An international scientific and practical conference entitled “Transformation of the Global Security System and the Shaping of a Eurasian Security Framework” was held at Moscow State Linguistic University (MSLU).
Today, a conference entitled “The Role and Place of Media in CSTO Member States in Efforts to Contain Crisis (Emergency) Situations in Collective Security Regions” was held in Minsk.
An international scientific and practical conference entitled “The Situation in the Middle East, North Africa and the Sahara-Sahel Region: Development Forecasts for 2027” was held in Moscow, organized by the Center for Scientific and Analytical Information of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
On October 18, 2026, the “Cobalt-2026” special exercise opened in the Republic of Tajikistan, in accordance with the 2026 Plan for the Joint Training of Command and Control Bodies and Formations of Forces and Assets of the CSTO Collective Security System. The exercise involves special units of internal affairs and national security agencies, internal troops (National Guard), special services and anti-drug agencies, as well as rescue units incorporated into the Special Purpose Forces formations of the CSTO Collective Operational Reaction Forces (CORF).
From October 13 to 16, 2025, the 23rd International Combat Sambo Tournament for the Cup of the Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, featuring law enforcement personnel from CSTO member states, was held at the Ognikovo Park Hotel (19 Ognikovo, Istra District, Moscow Region).
Participants in the CSTO “Rubezh-2025” training are heading to the Kyrgyz Republic
11.09.2025
Participants in the “Rubezh-2025” command and staff training with units of the Collective Rapid Deployment Forces of the Central Asian Region (CAR CRDF) are redeploying to the Kyrgyz Republic.
Contingents of the CSTO Troops (Collective Forces) are being sent from the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Russian Federation, and the Republic of Tajikistan to the areas where the trainings are to be held, in accordance with the plan.
The “Edelweiss” training center and the waters of Lake Issyk-Kul will host the “Rubezh-2025” command and staff training, aimed at practicing the preparation and conduct of combat operations by the CAR CRDF to destroy illegal armed groups that have invaded the territory of a CSTO member state.
Speaking at a briefing prior to the joint trainings, Colonel General Andrei Serdyukov, Chief of the CSTO Joint Staff, emphasized that the trainings conducted within the CSTO format were routine, were not directed against third countries, and were aimed at improving the coordination of command and control bodies and troops, as well as maintaining the readiness of forces and assets to perform their earmarked tasks in the interests of ensuring collective security.
It should be noted that the CAR CRDF, formed in 2001 on the basis of a decision by the CSTO Collective Security Council, includes units and subunits of the armed forces on permanent alert, equipped with modern weapons systems and military equipment. The main tasks of the CAR CRDF are to participate in repelling external military aggression and conducting joint counterterrorism operations.
