The active phase of the joint exercise with the Collective Rapid Deployment Forces of the Central Asian Region (CRDF CAR) “Frontier-2026” has begun at the Koktal training range in the Republic of Kazakhstan. During the exercise, the participating forces are practicing the preparation and conduct of combat operations to destroy illegal armed formations that have invaded the territory of a CSTO member state.
On September 11, 2026, a round table entitled “Kazakhstan–Central Asia–Greater Eurasia: resilience and security amid new challenges” was held at the Center for Social Conservative Policy. The event was organized by the CSTO Secretariat jointly with the Institute of China and Contemporary Asia of the Russian Academy of Sciences (ICCA RAS) and the Center for Social Conservative Policy (CSCP).
The event was attended by CSTO Secretary General Talatbek Masadykov, Director of the ICCA RAS Kirill Babaev, members of the CSTO Permanent Council and representatives of the academic and expert communities of the member states. The discussion was moderated by Yuri Shuvalov, Head of the Information and Public Relations Department of the CSTO Secretariat.
On September 4 this year, a round table entitled “CSTO–SCO: Security Space” was held as part of the business program of the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok. CSTO Secretariat representative Igor Panarin took part in the event.
The CSTO Secretariat hosted a round table on the formation of a new architecture for international relations
25.09.2025
On September 25, 2025, the Secretariat of the Collective Security Treaty Organization hosted a round table discussion on “The Emerging Architecture of International Relations: Prospects for the Eurasian Security System.” The event brought together leading representatives of the analytical community and experts from the foreign ministries of the CSTO member states.
The discussion was attended by leaders of key scientific and analytical centers in Russia, including Mikhail Golovnin, Director of the Institute of Economics of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Director of the Institute of Europe at the Russian Academy of Sciences Alexei Gromyko, Director of the Institute of World Economy and International Relations at the Russian Academy of Sciences Alexei Kuznetsov, Leading Research Fellow at the Institute of International Studies at MGIMO University Sergei Markedonov, and Ambassador-at-Large at the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Alexander Trofimov.
Experts from the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, and the Republic of Tajikistan also joined the discussion via videoconferencing.
The CSTO Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov welcomed the event participants. In his speech, he emphasized the importance of joint efforts in the context of an unstable international situation. “In a situation of significantly growing challenges and threats, we strive to gain a deeper understanding of what is happening in the world and in our region, to develop and adopt measures necessary to protect the interests of the CSTO member states. This is what motivates us to strengthen cooperation with the expert community,” the CSTO Secretary General said.
The dialogue covered issues related to cooperation between integration associations in the Eurasian space – the CSTO, the CIS, and the EAEU – as well as the prospects for forming a Greater Eurasian Partnership. Particular attention was paid to supporting the "Issyk-Kul Expert Initiative", which aims to deepen cooperation between think tanks in the region.
The roundtable participants developed recommendations aimed at further strengthening Central Eurasia as an area of security, stability, and sustainable development.
