NICKESON Jeffrey <br/><br/>
Has the West lost the battle for Central Asia? / 
Jeffrey Nickeson 
 -  2007 
<br/><br/> In the last ten years the Shanghai Cooperation Council (SCO formerly the Shanghai Five) has been quietly and effectively developing into an international strategic bloc, providing Russia and China with a means to reduce or negate American and European influence in Central Asia. This article outlines how this has been achieved and what implications there may be for geo-strategic interests in the region. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>SHANGHAI COOPERATION ORGANISATION<br/>CENTRAL ASIA--REGIONAL SECURITY