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The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation: ‘Tackling the Three Evils’. A Regional Response to Non-traditional Security Challenges or an Anti-Western Bloc?

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This article examines how, despite the initial scepticism about its viability, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) has become the primary security organisation in Central Asia. Two major factors are identified. Firstly, the focus of the SCO on tackling the so-called ‘three evils’ (terrorism, extremism, separatism) has won it favour with the prevailing leaderships of its member states. Secondly, the specific organisational framework adopted is appropriate for the region. The article concludes that the SCO is best characterised as a regional organisation concerned with non-traditional security and not as a hostile new ‘Warsaw Pact’ as suggested by some.

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  • Stephen Aris, 2009. "The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation: ‘Tackling the Three Evils’. A Regional Response to Non-traditional Security Challenges or an Anti-Western Bloc?," Europe-Asia Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 61(3), pages 457-482.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:ceasxx:v:61:y:2009:i:3:p:457-482
    DOI: 10.1080/09668130902753309
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    1. Muhammad Imran & Ghulam Mustafa & Gulam Muhammad Nagra, 2019. "Regional Dynamics and Russian Security Strategy in South Asia: A Comparative Analysis of Pakistan and India," Global Regional Review, Humanity Only, vol. 4(2), pages 1-11, June.

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