Collective Security in (Eur)Asia: Views from Moscow and from New Delhi

... State, the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization... ... “zone balancing,” which would allow to deter coercion from external powers (mostly China) while fostering security cooperation with littoral states. Initiatives like the... ... ongoing complete desegregation of European security institutions. In fact, the ongoing West-Russia crisis has been a heavy blow to the top-down approach to international security...