Collective Security Alliance Treaty

The Collective Security Alliance Treaty - known as CSAT for short - is a military and political alliance of former Soviet states in Eastern Europe and Asia. Dominated by the Russian Federation, CSAT is increasingly being seen as the third global power on the contemporary world stage alongside the United States of America and the People's Republic of China.

History
CSAT was formed in November 2020 as part of the Moscow Reforms, a series of political agreements between the Russian Federation and many of its former Soviet satellites. CSAT replaced the previous Collective Security Treaty Organisation that was signed after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. CSAT strengthened military ties in the post-Soviet sphere by establishing a standing multi-national Rapid Reaction Force under a unified command structure.

Operations
The CSAT Rapid Reaction Force was first deployed in January 2021 during the Second Russo-Georgian War. Due to the ongoing dispute over Russian presence within the breakaway region of South Ossetia, Georgia was one of the few former Soviet states not to join CSAT. The election of a nationalist Georgian administration led to renewed calls for the reclamation of South Ossetia, culminating in an invasion by the Georgian armed forces on 15 January 2021.

CSAT military forces - comprised primarily of the Russian 76th Guards Air Assault Division and the Kazakh 35th Guards Air Assault Brigade - responded with a massive airmobile operation that managed to encircle and cut off the invading Georgian forces within two weeks of activity. This stunning victory culminated in the Georgian recognition of South Ossetian indepdence and the recognition of CSAT as an operationally competent military alliance.