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Central Asia’s Long-Term Questions Remain Unanswered After the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit July 13, 2012 / Sébastien Peyrouse
Although the 12th Heads of State Summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization seems to have produced some more tangible results than those of the previous five years, the fact remains that the organization is a paper tiger in terms of security issues. Its prospects for creating a common economic space have been severely constrained. Its two largest members, Russia and China, are pursuing increasingly divergent policies. As seen from Central Asia, the future of the SCO, and especially its ability to efficiently address important, long-term challenges in the region, is more than ever in doubt.



