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Monitoring Alliances by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher

Monitoring Alliances by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher: Monitoring Multilateral Alliances, Including Multilateral Military Defence Treaty (MMDT), Bilateral Military Defence Treaty (BMDT), and Foreign Military Presence, which Have a Geopolitical Impact on Global Order

Rozen-Bakher, Z. Monitoring Alliances by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher https://www.rozen-bakher.com/monitoring-alliances

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Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher

Researcher in International Relations and Foreign Policy with a Focus on International Security alongside Military, Political and Economic Risks for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and International Trade

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For Military Defence Treaty versus Military Support Treaty versus Military Cooperation, please see Section B2 in Section B. Introduction: Why do we need a Global Survival Rank?, 2024 Global Survival Rank (GSR) by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher, https://www.rozen-bakher.com/gsr/2024/e/introduction

• B2.1 Basic Key Definitions

  • B2.1.1 Multilateral Military Treaty versus Bilateral Military Treaty

  • B2.1.2 Treaty with Equal Commitment to Defend (Two-Directions) versus Treaty with Non-Equal Commitment to Defend (One-Direction)

  • B2.1.3 Active Military Treaty versus Inactive Military Treaty

• B2.2 Military Defence Treaty

• B2.3 Military Support Treaty

• B2.4 Military Cooperation

  • B2.4.1 Military Cooperation Under Multilateral Trade/Economic/Political Alliances

  • B2.4.2 Joint-Intelligence Multilateral Alliance

  • B2.4.3 Ad-hoc Military Coalition

  • B2.4.4 Presence of Military Bases in Foreign Countries

  • B2.4.5 Joint Military Drills

  • B2.4.6 Selling Weapons and Military Training

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CIS - Commonwealth of Independent States

The CIS was formed by former Soviet Union countries following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991 based on the Alma-Ata Protocol, which also includes Economic, Trade, Political, and Military aspects. At the Military Level, the ‘CIS Council of Defence Ministers’ formed a Military Cooperation among CIS members, including the establishment of the Headquarter of MCCH located in Moscow. In 1995, CIS also established a joint ‘CIS Air Defence System’ that includes Units of Air Defence of the CIS Members under the control of the ‘Air Defence Coordination Committee’ of the ‘CIS Council of Defence Ministers’, with the aim of protecting the Air Boundaries of the CIS members, including giving Early Warning for Air/Missile Strikes, alongside a Coordination Response to the Air/Missile Strikes, which can be considered as de-facto a Military Defence Treaty of the CIS because, in the 21st century, Air/Missile Strikes are always part of an attack and war. Besides, CIS has a unique membership status, namely Associate Member, which is reserved for any country that did not ratify the CIS Charter, yet the Council of Heads of States of CIS approved the participation of the country in CIS activities (e.g., Turkmenistan), which makes these countries as de-facto Members of CIS without the formality of ratifying.

• Official Website of CIS https://e-cis.info/

• Charter of CIS

  • In English via Library of Congress (LOC) Charter of the CIS http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20060720174729/http://www.therussiasite.org/legal/laws/CIScharter.html

  • In Russian Charter of the CIS http://www.cis.minsk.by

CIS, Membership Status, 2025 GSR

For Full Details about the Membership Status and 2025 GSR:

Section E17. CIS - Multilateral Alliance: Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), 2025 Global Survival Rank (GSR) by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher https://www.rozen-bakher.com/gsr/2025/e/cis

Section E17 - List of Contents

Section E17. CIS - Multilateral Alliance: Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), 2025 Global Survival Rank (GSR) by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher

• Section E17.1 CIS - Membership Status: Geopolitical Position, sorted by 2025 Global Survival Rank (GSR)

• Section E17.2 CIS - Members and Associate Members: Global Survival Rank Indicators (R1-R7), sorted by 2025 Global Survival Rank (GSR)

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From the Research Projects of Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher

• Section E27. Counter-NATO led by Russia-China, 2024 Global Survival Rank (GSR) by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher, https://www.rozen-bakher.com/gsr/2024/e/27

• Rozen-Bakher, Z., Will Russia and China Form Counter-NATO? , Risks Timeline by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher, 30 December 2022, https://www.rozen-bakher.com/timeline-risks/30/12/2022/1531

