In 2021, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) will celebrate its 20-year anniversary. Transformed from “Shanghai Five” mechanism on settlement of border disputes and confidence-building between four ex-soviet republics Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan China, into full-fledged organization in 2001, has been become one important players Eurasian region. Since then SCO made signif...

The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation has had its critics since inception in 2001 with regards to how meaningful and organisation it really is, capabilities becoming a regional cornerstone. purpose of this piece is critically evaluate any why the SCO struggled establish itself, through main directions Russian Chinese power projection what effect that on SCO’s region building capability. signifi...

This paper analyses the impact of sanctions against Iran in addition to other country-specific determinants on intra-industry trade between Iran and Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) countries over the period 1997-2013. By disentangling total intra-industry trade (IIT) into horizontal and vertical IIT and after investigating bilateral trade pattern between Iran and SCO countries, determin...

the shanghai cooperation organization (sco) is developing into a major regional institution in the heart of central eurasia. to make any predictions about the sco, one must examine factors contributing to russian and chinese foreign policy behaviors in central asia. does the seductive presumption of a looming battle for control of eurasia smell of a new “great game” and great power rivalry? ans...

this paper analyses the impact of sanctions against iran in addition to other country-specific determinants on intra-industry trade between iran and shanghai cooperation organization (sco) countries over the period 1997-2013. by disentangling total intra-industry trade (iit) into horizontal and vertical iit and after investigating bilateral trade pattern between iran and sco countries, determin...

In 2018 Pakistan as well India participated for the first time a full scale member of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) that held at Qingdao city China on June 9-10. Obviously, provided brilliant opportunity to show willingness and readiness contribute effectiveness SCO. Pakistan’s inclusion into organization has opened timely bid regional peace economic prosperity its nation. There are m...