Eurasian Regionalism The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation

The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) is attracting significant attention from governments and scholars. This study examines the evolution of the SCO as a regional security provider and a framework for cooperation, drawing on fieldwork interviews wi

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Eurasian Regionalism The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Stephen Aris Senior Researcher, Center for Security Studies, ETH Zurich, Switzerland

© Stephen Aris 2011

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Contents

List of Illustrations and Tables

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Acknowledgements

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Abbreviations

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1 Introduction

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2 The SCO’s Model for Regional Cooperation: An Institutional Framework within the Regional Context of Central Asia

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3 The Member States’ Perceptions: Security, Regional Cooperation and the SCO

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4 Common Agenda, Managing Disagreements and Changing Perceptions about Multilateralism

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5 The SCO’s Approach to Regional Security: Conceptions, Foci and P