PAKISTAN’S BID FOR SCO MEMBERSHIP: PROSPECTS AND PITFALLS
By Rizwan Zeb (7/26/2006 issue of the CACI Analyst)
BACKGROUND: The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) was created in June 2001, comprising China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Pakistan was the first country to apply for the status of \'Observer\' in the SCO. However, Pakistan\'s entry was blocked because of its Afghan policy.BEYOND AFGHANISTAN: THE FUTURE OF AMERICAN BASES IN CENTRAL ASIA
By Stephen Blank (7/26/2006 issue of the CACI Analyst)
BACKGROUND: The recent announcement that the U.S. base will be able to stay at Manas in Kyrgyzstan ends a chapter, but by no means the whole story, in the saga of U.TURKMENISTAN ACCUSES EUROPE OF SUBERSIVE ACTIVITIES
By Hooman Peimani (7/12/2006 issue of the CACI Analyst)
BACKGROUND: Turkmenistan has made a reputation for its intolerance of dissent in any form since its independence. Many political dissidents have been imprisoned for their opposition to President Niyazov’s administration on charges such as “subversive activities” or “espionage”, while many have left the country to escape persecution. Thanks to years of suppression, the elimination of any significant political dissent has turned the Turkmen authorities’ attention to human rights activists and NGO workers, especially since Georgia’s Rose Revolution followed by Ukraine’s Orange Revolution and the March 2005 upheaval in Kyrgyzstan.READING THE SHANGHAI SCO SUMMIT
By Richard Weitz (7/12/2006 issue of the CACI Analyst)
BACKGROUND: On June 15, 2006, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) held its fifth anniversary summit meeting in Shanghai. The heads of state of the six full members – China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan – adopted several joint statements, including an overarching declaration marking the SCO’s fifth anniversary. Representatives from the four formal SCO observers – India, Iran, Mongolia, and Pakistan – also attended.Visit also
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