On November 4, 2026, a working session entitled “The CSTO in Greater Eurasia: Current Status and Prospects” was held in Minsk as part of the 4th Minsk International Conference on Eurasian Security.
On November 3, 2026, the 4th Minsk International Conference on Eurasian Security was held in Minsk. The event was attended by President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov, CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov, CIS Secretary General Sergey Lebedev, SCO Secretary General Nurlan Yermekbayev, OSCE Secretary General Feridun Sinirlioğlu, representatives of the leadership of the foreign ministries of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Republic of Tajikistan and a number of other states.
On October 30, 2026, the results of the “Channel-Caspian Lighthouse” subregional anti-drug operation were summed up as part of the implementation of the 2026 Plan of Key Activities of the Coordinating Council of Heads of Competent Drug Control Authorities of CSTO Member States (CCHCDCA).
From October 18 to 23 this year, in accordance with the 2026 Plan for the Joint Training of Command and Control Bodies and Formations of Forces and Assets of the Collective Security System of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, the “Cobalt-2026” special exercise was held at the Magob training range of the Special Purpose Units Training Center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan.
Press Secretary of the CSTO Secretariat, Doctor of Political Sciences Natalia Kharitonova took part in the 10th Moscow International Scientific and Practical Conference on Political Risks and Forecasting "International Uncertainty 2026," held at MGIMO
11.12.2025
Natalia Kharitonova, Press Secretary of the CSTO Secretariat and Doctor of Political Sciences, participated in the 10th Moscow International Scientific and Practical Conference on Political Risks and Forecasting, "International Uncertainty 2026," held at MGIMO on December 10. At the event, representatives of leading research centers summarized the results of the outgoing international season and discussed the challenges shaping the 2026 agenda.
Natalia Kharitonova delivered a report at the plenary session titled "The CSTO's Place in the Emerging Eurasian Security System," focusing on the CSTO's current information and analytical work, the prospects for Russia's chairmanship of the Organization in 2026, the conceptual foundations for the formation of a new international security system in Eurasia, and the CSTO's place within it.
The plenary session of the conference, "Global Turbulence: Is a New Security Architecture Possible in Eurasia?" was attended by MGIMO Rector and Academician A.V. Torkunov, Vice-Rector for Research A.A. Baykov, Deputy Director of the Foreign Policy Planning Department of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs M.S. Khodynskaya-Golenishcheva, MGIMO Professor and host of the program "The Big Game" on Channel One D. Simes, Professor at the Center for East Asian Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University Shrikant Kondapalli, and Professor at the Institute of International Studies at Fudan University (China) Zhao Huasheng. The session was moderated by A.A. Sush, Dean of the Faculty of International Relations.
Detailed information about the event: https://mgimo.ru/about/news/main/int-uncertainty-2026/
