WEITZ Richard <br/><br/>
Russia's institutional offensive in Central Asian security / 
Richard Weitz 
 -  2006 
<br/><br/> Russia has been steadily reasserting its military presence in Central Asia, most recently through the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO). As well as Russia the CSTO members are Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan. This article describes the growth of the CSTO, its attitude to the continued US military presence in the region, and - in a box inset - the possibility that the CSTO will be either an alternative to, or a replacement for, the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>CENTRAL ASIA--REGIONAL SECURITY<br/>RUSSIA--FOREIGN POLICY<br/>COLLECTIVE SECURITY TREATY ORGANISATION