Lessons of Crisis and Eurasian Security
The CSTO's lightning-fast operation in Kazakhstan, which helped quickly put an end to an attempt to seriously destabilize that state, was the first experience of its kind, but a very successful one. What lessons should be learned from this situation in the organization itself, as well as in other Eurasian states? To what extent can the CSTO become the nucleus of a broader "ecosystem" of security that could respond flexibly and diversely to the challenges ahead. And their range is extremely broad - from the consequences of events in Afghanistan to the impact of Middle Eastern processes on the Eurasian space, from the socio-economic shocks exacerbated by the pandemic to the unfriendly influence of competing global players. Speakers: Nikolay Bordyuzha, CSTO Secretary-General (2003–2016); Rashid Alimov, SCO Secretary-General (2016–2018); Bulat Sultanov, Director of the Research Institute for International and Regional Cooperation at the German-Kazakh University; Kubatbek Rakhimov, Executive Director, Public Foundation "Appliqata - Center for Strategic Solutions"; Advisor to the Prime Minister of the Kyrgyz Republic (2019–2020); Sanzhar Valiev, Deputy Director, Deputy Director of Institute for Strategic and Interregional Studies under the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan; Nelson Wong, Vice Chairman, Shanghai Centre for RimPac Strategic and International Studies. Moderator: Timofei Bordachev, Programme Director of the Valdai Discussion Club; Academic Supervisor of the Center for Comprehensive European and International Studies at the National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE).
The CSTO's lightning-fast operation in Kazakhstan, which helped quickly put an end to an attempt to seriously destabilize that state, was the first experience of its kind, but a very successful one. What lessons should be learned from this situation in the organization itself, as well as in other Eurasian states? To what extent can the CSTO become the nucleus of a broader "ecosystem" of security that could respond flexibly and diversely to the challenges ahead. And their range is extremely broad - from the consequences of events in Afghanistan to the impact of Middle Eastern processes on the Eurasian space, from the socio-economic shocks exacerbated by the pandemic to the unfriendly influence of competing global players. Speakers: Nikolay Bordyuzha, CSTO Secretary-General (2003–2016); Rashid Alimov, SCO Secretary-General (2016–2018); Bulat Sultanov, Director of the Research Institute for International and Regional Cooperation at the German-Kazakh University; Kubatbek Rakhimov, Executive Director, Public Foundation "Appliqata - Center for Strategic Solutions"; Advisor to the Prime Minister of the Kyrgyz Republic (2019–2020); Sanzhar Valiev, Deputy Director, Deputy Director of Institute for Strategic and Interregional Studies under the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan; Nelson Wong, Vice Chairman, Shanghai Centre for RimPac Strategic and International Studies. Moderator: Timofei Bordachev, Programme Director of the Valdai Discussion Club; Academic Supervisor of the Center for Comprehensive European and International Studies at the National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE).