Alexander Guzeev, chief of the CIS ATC office for the Central Asian Region, took part in the roundtable on “Regional Security in Central Asia: Modern Challenges and Mechanisms of Interstate Cooperation” held in Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic on October 14, 2026.

The event was organized by the Institute of Strategic Analysis and Forecasting at the Kyrgyz‑Russian Slavic University named after the first President of the Russian Federation, B.N. Yeltsin, the Anti‑Terrorism Center of the State Committee for National Security of the Kyrgyz Republic, and the CIS ATC office for the Central Asian region.

The roundtable brought together representatives of government bodies of the CIS countries, international organizations, and the scientific and expert community.

The event offered an opportunity to discuss current issues related to ensuring regional security, countering terrorism, extremism, and the spread of radical ideologies. Special attention was paid to the unlawful use of information technologies, artificial intelligence, and unmanned systems.

The participants exchanged views on the prospects for strengthening interstate cooperation, improving preventive work, and expanding the interaction between competent authorities and the scientific and expert community, noting the importance of combining the efforts of state and public structures to increase the effectiveness of countering modern challenges and threats.