Эволюция структуры органов ОДКБ в контексте трансформации военно-политической обстановки на постсоветском пространстве

Abstract

The aim of the article is to analyze the main factors of transforming the structure of CSTO bodies as an international regional organization in the field of security, taking into account the circumstances characterizing the military and political situation on the territory of the post-Soviet states. To do this, the article solves the tasks of determining the content of the CSTO functions in the context of the changing military and political situation in the post-Soviet space, as well as considering the architecture of the CSTO bodies and its dependence on the transformation of the military and political situation in the post-Soviet space, the development of CSTO expert and analytical bodies’ structure. The architecture of the CSTO governing bodies is presented as the result of a combination of the functional content of the organization’s activities and events in the field of military and political security of the CSTO member states. The article provides some examples of recent years, which determine specific military and political decisions in the field of transformation of the organizational and legal basis of the CSTO activities. The development of the organization’s structure is largely the result of responding to the transformation of modern threats and risks to the military and political security of the CSTO member states. Based on the application of political analysis (event analysis, content analysis), a natural connection is traced between the CSTO mandate and the objective circumstances of the development of the military and political situation in the post-Soviet space. The uneven dynamics in the change of CSTO governing bodies’ architecture is noted, the special role of the organization’s departments and working bodies responsible for prompt response to emerging risks and threats is revealed. The potential for the development of regional security systems and further integration of the organization’s member states directly depends on the ability of the CSTO structures to flexibly respond to modern challenges and threats. The changes that are taking place in the military and political management bodies of the CSTO indicate the organization’s desire to maintain a high level of collective security in the post-Soviet space.