Columbia International Affairs Online: Policy Briefs

CIAO DATE: 03/2011

Not Beyond Limits: The Prospects of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)

Pál Dunay

August 2010

The Geneva Centre for Security Policy

Abstract

Expectations and concerns have been running high concerning the ten year old Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). Those who sympathize with it have hoped for a new substantial regional cooperation framework while those who do not feared its potential.