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Shanghai Cooperation Organization
June 15, 2016
Uzbekistan Prepares for SCO Summit by Closing Its Borders
By Catherine Putz
As a security measure, Uzbekistan has reportedly closed its borders with Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan.
June 09, 2016
Kazakhstan Takes Delivery of (Free) Russian S-300 Missile Defense Systems
By Catherine Putz
Moscow has plans for a region-wide air defense system.
May 26, 2016
India and Pakistan to Join SCO, Is Iran Next?
By Catherine Putz
After 15 years, the group is set to expand this summer.
May 24, 2016
China Pushes One Belt, One Road in Central Asia
By Catherine Putz
Beijing's belt fits with Kazakhstan's sunny path, but questions remain on its compatibility with the EEU.
April 28, 2016
Uzbekistan's Karimov Out-Talks Putin in Moscow
By Catherine Putz
Karimov rambled about vegetables and doesn't think the SCO should get involved in Afghanistan.
March 24, 2016
Nepal Becomes Shanghai Cooperation Organization Dialogue Partner
By Ankit Panda
Nepal is the latest Asian state to become a dialogue partner of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.
December 23, 2015
The Emerging China-Kazakhstan Defense Relationship
By Samuel Ramani
What was once an adversarial relationship is giving way to a strategic partnership.
December 15, 2015
SCO Prime Ministers Gather in China to Talk Trade and Terrorism
By Catherine Putz
In Ufa the SCO set goals and in Zhengzhou they should chart a course for implementation.
November 04, 2015
Chinese Vice President Visits Afghanistan
By Ankit Panda
Li Yuanchao, the vice president of China, visited Afghanistan.
September 18, 2015
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s Growing Pains
By Richard Weitz
The euphoria of summer is bumping up against some tricky political realities.
July 30, 2015
Coalition of the Unwilling: Pakistan and India Bring Confrontation to the SCO
By Umair Jamal
India and Pakistan joining the Shanghai Cooperation Organization won't smooth the forum's transformation.
July 21, 2015
Russia's 'Pivot to Asia' and the SCO
By Shannon Tiezzi
Richard Weitz on Russia's "pivot to Asia," Sino-Russia relations, and the future of the SCO