Strategic Implications of the Evolving Shanghai Cooperation Organization (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781505875041)

Key points from this analysis include: - The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)is an enduring association which was originallybrought together by the short-term border securityinterests of its first five members.- Russia believes it plays a leading role in the SCO;in fact, however, the organization is and alwayshas been driven by China, and Moscow's role isvital but secondary. The other member states, former Central Asian Soviet republics with nohistory of modern statehood or governance, arenot equal partners-but their geostrategic locationand, in some cases, natural resources makethem potentially valuable allies for the UnitedStates and other major powers.- The SCO is unlikely to enlarge further. Sinceits inception, the SCO has received several applications for membership. However, any enlargement of the organization could be fraughtwith difficulties, mainly because of conflicts ofinterest between China and Russia and the fearby member states that some new candidates arepotential international liabilities and may createfurther conflict within the organization.

Author: Strategic Studies Institute, U. S. Army War College Press
ISBN-10: 1505875048
ISBN-13: 9781505875041
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 01/01/2015
Pages: 78
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.26lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.16d