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Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)
The SCO Needs To Be More Than a China-Russia Front Against the West
By Syed Nasir Hassan
The regional bloc has shifted its focus to serve as a geopolitical counterweight to Western institutions led by the U.S., while becoming ambivalent to the SCO’s own core principles.
How Can Central Asia Move Toward Security Integration?
By Sanat Kushkumbayev
Security cooperation strengthens regionalism in Central Asia, but may also revive old competition.
What Is the SCO Doing Wrong? Lessons From ASEAN and SAARC
By Peter Krasnopolsky
The dynamics of the SCO are more similar to that of SAARC as opposed to the smooth-talking, consensus-seeking ASEAN way.
From Russian Ladas to Chinese BYDs: Central Asia’s Changing Priorities
By Rakshith Shetty
Beijing is steadily drawing the region into its orbit and away from Russia's traditional sphere of influence.
How Kazakhstan’s SCO Chairmanship Has Navigated East-West Tensions
By Nigel Li
Expanding membership risks a loss of focus for the organization, but Kazakhstan has pursued a vision that could be more enduring.
Widening Inequality Between Russia and China on Display at SCO Summit
By Alexander Piechowski
The Astana SCO Summit was Russia’s first as a junior partner to China.
SCO Set Grow in Astana With Addition of Belarus
By Catherine Putz
The SCO Summit will add Belarus to the roster. Xi and Putin are attending, but Modi is skipping.
SCO Expansion: A Double-Edged Sword
By Eva Seiwert
China and Russia have pushed the Shanghai Cooperation Organization beyond its original mission, at the expense of practical regional collaboration.
How Does China Study Central Asia?
By Catherine Putz
A conversation with Frank Maracchione on Central Asia studies in China.
SCO Foreign Ministers Meet in India
By Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan
With India’s ties with China and Pakistan under strain, it is difficult for New Delhi to pursue whatever limited agenda it may have with the SCO.
India’s Foreign Minister Meets With Counterparts From China, Russia
By Krutika Pathi
New Delhi's relationship with Moscow, its Cold War ally, has remained strong. But Beijing gaining more sway over Moscow could prove frustrating for India.
What Does India Gain From the Shanghai Cooperation Organization?
By Niranjan Marjani
India sees its SCO membership as a means to increase engagements with the Eurasian region. However, India’s participation has several limitations.
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