Shanghaier Kooperationsorganisation

[Shahab3]

Der Erich ist hier etwas zu vorschnell. :wink: Abwarten und Tee trinken. Die Show in Zentralasien hat gerade mal begonnen, da ist sie noch lange nicht vorbei. Treffen auf militärischer Ebene innerhalb der SCO sind völlig normal.

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Russia and Iran join hands
By Kaveh L Afrasiabi
Jul 30, 2009
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This week, a small but significant clue is on full display with joint Russia-Iran military exercises in the Caspian Sea involving some 30 vessels. This is partially disguised by a benign environmental cause.

The maneuver, dubbed "Regional Collaboration for a Secure and Clean Caspian", combines security and maritime objectives in the Caspian Sea, the world's largest lake and also a main energy hub that is now the scene of competing alternatives for energy transfer. It signals a new trend in Iran-Russia military cooperation that will most likely increase in the near and intermediate future in light of Iran's observer status at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.
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The two-day military exercises are being closely watched by the region's other littoral states - Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan - as well as neighboring states in the Caucasus and Central Asia, some of which are aligned with the West and are wary of a new level of Russia-Iran military ties.
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Und auch dieser Autor spinnt den Faden ein wenig vorschnell weiter...

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As such, the Caspian joint maneuver may well turn out to be the harbinger of a broader agenda that includes the concept of a gas cartel.