... the rotating presidency of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, whose membership overlaps partially with the CIS and which has become a key instrument for engaging with China in the region. For Russia, the organizational structures of both the SCO and the CIS are key instruments to maintain influence within...

... in the Asia-Pacific, and its position in Central Asia, where China’s Belt and Road Initiative challenges Russian influence. © 2018 by The Regents of the University of California 2018 Russia Asia-Pacific Central Asia SCO BRI NATASHA KUHRT AND FILIPPO COSTA BURANELLI Russia and the CIS in 2017...

... organization, its interest appears more than justified. KEYWORDS: Russia, SCO, China, Central Asia, geopolitics SINCE THE BREAKUP OF THE SOVIET UNION, Western scholars and decision- makers have questioned Russia s ability to completely renounce its former status as an imperial power and to respect genuinely...

...Zhao Huasheng China’s interests in and expectations from the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and Central Asia often overlap. China is currently developing cooperative institutions in areas such as security, energy, and economic development, among others. Subsequently, China finds itself...