The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), comprising China, Russia, and four of the five Central Asian states (excluding Turkmenistan), continues to be a source of fascination and speculation. Western commentators remain divided over the organization’s exact purpose, scope and potential relationship with the West. While some have dismissed the SCO as a “paper tiger,” others have urged transatlantic policymakers to take immediate steps to engage the organization in order to avoid being left behind in the geopolitical competition across Central Asia. […]
Memo #:
85
Series:
2
PDF:
PDF URL:
http://www.gwu.edu/~ieresgwu/assets/docs/pepm_085.pdf
