Shanghaier Kooperationsorganisation

[Shahab3]

Ich denke, dass das Potential des SCO allgemein unterschätzt wird.
Derzeit buhlen sowohl die Chinesen/Russen als auch die USA um die Gunst der Zentralaisatischen Staaten. Und die USA befinden sich dabei nicht unbedingt in der besseren Position. Die Option einer gemeinsem Verteidigungspolitik und Wirtschaftsraumes scheint für die einen jedenfalls durchaus verlockend, während sie für andere (China, Russland) allein aus geostrategischen Gründen immens wichtig wäre.

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China urges SCO unity, cooperation

Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing urged in Astana, capital of Kazakhstan June 4, 2005 that the member countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) to further consolidate unity and cooperation to guarantee a smooth development of the group.
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To make the summit a united, pragmatic and pioneering one, the Chinese foreign minister proposed the SCO members to strengthen economic cooperation, beef up security measures, broaden external contacts steadily, deepen cooperation in culture, disaster relief, education, tourism, media and other fields.

On the situation in Central Asia, Li said China firmly supports the efforts by the central Asian countries to maintain independence and sovereignty, keep social stability and promote economic development.
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The US and that 'other' axis

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As in the Middle East, the China-Iran-Russia axis is challenging US interests in Central Asia. Washington is working feverishly to gain security footholds in Tajikistan and Kazakhstan to complement existing US military bases in Afghanistan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan. China and Russia are working equally hard to assert their influence in Central Asia. A good portion of this work is being done under the auspices of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO.)

Composed of China, Russia, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, the SCO was created in 1996 and reborn in 2001 when it was bolstered to counter the initial eastward expansion of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. The SCO is becoming an increasingly powerful regional mutual security organization. Joint military maneuvers between SCO member states began in 2003. In 2004, the SCO created a rapid reaction anti-terror strike force. According to Igor Rogachev, Russia's ambassador to China, the new force is designed to combat and respond to terrorist attacks in any SCO member nation.

In 2004, Iran made it clear that it was interested in joining the SCO. Iran's mammoth energy deals with China imply that Tehran is now integral to China's national security. A good way to formalize security relations between China and Iran is through the SCO.

The autocratic governments of Central Asia have much more in common with China, Iran and Russia than with the US. At the same time, China and Russia can invest exponentially larger sums of money in Central Asian countries than the US. Almost all of China's and Russia's foreign investment is conducted by state-owned enterprises. Investment by these enterprises is primarily driven by geopolitical expediency.
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