... the construction sector and the renewal of transport infrastructure of the country. The implementation of Nurly Zhol is closely tied to Chinese initiatives on constructing “The Silk Road Economic Belt,” a transport-logistical infrastructure, in Central Asia partially with Chinese investment. On June 8-9 at SCO Summit in Astana the President of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, and the Leader of PRC, Xi Jinping, discussed the course of coordination between Nurly Zhol and SREB. The government of Tajikistan also wants to coordinate the implementation steps ...
... individual attacks may be expected, posing grave risks of destabilization for the countries involved. Due to the poor governance in the post-Soviet space, Russia will also suffer from the aftereffects emanating from any disturbance on the borders with its Central Asian underbelly.
As of now, one way out appears to lie in SCO-based cooperation, military-technical assistance to former Soviet republics via the CSTO, and interaction with Western forces in Afghanistan in order to ensure a effective response to extremist provocation and to prevent terrorism spreading beyond ...
Working Paper 21/2015
The working paper is devoted to the activities of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), its influence on the Central Asian region, adjacent areas and states. Its relevance derives from the national security interests of Russia and the Central Asian region, connected to the need to develop and adopt a long-term SCO Development Strategy up to 2025.
The document ...
... of the Center
Igor Denisov
, Center Deputy Head
Anatoly Klimenko
, as well as working paper coauthors Dr. Luzyanin and Dr. Matveyev.
The analysts discussed the SCO role in the modern system of international relations, key challenges and threats in Central Asia, prospects for the SCO expansion and development of its economic and humanitarian components. The participants also summed up the outcomes of the 10th SCO forum held on March 11-12 in Khanty-Mansiysk under the chair of MGIMO Center for East Asian Studies.
Expert meeting ...
