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
Claire Tow Professor of Political Science and Director of the Harriman Institute for the Study of Russia, Eurasia and Eastern Europe
Affiliation
Barnard College, Columbia University
Expertise
International Relations of Eurasia, Central Asian Politics, Sovereignty, Governance
