TY  - BOOK
AU  - NICKESON Jeffrey
TI  - Has the West lost the battle for Central Asia?
PY  - 2007///
KW  - SHANGHAI COOPERATION ORGANISATION
KW  - CENTRAL ASIA
KW  - REGIONAL SECURITY
N2  - 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
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