scholarly journals Security Promises of the East: Meeting the Expectations of Turkey in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 135-158
Author(s):  
Guner ÖZKAN
Keyword(s):  
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation

scholarly journals How the Belt and Road Initiative Can Help Strengthen the Role of the SCO and Deepen China’s Cooperation with Russia and the Countries of Central Asia

2019 ◽  
Vol 75 (1) ◽  
pp. 56-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lu Na-Xi ◽  
Huang Meng-Fang ◽  
Lu Shan-Bing
Keyword(s):  
Central Asia ◽  
Free Trade Area ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Regional Economic ◽  
Trade Area ◽  
Belt And Road ◽  
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation ◽  
Improved Model ◽  
The Belt And Road

China and Russia issued a joint statement on 8 May 2015 outlining the main approaches to linking the Silk Road Economic Belt (SREB) and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) projects. Both parties believe that to build the ‘Belt and Road’ project, it is necessary to use economic integration laws and actively enhance the role of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SOC) in stimulating regional economic cooperation, promoting construction of the SREB and linkage to and cooperation with the EAEU, creating a Free Trade Area (FTA) in the Asia-Pacific region (APR) and simultaneously begin creating a similar FTA among China, Russia and Central Asia to gradually stimulate interstate trade and promote regional economic development, actively developing—along with an improved model of energy cooperation—infrastructure and related industry and strengthening business contacts and jointly promoting construction of the SREB.

RUSSIA AND CENTRAL ASIAN COUNTRIES IN YOUTH EXCHANGES WITHIN THE SCO

2021 ◽  
Vol 66 (1) ◽  
pp. 115-121
Author(s):  
KSENIA G. MURATSHINA ◽  
◽  
EVGENY L. BAKHTIN ◽  
Keyword(s):  
International Relations ◽  
Online News ◽  
Asian Countries ◽  
Multilateral Cooperation ◽  
Central Asian ◽  
Cooperation Mechanism ◽  
Potential Benefits ◽  
Central Asian Countries ◽  
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation

Youth exchanges have become an essential component of people-to-people exchanges in international relations, both in bilateral and multilateral formats. This paper analyses the participation of Russia and its Central Asian partners (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan) in youth exchanges in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation. The authors consequently discuss the institutional structure and formats of the multilateral cooperation, its development within the last decade, and the representation and role of the member states. The research is based on the study of the SCO multilateral documents, SCO institutions’ documentation, official addresses and interviews of the SCO politicians and NGO leaders, online news archives of NGOs and media. The authors conclude that the SCO has formed a multilateral cooperation mechanism for youth exchanges, in which Russia and Central Asia are fully represented, with minor exclusions. Meanwhile, the cooperation demonstrates the evident rivalry between Russia and China in this cooperation. The Central Asian countries have become subject to this rivalry, however, at the same time they have already started to put forward their own initiatives, too, which can be significant for the development of multilateral dialogue. Finally, the paper discusses the potential benefits of cooperation for its participants.

India–Russia Relations in a Changing Eurasian Perspective

2017 ◽  
Vol 73 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-52
Author(s):  
Nirmala Joshi ◽  
Raj Kumar Sharma
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Strategic Partnership ◽  
New Delhi ◽  
Regional Context ◽  
Russian President ◽  
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation

This article examines India–Russia relations after the year 2010, as it was in this year that former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev described India–Russia relationship as ‘Privileged Strategic Partnership’ during his New Delhi visit. The article argues that India–Russia relations remain steady in multilateral and bilateral context but some strains have come up in regional context of their relationship, mainly pertaining to Pakistan and Afghanistan. However, since India and Russia are keen to preserve their time-honoured relationship, these issues can be overcome through enhanced interaction in forums such as Brazil–Russia–India–China–South Africa (BRICS) and Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO).

scholarly journals China’s Eurasia: the Belt and Road Initiative and the Creation of a New Eurasian Power

