CSTO: Political Bickering and Security Issues

The Collective Security Treaty Organization's (CSTO) summit concluded on June 15 with the usual political clamor, as well as the evolving security situation in the region. Current disputes within the CSTO have led to the politicization of several issues, although the former Soviet states have a common concern. The southern Central Asian states — as well as Russia — do not want the war in Afghanistan spilling into the former Soviet territory.