METHODOLOGY OF RESEARCH OF THE HISTORY OF THE FORMATION OF MILITARY-POLITICAL INTEGRATIONS OF THE CIS STATES

Abstract

The article presents a methodology for studying the history of the formation of military-political integrations of the CIS states, analyzes the approaches and methods used to study this process. The main methodological areas are considered, such as historical-genetic and comparative-historical analysis, analysis of documentary sources and content analysis of scientific literature and mass media. institutionalism and the concept of regional security. Methods of empirical analysis, such as case studies, quantitative methods and analysis of network interaction, which allow for a deeper understanding of the specifics and dynamics of integration processes in the field of collective security of the CIS, are discussed