Shanghai Cooperation Organization: Perspectives from Central Asia

The SCO emerged as a convenient platform for the Central Asian leadership to preserve domestic status quo by accommodating the ambitions of both Moscow and Beijing within one framework. However, the SCO fails to project itself as an effective regional organization, and is perceived more so as a discussion forum.

Kemel Toktomushev Research Fellow, University of Central Asia via CHINA US Focus http://ift.tt/1Lbcybz