Title Strategic implications of the evolving Shanghai Cooperation Organization / Henry Plater-Zyberk with Andrew Monaghan

Published Carlisle Barracks, PA : Strategic Studies Institute and U.S. Army War College Press, 2014

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Description 1 online resource (x, 66 pages) Contents An accidental alliance -- Following China and Russia -- Scope for enlargement -- No threat? -- Future plans and contemporary realities -- RATS -- Outlook Summary The role of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in regional politics and the significance of the organization for U.S. interests are widely misunderstood. The organization is emphatically not a military bloc, and yet engages in joint activities which resemble military cooperation to U.S. eyes. It is, in theory, open to new members; but at present is highly unlikely to accept any. Its rhetoric firmly opposes U.S. presence and activity on the territory of member states, and yet individual member states leverage basing agreements with the U.S. to their advantage. The author reviews SCO's history and stated aspirations, and measures these against actual achievements. He concludes that, with the notable exception of the Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (RATS), the great majority of SCO accomplishments are of little significance other than to provide an additional multinational vehicle through which China and in particular Russia can seek to counter U.S. and Western activity in Central Asia Notes "August 2014." Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (SSI, viewed August 12, 2014) Subject Shanghai Cooperation Organisation. SUBJECT Shanghai Cooperation Organisation fast Subject Security, International -- Asia, Central Diplomatic relations Security, International Strategic aspects of individual places SUBJECT United States -- Foreign relations -- Asia, Central Asia, Central -- Foreign relations -- United States Asia, Central -- Strategic aspects Subject Central Asia United States Form Electronic book Author Monaghan, Andrew, Dr, author. Army War College (U.S.). Strategic Studies Institute, publisher. Army War College (U.S.). Press, publisher.

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