum in Moscow.
The report is available on the website of the information and analytical publication Allies. CSTO: https://odkb-soyuz.org/analitics/806
