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Monitoring Alliances by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher
Monitoring Alliances by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher: Monitoring Main Multilateral Trade/ Political/ Economic Alliances, as well as Multilateral Military Defence Treaties (MMDTs), Bilateral Military Defence Treaties (BMDTs), and Foreign Military Presence
Rozen-Bakher, Z. Monitoring Alliances by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher https://www.rozen-bakher.com/monitoring-alliances
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
For Explanation about 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
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 has de-facto a Military Defence Treaty because the CIS has the ‘Council of Defence Ministers’ that is responsible for the Military Cooperation, including for the operation of the Headquarter (MCCH) that is located in Moscow. Importantly, in 1995, the CIS 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. Hence, this defence umbrella can be considered a Multilateral Military Defence Treaty (MMDT) because, in the 21st century, Air/Missile Strikes are always part of an attack and war. Nevertheless, the CIS cannot be defined as a formal MMDT because it lacks a specific commitment to defend in the case of an attack. Moreover, the CIS has a unique membership status, namely the Associate Member, which is reserved for any country that the Council of Heads of States of the CIS approves the participation of the country in the CIS activities without the need to ratify the CIS Charter, such as in the case of Turkmenistan, which makes the Associate Member de facto like a Member of the CIS. This unique status likely comes to help to bypass constitutional limitations in approving the CIS Charter.
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
Map of CIS by Membership Status
List of CIS by Membership Status, sorted by Alphabetical Order
CIS by 2025 Global Survival Rank (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)
Relevant Items 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
CIS Members by the Blog on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and International Trade by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher
Rozen-Bakher, Z. Blog on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and International Trade by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher by Alphabetical Order https://www.rozen-bakher.com/search-blog-1
The copy of this section was carried out under the cyber of ICCG
· Rozen-Bakher, Z. , Armenia, Blog on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and International Trade by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher, 30 July 2023, https://www.rozen-bakher.com/blog/30072023/armenia
· Rozen-Bakher, Z. , Azerbaijan, Blog on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and International Trade by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher, 25 June 2021, https://www.rozen-bakher.com/blog/2021/06/25/azerbaijan
· Rozen-Bakher, Z. , Belarus, Blog on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and International Trade by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher, 19 May 2022, https://www.rozen-bakher.com/blog/2022/05/19/belarus
· Rozen-Bakher, Z. , Kazakhstan, Blog on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and International Trade by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher, 26 August 2022, https://www.rozen-bakher.com/blog/2022/08/26/kazakhstan
· Rozen-Bakher, Z. , Kyrgyzstan, Blog on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and International Trade by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher, 24 February 2025, https://www.rozen-bakher.com/blog/24022025/kyrgyzstan
· Rozen-Bakher, Z. , Moldova, Blog on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and International Trade by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher, 02 November 2021, https://www.rozen-bakher.com/blog/2021/11/02/moldova
· Rozen-Bakher, Z. , Russia, Blog on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and International Trade by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher, 01 April 2021, https://www.rozen-bakher.com/blog/01042021/russia
· Rozen-Bakher, Z. , Tajikistan, Blog on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and International Trade by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher, 12 August 2021, https://www.rozen-bakher.com/blog/2021/08/12/tajikistan
· Rozen-Bakher, Z. , Turkmenistan, Blog on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and International Trade by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher, 04 October 2022, https://www.rozen-bakher.com/blog/2022/10/04/turkmenistan
· Rozen-Bakher, Z. , Uzbekistan, Blog on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and International Trade by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher, 02 June 2021, https://www.rozen-bakher.com/blog/2021/06/02/uzbekistan
From Scientific Literature - Research Papers and Research Books
Regional Approaches to Information Security within the Collective Security Treaty Organization, Commonwealth of Independent States, and Shanghai Cooperation Organization Maroz, N. (2025). Regional Approaches to Information Security within the Collective Security Treaty Organization, Commonwealth of Independent States, and Shanghai Cooperation Organization. In Digital Development (pp. 364-382). Routledge.
Corporate governance cybersecurity framework in CIS countries: comparative analysis of regulatory standards and digital risk management practices Panabergenova, J., & Umarova, K. (2025). Corporate governance cybersecurity framework in CIS countries: comparative analysis of regulatory standards and digital risk management practices. International Cybersecurity Law Review, 6(3), 367-376.
Methods of Legal Regulation of Soil Protection in the Countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States: Ways of Integration Andreeva, E. M., & Klyukanova, L. G. (2025). Methods of Legal Regulation of Soil Protection in the Countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States: Ways of Integration. Vestnik Saint Petersburg UL, 497.
Analysis of the cooperative legislation of the Russian Federation and other Commonwealth of Independent States countries Klimenko, O., Kondrakova, I., Madygina, O., Goryachkovskaya, Y., Yakovlev, V., & Kasulina, V. (2025). Analysis of the cooperative legislation of the Russian Federation and other Commonwealth of Independent States countries. Food & Agriculture Org..
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.
