Servicemen of the Combined Arms Army of the Central Military District (CMD) have arrived in the Republic of Belarus to take part in the command-and-staff exercise with the CSTO Peacekeeping Forces “Indestructible Brotherhood-2026” and the special exercise with the CSTO joint NBC protection and medical support formation “Barrier-2026”.
On October 7, 2026, the Fourth Counter-Terrorism Forum opened in Minsk (Republic of Belarus), bringing together the CIS Conference on Countering Terrorism and Extremism, the SCO Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure international scientific and practical conference, and joint counter-terrorism exercises.
October 7 marks the 24th anniversary of the signing of the Charter of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, which formalized the establishment of the CSTO as an international regional organization. The goals set out in the document, including strengthening peace and stability and collectively protecting the independence, territorial integrity and sovereignty of the member states, remain the foundation for developing mutually beneficial, truly allied cooperation. On this basis, the Russian Federation is chairing the CSTO in 2026 under the motto “Collective security in a multipolar world: a common goal, shared responsibility.”
The meeting on "Analysis and forecast of the situation in the CSTO area of responsibility" was held at the RSSU
23.06.2023
On June 23, this year, at the Russian State Social University, the CSTO Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov held a meeting on "Analysis and forecast of the situation in the CSTO area of responsibility," which was attended by heads and experts of research centers of the CSTO member states. The CSTO Secretary General presented his vision of the regional and international situation and informed about the Organization's interest in developing interaction with the research centers of the member states to develop concrete measures aimed at strengthening peace and stability in the Organization.
A thematic report by the RSSU Rector Andrei Khazin was heard.
The event participants exchanged views on topical political and security issues and expressed the conviction that improving the analysis and forecasting functions in the format of the Organization would be a serious contribution to promoting the collective interests of the member states. The most relevant areas of research and specific issues of interaction were discussed.
The parties noted the important role of the RSSU as a platform for substantive discussions of political and security issues due to the university's significant expertise and experience in active cooperation with a number of the CSTO member states in this area.
The event resulted in the signing of a Memorandum of cooperation between the CSTO Secretariat and the RSSU.