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 99-121
Author(s):  
Tom Harper
Keyword(s):  
Soviet Union ◽  
The United States ◽  
Belt And Road Initiative ◽  
Meiji Restoration ◽  
Common Definition ◽  
The Soviet Union ◽  
Belt And Road ◽  
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation ◽  
The Russian Empire ◽  
The Belt And Road

Abstract The Belt and Road Initiative alongside the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation are the latest phase of China’s return to the Eurasian landmass after the collapse of the Soviet Union. China has reshaped Eurasia in several ways, which includes the common definition of this concept, which had largely been perceived as a chiefly Russian entity. This is rooted in Halford Mackinder’s The Geographical Pivot of History, which depicted the Eurasian landmass as a threat to Britain’s maritime hegemony with the advent of rail. While the traditional focus had been on Eurasia as the Russian empire, Mackinder also alluded to a Eurasian empire created by ‘Chinese organised by Japanese’ as a result of the latter’s development during the Meiji Restoration. While this did not come to pass, it has become an imperative to consider the notion of an Asian power in Eurasia due to China’s rise. The purpose of this paper is to argue that China is as much a Eurasian power in the vein of Mackinder’s theories as Russia is, with the BRI providing a potential opportunity to further integrate with Eurasia. In addition, the initiative is also symbolic of China’s bid to create an alternative order both in Eurasia and the wider world as part of its global role to challenge the dominance of the United States, which raises the spectre of Mackinder’s warning over a challenger emerging from the Eurasian Heartland.

Beijing seeks to promote security cooperation

2017 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
The Philippines ◽  
Strategic Partnership ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Regional Security ◽  
Mutual Support ◽  
Security Cooperation ◽  
Content Type ◽  
New Thinking ◽  
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation ◽  
Positive Outlook

Subject China's views on regional security cooperation. Significance China’s State Council has issued a manifesto for Asia-Pacific security that demonstrates the country’s growing diplomatic stature and asserts a positive outlook for the region’s peace and prosperity. It updates longstanding policies with a call for “new thinking” in the context of the “great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation”. Impacts The paper’s unusual emphasis on Afghanistan suggests deepening engagement in Central Asia, including the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation. Russia will take comfort in assertions of deepening strategic partnership and “firm mutual support" vis-a-vis each other’s "core interests”. The 'friendship' of the Philippines may become a focus for China-US competition.

India-Pakistan dialogue is unlikely in the short term

2019 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
General Assembly ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Jammu And Kashmir ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Prime Ministers ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
Belt And Road ◽  
Un General Assembly ◽  
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation ◽  
Two Sides

Subject Chances of formal diplomatic talks between India and Pakistan. Significance Narendra Modi and Imran Khan, prime ministers of India and Pakistan respectively, exchanged “pleasantries” at last week’s Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Kyrgyzstan. India-Pakistan tensions earlier this year escalated to the point of the two countries launching cross-border air strikes but, more recently, there was speculation that the two sides may engage in talks. Impacts India will step up its security crackdown in Jammu and Kashmir state, targeting local insurgents. Pakistan will intensify efforts to internationalise the Kashmir problem, again using the UN General Assembly to raise the issue. India will halt criticism of China’s Belt and Road Initiative as part of its diplomatic engagement with Beijing.

scholarly journals ATTITUDES OF NATO, SCO AND CSTO TOWARDS THE SITUATION IN AFGHANISTAN AFTER 2014

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (17) ◽  
Author(s):  
Łukasz Jureńczyk ◽  
Jildiz Nicharapova
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
International Organizations ◽  
North Atlantic ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Main Question ◽  
Main Research ◽  
The North ◽  
Security Treaty ◽  
The North Atlantic ◽  
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation

The main research question of the article is what attitude present the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation and the Collective Security Treaty Organization towards Afghanistan after 2014? A number of detailed questions were also put to help to answer the main question. The article consists of eight chapters. The first chapter discusses the methodological assumptions of the article. Chapter two covers literature review and theoretical framework of the article. The following chapters include an analysis of the approach to Afghanistan of the three indicated international organizations. The article ends with conclusion that contain the main theses.

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