Organization of the Collective Security Treaty

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Organization of the Collective Security Treaty (CSTO)

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Flag of the CSTO
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Emblem of the CSTO
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  • current member states of the CSTO
  • former other contractual partners of the VKS
    		•
    Seat Moscow
    Working language Russian
    Secretary General Nikolai Bordyusha
    founding
    as VKS
    Conclusion of contract May 15, 1992
    Come into effect April 20, 1994
    as CSTO
    Conclusion of contract October 7, 2002
    Come into effect September 18, 2003

    The Collective Security Treaty Organization , in short: CSTO ( Russian Организация Договора о коллективной безопасности - ОДКБ , Organisazija Dogowora o Kollektiwnoi Besopasnosti - CSTO , English Collective Security Treaty Organization - CSTO ) is a run from Russia international military alliance .

    In German-speaking countries, the name of the CSTO is often incorrectly translated as advice for collective security . However, this is one of the organs of the CSTO, not the organization itself.

    troops

    The military alliance has a joint headquarters in Moscow and rapid reaction forces ( Collective Rapid Reaction Forces, CRRF ).

    Member States

    Members of the CSTO are:

    Observers are:

    Former members are:

    • AzerbaijanAzerbaijan Azerbaijan (1999 contract not renewed)
    • GeorgiaGeorgia Georgia (1999 contract not renewed)
    • UzbekistanUzbekistan Uzbekistan (1999 contract not renewed, re-entry in June 2006, renewed exit in June 2012)

    history

    The CSTO was founded on October 7, 2002 in the Moldovan capital Chișinău . It emerged from a state cooperation established with the Treaty on Collective Security (VKS) of 1992.

    As part of the regular chairmanship of the CSTO, Tajikistan signed the founding treaty with the United Nations on December 23, 2003 in accordance with Art. 102 para. 1 of the UN Charter .

    tasks

    The alliance's task is to guarantee the security, sovereignty and territorial integrity of the member states. This is to be achieved primarily through close cooperation in foreign policy, military affairs, research into new military technologies and the fight against cross-border threats from terrorists and extremists. In addition, the CSTO is committed to promoting a democratic world order based on the general principles of international law.

    To date, the repertoire of activities has in particular included joint military maneuvers by the member states. Since 2011, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has also been working closely with the CSTO on the smuggling of heroin from Afghanistan.

    organs

    The organization is divided into five organs:

    A Council for Collective Security , composed of the heads of state and government of the member states, acts as the highest directive body . This decides on the measures to implement the organizational goals. The decisions of the council are binding on the members and the organization. The Council is chaired by the head of state or government of the country in which the main annual meeting of the CSTO takes place.

    A Council of Foreign Ministers , a Council of Defense Ministers and a Committee of Secretaries to the Security Councils were created for three special areas.

    The only permanent body is the secretariat . Its seat is Moscow, with a headquarters agreement between the CSTO and the Russian Federation regulating the details of the local legal status. The Secretariat staff is recruited from the Member States according to their financial contributions. The secretariat is headed by a general secretary who is also the highest administrative officer of the organization. It is appointed for three years by the Council for Collective Security. The former Russian secret service agent Nikolai Nikolajewitsch Bordjuscha has held this office since April 28, 2003 .

    Operation channel

    The CSTO operation "Canal" was started in 2003, when six countries took part, today 21 countries have participant or observer status. Over the past five years, over 75 tons of narcotics were seized during operations, including 20 tons of opium , and around 130,000 criminal cases were initiated.

    Among the participants in the operation are Russia , China , Iran , the USA , European countries and, since 2007, Afghanistan . At a meeting of the NATO-Russia Council in April 2011, Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov also suggested that future cooperation with NATO in conducting the operation.

    literature

    • Annette Bohr: Regional cooperation in Central Asia: Mission impossible? . In: Helsinki Monitor . Volume 14, 2003, pp. 254-268
    • Gregory Gleason and Marat E. Shaihutdinov: Collective Security and Non-State Actors in Eurasia . In: International Studies Perspectives . Volume 6, 2005, pp. 274-284
    • Alsu Nasyrova: Regional peacekeeping within the CIS . In: Journal for Foreign Public Law and International Law . Volume 64, 2004, pp. 1077-1104
    • JH Saat: The Collective Security Treaty Organization . Conflict Studies Research Center, Camberley 2005 ( PDF )

    See also

    Web links

    Individual evidence

    1. ↑ Marcel De Haas: Russia's Foreign Security Policy in the 21st Century: Putin, Medvedev and Beyond (Contemporary Security Studies) , New York 2010, ISBN 978-0-415-47730-7 , p. 41
    2. ↑ See Article 3 of the CSTO Charter ( http://www.odkb.gov.ru/b/azgengl.htm , accessed on April 17, 2011)
    3. ↑ See Article 4 of the CSTO Charter ( http://www.odkb.gov.ru/b/azgengl.htm , accessed on April 17, 2011)
    4. ^ UN drugs agency to cooperate with Collective Security Treaty Organization in fighting drug trafficking and crime , press release April 5, 2006, accessed June 25, 2015
    5. ↑ See Article 13 of the CSTO Charter ( http://www.odkb.gov.ru/b/azgengl.htm , accessed on April 17, 2011)
    6. ^ Voice of Russia, accessed April 15, 2011 ( Memento from January 29, 2012 in the Internet Archive )