In 2021-2025, the Commonwealth cooperation in the field of security continued to develop dynamically.
Law enforcement agencies across the Commonwealth in their Joint, coordinated actions effectively identify and prevent terrorism and extremism, drug distribution and human trafficking, organized crime and illegal migration, and respond to other pressing challenges and threats.
A comprehensive set of treaties and agreements regulates the relations between the CIS member states and helps to harmonize their legislation in ensuring security, law and order.
On October 13, 2023, the Interstate Programme of Joint Measures to Combat Crime for 2024–2028 was adopted by the CIS Council of Heads of State. The document provides for the improvement of the existing legal mechanisms for information exchange between the competent authorities of the CIS member states and the CIS bodies of sectoral cooperation in the field of security, law and order to counteract transnational crime, as well as to improve the CIS model legislation in this field.
Council of Heads of State of the CIS. October 13, 2023, Bishkek
On October 8, 2024, the CIS Council of Heads of State approved the Programme of Cooperation in the Field of Deradicalization for 2025–2027. This is a completely new document to counter the spread of extremist ideologies, attempts to involve citizens in unlawful activities, including terrorist activities. This Programme analyzes and summarizes the experience of the Commonwealth states in halting radicalization processes.
In October 2025, the Heads of State adopted the Programme of Cooperation in the Field of Countering Terrorism and Extremism for 2026–2028 and the Programme of Cooperation in Strengthening Border Security at External Borders for 2026–2030. The documents define the goals, principles, key tasks, mechanisms, and main areas of the interaction between the CIS countries in these fields.
88th Meeting of the Council of Commanders of the Border Troops. June 21, 2024, Brest.
The working Concept for Military Cooperation among the Commonwealth States until 2030 envisages a qualitative improvement in the mechanisms for creating and developing joint (integrated) military systems.
In response to the terrorist and extremist threats globalization, the CIS strengthens its cooperation on with like‑minded regional organizations. In 2023 and 2025, counter‑terrorism exercises were conducted jointly with the SCO and the CSTO. In 2024, two large‑scale regional political and diplomatic platforms were merged — the CIS Conference on Countering Terrorism and Extremism and the International Scientific and Practical Conference of the SCO Regional Anti‑Terrorist Structure – to enhance the effectiveness of counter‑terrorism efforts.
CSTO exercises “Indestructible Brotherhood-2025” and “Barrier-2025”. October 2025, Tajikistan.
The bodies within the Commonwealth security system have collectively strengthened their focus on localizing and neutralizing threats to the national security of the participating states, as well as comprehensively preparing the personnel and the material and technical base to respond to crisis situations.
Once again the Commonwealth of Independent States confirms its ability and readiness to respond to emerging challenges, its focus on the future, and demonstrates its openness to cooperation in the Eurasian space and in the world as a whole.