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From Newspapers

• Dushanbe Hosts Putin and Leaders of Commonwealth of Independent States

• SCO to receive observer status in CIS

• Chiefs of CIS intelligence agencies identify extremism, interference with integration as threats

• Kazakhstan urges CIS to join forces to keep Caspian Sea afloat

• CSTO, CIS, SCO sign roadmap to develop cooperation

• Heads of CIS states meet in Dushanbe for security, military cooperation

• Eurasian leaders sign document on creating ‘CIS Plus’ format at Tajikistan summit

• Minsk. The Commonwealth of Independent States discussed joint air defense

• CIS, SCO to hold joint counter-terror drills in Belarus next year

• Meeting of Highest Administrative Officials of SCO, CSTO and CIS

• Commonwealth of Independent States Foreign Ministers meet to discuss Eurasian security

• CIS secretary general: SCO may be granted CIS observer status

• Armenian Deputy FM attends CIS Foreign Ministers' meeting

• CIS countries agree to establish unified air defense system for regional security

• Tajikistan assumes chairmanship of CIS for 2025

• Armenian Prime Minister Will Not Attend CIS Summit with Putin — Country Is Moving Away from Moscow

• Iran to export 200 wagons to CIS members

• Iran to develop railway transit under CIS agreement

• CIS Nations Ditch Foreign Currencies—85% of Trade Now in Local Tenders

• Moldova's apple exports to Commonwealth of Independent States outpace EU despite diversification efforts

• BRICS and CIS A New Era of Trade in Local Currencies

• Tajikistan to take over CIS chairmanship in 2025 — Kremlin aide

• Putin to receive CIS leaders in Kremlin

• Russia hosts meeting of Commonwealth of Independent States foreign ministers

• Commonwealth of Independent States Gathers in Moscow for Annual Heads of States

• Informal CIS summit planned for end of December

• Speaker of Azerbaiajni parliament takes part in CIS IPA Council meeting (PHOTO)

• Russian defense minister elected to head the CIS Council of Defense Ministers

• Russia will soon deliver S-300 systems to Kyrgyzstan

• Moscow to host 102nd meeting of CIS Economic Council

• Armenia sent no signals about leaving the CIS

• Expanded meeting of the CIS Heads of Government Council

• Russia will pay close attention to strengthening economic cooperation within CIS: Putin

• Another Summit to Watch: Commonwealth of Independent States Heads to Gather in Kyrgyz Capital

• Council of Permanent Authorized Reps of CIS countries hold meeting in Minsk

• The President of Turkmenistan received the Secretary General of the CIS | Politics

• Armenian FM To Skip CIS Gathering

• Putin says 'close cultural ties, shared history' base of intra-CIS integration processes

• The CIS Secretary General highly appreciated the role of Turkmenistan in the development of the Commonwealth ...

• Turkmenistan to host CIS Council of Heads of Government Meeting

• Putin calls on security forces of Commonwealth of Independent States to unite

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From Scientific Literature - Research Papers and Research Books

• Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS): An Emerging Model of Regional Security Pradhan, R., & Kakoty, S. (2024). Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS): An Emerging Model of Regional Security. In Security Integration in the Post-Soviet Space and Collective Security Treaty Organization: Roadmap for Future Cooperation (pp. 65-91). Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore.

• The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Kreikemeyer, A., & Zagorski, A. V. (2019). The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). In Peacekeeping and the role of Russia in Eurasia (pp. 157-171). Routledge.

• Commonwealth of Independent States—CIS Canton, H. (2021). Commonwealth of Independent States—CIS. In The Europa Directory of International Organizations 2021 (pp. 499-504). Routledge.

• Commonwealth Of Independent States—Cis Citaristi, I. (2022). Commonwealth Of Independent States—Cis. In The Europa Directory of International Organizations 2022 (pp. 508-513). Routledge.

• Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States: documents, data, and analysis Brzezinski, Z. K. (2016). Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States: documents, data, and analysis. Routledge.

• On new military doctrines of the CIS and Russia Danilovich, A. A. (1992). On new military doctrines of the CIS and Russia. The Journal of Soviet Military Studies, 5(4), 517-538.

• An analysis of Soviet, CIS and Russian military doctrines 1990–2000 De Haas, M. (2001). An analysis of Soviet, CIS and Russian military doctrines 1990–2000. The Journal of Slavic Military Studies, 14(4), 1-34.

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From Documentaries and Inside TV News

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