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050 4 $aJZ5333.5.S53$bS77 2014
100 1 $aPlater-Zyberk, Henry,$eauthor.
245 10 $aStrategic implications of the evolving Shanghai Cooperation Organization /$cHenry Plater-Zyberk with Andrew Monaghan.
264 1 $aCarlisle, PA :$bStrategic Studies Institute and U.S. Army War College Press,$c[2014]
300 $a1 online resource (x, 66 pages)
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500 $a"August 2014."
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references.
505 0 $aAn accidental alliance -- Following China and Russia -- Scope for enlargement -- No threat? -- Future plans and contemporary realities -- RATS -- Outlook.
520 $aThe 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.
588 $aDescription based on online resource; title from PDF title page (SSI, viewed August 12, 2014).
610 20 $aShanghai Cooperation Organisation.
650 0 $aSecurity, International$zAsia, Central.
651 0 $aUnited States$xForeign relations$zAsia, Central.
651 0 $aAsia, Central$xForeign relations$zUnited States.
651 0 $aAsia, Central$xStrategic aspects.
700 1 $aMonaghan, Andrew,$cDr,$eauthor.
710 2 $aArmy War College (U.S.).$bStrategic Studies Institute,$epublisher.
710 2 $aArmy War College (U.S.).$bPress,$epublisher.
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