Russian Great Power Regionalism and the Collective Security Treaty Organisation: Strategic Instrumentalisation and its Limitations

Mustafa Turgut Demirtepe; Otabek Omonkulov

Article Details

Russian Great Power Regionalism and the Collective Security Treaty Organisation: Strategic Instrumentalisation and its Limitations

Authors:

Mustafa Turgut Demirtepe | Otabek Omonkulov

Publisher:

Erciyes University

Main Topics:

Avrupa ve Bölge Çalışmaları

Journal:

Erciyes Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi Dergisi Issue 69, pp.117-128

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

12/2024

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001336224

pISSN:

1301-3688

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Abstract:

 The concept of Great Power Regionalism offers a critical lens through which to analyze the ways global powers leverage regional organizations to safeguard their geopolitical interests. This article explores the functionality of the Collective Security Treaty Organization CSTO as a regional security apparatus, with a focus on Russias strategic use of the CSTO to consolidate its influence over former Soviet republics. While originally founded to foster security cooperation among its members, the CSTO has increasingly become an instrument of Russian geopolitical strategy. This shift has generated unease, particularly due to the CSTOs tendency towards non-intervention or selective engagement in security crises involving or within its member states. The perception that the CSTO prioritizes Russias national interests over the diverse security concerns of its members has cast doubt on its efficacy as a provider of collective security. This article contends that Russias instrumentalization of the CSTO, in line with the dynamics of Great Power Regionalism, has constrained the organizations capacity to address a broad spectrum of security challenges, ultimately undermining its internal cohesion and credibility.

 The concept of Great Power Regionalism offers a critical lens through which to analyze the ways global powers leverage regional organizations to safeguard their geopolitical interests. This article explores the functionality of the Collective Security Treaty Organization CSTO as a regional security apparatus, with a focus on Russias strategic use of the CSTO to consolidate its influence over former Soviet republics. While originally founded to foster security cooperation among its members, the CSTO has increasingly become an instrument of Russian geopolitical strategy. This shift has generated unease, particularly due to the CSTOs tendency towards non-intervention or selective engagement in security crises involving or within its member states. The perception that the CSTO prioritizes Russias national interests over the diverse security concerns of its members has cast doubt on its efficacy as a provider of collective security. This article contends that Russias instrumentalization of the CSTO, in line with the dynamics of Great Power Regionalism, has constrained the organizations capacity to address a broad spectrum of security challenges, ultimately undermining its internal cohesion and credibility.

 The concept of Great Power Regionalism offers a critical lens through which to analyze the ways global powers leverage regional organizations to safeguard their geopolitical interests. This article explores the functionality of the Collective Security Treaty Organization CSTO as a regional security apparatus, with a focus on Russias strategic use of the CSTO to consolidate its influence over former Soviet republics. While originally founded to foster security cooperation among its members, the CSTO has increasingly become an instrument of Russian geopolitical strategy. This shift has generated unease, particularly due to the CSTOs tendency towards non-intervention or selective engagement in security crises involving or within its member states. The perception that the CSTO prioritizes Russias national interests over the diverse security concerns of its members has cast doubt on its efficacy as a provider of collective security. This article contends that Russias instrumentalization of the CSTO, in line with the dynamics of Great Power Regionalism, has constrained the organizations capacity to address a broad spectrum of security challenges, ultimately undermining its internal cohesion and credibility.

 Büyük Güç Bölgeselciliği kavramı, küresel aktörlerin jeopolitik çıkarlarını güvence altına almak amacıyla bölgesel örgütleri nasıl kullandıklarını analiz etmek için kritik bir çerçeve sunmaktadır. Bu makale, Rusyanın eski Sovyet devletleri üzerindeki etkisini pekiştirmek için Kolektif Güvenlik Anlaşması Örgütünü KGAÖ kullanmasına odaklanarak KGAÖnün bir bölgesel güvenlik örgütü olarak işlevselliğini irdelemektedir. Başlangıçta güvenlik işbirliğini teşvik etmek için kurulan KGAÖ, giderek Rusyanın stratejik gündemine hizmet eder hale gelmiş ve üye devletler arası ya da üye devletlerin iç güvenlik krizlerine yönelik müdahalesizlik ya da seçici müdahale politikaları nedeniyle rahatsızlığa neden olmuştur. KGAÖnün, üyelerinin farklı güvenlik ihtiyaçlarından ziyade Rusyanın çıkarlarına öncelik verdiği algısı, üyeleri arasında örgütün kolektif bir güvenlik sağlayıcısı olarak etkinliğinin sorgulanmasına yol açmıştır. Makale, Rusyanın Büyük Güç Bölgeselciliği bağlamında KGAÖyü araçsallaştırmasının örgütün çeşitli güvenlik kaygılarını ele alma kabiliyetini sınırladığı ve nihayetinde örgütün uyumunu ve güvenilirliğini zayıflattığını öne sürmektedir.

Article Details

Russian Great Power Regionalism and the Collective Security Treaty Organisation: Strategic Instrumentalisation and its Limitations

Authors:

Mustafa Turgut Demirtepe | Otabek Omonkulov

Publisher:

Erciyes University

Main Topics:

Avrupa ve Bölge Çalışmaları

Journal:

Erciyes Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi Dergisi Issue 69, pp.117-128

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

12/2024

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001336224

pISSN:

1301-3688

Regionalism

Great Power Regionalism

Security

Collective Security Treaty Organisation

RussiaBölgeselcilik

Büyük Güç Bölgeselciliği

Güvenlik

Kolektif Güvenlik Anlaşması Örgütü

Rusya

Issues

Article Details

Authors: Mustafa Turgut Demirtepe | Otabek Omonkulov

Publisher: Erciyes University

Main Topics: Avrupa ve Bölge Çalışmaları

Journal: Erciyes Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi Dergisi Issue 69, pp.117-128

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 12/2024

Document Language: Turkish

Document ID (Org No.): 2001336224

pISSN: 1301-3688

Issues

Authors:

Mustafa Turgut Demirtepe | Otabek Omonkulov

Publisher:

Erciyes University

Main Topics:

Avrupa ve Bölge Çalışmaları

Journal:

Erciyes Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi Dergisi Issue 69, pp.117-128

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

12/2024

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001336224

pISSN:

1301-3688