Shanghai Cooperation Organization: A Realist Approach
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https://doi.org/10.34767/SIIP.2019.18.01Keywords:
Central Asia, Russia and China in CA, international and regional organizations in CA, SCO, EAEU, BRI, international and regional securityAbstract
The main goal of this paper is an analysis of activities, pur-poses, problems of the (SCO) since its inception in order to understand what is the main reason behind its creation and existence? What are its achievements and what benefits have got each member state? Is it beneficial to all members? The hypothesis is that SCO serves only its big members, it was intended to be a China’s tool to enter Central Asia without vexing Russia . The article analyzes the activities of the SCO with the existing theories in IR in order to answer these questions . The main objective of the SCO was an attempt by the powers of the Central Asia to control the region . The SCO faces problems of distrust between its members . It is a very important instrument of guaranteeing Sino-Central Asian partnership . It is also a guarantee that China will never dominate Central Asia due to many signed agreements within the organization .With more than twenty years of history and existence, the SCO may become a real force on the international arena . The SCO’s intention is to become a world power and to construct a fairer international order . The SCO has the economic potential and political will to do it.
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