Interview with Andrey Karneyev, Institute for Asian and African Studies at Moscow State University
Many experts point to the growing role of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) as an indication that it has become the main political instrument for Central Asian states, although it also receives a lot of criticism. On ...
... it is definitely integral to the multi-pronged policy and deserves broader cooperation. Besides, Russia does not want to be viewed by the South as a country of the
rich North
. Russia’s Eurasian nature and its participation in the BRICS and the SCO make it fluent in the multipolar languages of the North, East and South. Also important is the fact that Russia is no longer a superpower in a position to threaten NAM interests. That said, the Movement respects the status Russia has due to its membership ...
... Central Asia had not been a priority for the United States. The turning point came after the Republican George W. Bush administration come to power in 2001. This was due to three reasons.
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Soldiers man a command post during
SCO exercises on the Matybulak
Training Ground September 24, 2010.
The first was the creation of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). On June 15 2001, Russia, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan transformed "Shanghai ...