The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS): Evolving Political and Legal Status of a Post-Soviet Regional Organisation Introduction The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), established in the chaotic aftermath of the Soviet Union’s dissolution, has occupied an ambiguous place in Eurasian regional governance: simultaneously a residual forum for post-Soviet consultation, a legal framework with a formal … Continue reading Critically evaluate the evolving political and legal status of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) as a post-Soviet regional organisation. How have its treaty structures, sovereignty arrangements, and integration mechanisms shaped patterns of regional governance, collective security, and interstate cooperation in the Eurasian space?