CSTO
Organizations & Companies abbreviation · International Organization
| Stands for | Collective Security Treaty Organization |
|---|---|
| Categories | Organizations & Companies |
CSTO stands for Collective Security Treaty Organization, an international organization abbreviation.
Russia-led military alliance of several former Soviet republics, including Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, whose members pledge mutual defense. Its secretariat is in Moscow.
Example: CSTO troops were sent to Kazakhstan in January 2022 during unrest.
Usage notes
The Collective Security Treaty was signed in 1992 and the organization formed in 2002. Its 2022 deployment to Kazakhstan was its first collective military operation. Armenia froze its participation in 2024 after the alliance did not support it in conflicts with Azerbaijan. It is sometimes described as a Russian counterpart to NATO.
Related abbreviations
More international organization abbreviations
- CERN – European Organization for Nuclear Research
- CIS – Commonwealth of Independent States
- CITES – Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild…
- CoE – Council of Europe
- COP – Conference of the Parties
- CPTPP – Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership
- CTBTO – Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization
- EAC – East African Community
- EBRD – European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- ECHR – European Convention on Human Rights
- ECOSOC – United Nations Economic and Social Council
- ECOWAS – Economic Community of West African States