Abstract: The article focuses on collaboration of the Central Asian countries in the fight against the terrorist threat. The author analyzed the existing legal framework for the fight against terrorism, international law documents, as well as the UN conventions and revealed some legal shortcomings that prevent the international community from working together to fight effectively against this global evil. The author notes that the concept of "international terrorism" has no universally recognized definition, which explains the ineffectiveness of efforts to cope with it. The article states that terrorism is most active in the conditions of permanent political instability, weakness of state institutions, as well as in the period of economic crises, which is typical for the countries of Central Asia. The methodological basis of this article consists of several methods of scientific knowledge. The author applies the method of content analysis to study the legal system in the field of dealing with the terrorist threat in the framework of separate States of Central Asia, as well as in the framework of international organizations. Cognitive mapping is used to identify the range of the regional and global threats associated with terrorism. The historical approach to the study of the problems of international relations helps to determine the historical context of the origin and implementation of terrorist activities in the Central Asian region. The author explores the activities of such terrorist organizations as "Islamic State", "Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan", "Islamic Jihad" and shows their connection with some regional and global terrorist organizations such as "al-Qaeda", "Taliban". The author reveals the goals of these organizations - destabilization of the situation in the region, creation of Islamic States. The article reveals the reasons why the Central Asian region has become one of the most vulnerable regions to the terrorist threat.

Abstract: The subject of the article is the interests pursued by Tajikistan and Russia within the Central Asian region. The article elaborates on different categories of interests: national, economic, regional security interests. The author closely examines three strategic goals of the Republic of Tajikistan and Russia's role in addressing regional security issues within the Central Asia region. The relevance of the topic is conditioned bythe growing pace of regional integration in recent years. In this regard, the interests of the parties, their compatibility within the framework of bilateral and multilateral cooperation, the place and role of Tajikistan and Russia in addressing regional issues of economy and security should be identified. The research applies general scientific and particular political and historical research methods, mainly content and event analysis. The novelty of the study is that for the first time the article explores strategic interests of Tajikistan  in the context of its current economic situation and the possibility of economic integration with other states of Central Asia that have already begun to form a new economic space. The main conclusion of the article is that the economic problems of Tajikistan can be solved primarily through breaking the transport impasse, which can only be achieved by establishing cooperation with bordering Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan, with which Tajikistan has disagreements over demarcation of the state borders. Also, the author concludes that Russia is the main guarantor of security of the region; under its authority the regional military-political organizations should operate and do operate now.