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Regional Security Complexity In Post-Soviet Eurasia: CSTO Dilemma
Regional Security Complexity In Post-Soviet Eurasia: CSTO Dilemma

Author(s): Zeynep Selin Balcı
Subject(s): Government/Political systems, International relations/trade, Military policy, Geopolitics, Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: Mehmet Seyfettin Erol
Keywords: CSTO;Eurasia;Institutional Design;Regional Security;Russia;

Summary/Abstract: This article aims to analyse CSTO, a regional security organization, according to two regionalsecurity theories and to explain CSTO’s challenges. It uses institutional design theory tofollow the reasons behind having common values different than West’s and regional securitycomplexes theory to understand the relationship of CSTO with its neighbours. As it aimsto find organization’s positions in the challenges members face, CSTO’s reactions to Oshprotests of 2010 and Armenian April Revolution of 2018 are analysed. It argues CSTO tobe an organization that achieves its goals and is successful if not analysed from Westernperspective.

  • Issue Year: 5/2021
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 87-114
  • Page Count: 28
  • Language: English