Does the CSTO have a life?

Orda (https://orda.kz/odkb-vs-nato-vechnyj-konflikt-ili-nadezhda-na-sotrudnichestvo/) publishes a selection of experts on Monday's CSTO summit. Here is their summary

◾️ Nikita Shatalov, political observer (Kazakhstan): "The topic of Afghanistan - very important for us and for our Central Asian neighbors - should be a priority for the organization.
It has been at war for four decades and has experienced the return of the Taliban. And this political group is extremely interested in exporting its ideology and destabilizing at least Tajikistan.
The peacekeeping initiative of [Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart] Tokayev, that is, sending CSTO forces to participate in UN missions, is an attempt to make something new out of the organization. (...) Therefore, in the joint statement of the CSTO member states, there is a clause on constructive interaction with NATO, despite Russia's simmering conflict with this military bloc.

◾️ Alexander Khramchikhin, military expert (Russia): "In 30 years of existence, the only real action of the CSTO was a brief military operation in Kazakhstan at the beginning of this year. (...)
At the moment when it [the CSTO] was created, there was no urgent task - as a counterweight to NATO. Rather, the goal of the CSTO was to preserve a little bit of the Soviet Union.
A certain direction of the CSTO as a counterweight to NATO was formed later. As a result, the CSTO is the same formal, empty structure, which in fact does not protect anyone from anything. Just like NATO. (...)
In 10-15 years, the organization will look much the same as it does now. That is the organization will exist, but the meaning of its existence will not be quite clear.

◾️ Edil Osmonbetov, international relations expert (Kyrgyzstan): "The "second breath" of the CSTO was given by the January events of this year in Kazakhstan. In fact, they revived the "dead" organization. The CSTO used its mandate in Kazakhstan for the first time when it deployed peacekeeping troops during a special operation on the territory of a member state of the military bloc. (...)
Against the background of new geopolitical challenges and threats in the region and the world, the transformation of the CSTO can become inevitable. Block thinking and hybrid information wars of the organization members take place today. I do not exclude that the organization can be expanded in the future at the expense of Uzbekistan's accession to the EAEC and the CSTO, although the country is trying to preserve its geopolitical backlash.

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