1st Edition
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization and Conflict De-escalation Trust Building and Interstate Rivalries
1. Introduction
2. The Rivalry Conundrum in International Relations
3. Trust Building in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization
4. The China-Russia Rivalry
5. The Kazakhstan-Uzbekistan Rivalry
6. The Complex Rivalry: Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan
7. Conclusion
Biography
James MacHaffie is an independent researcher specializing in the Indo-Pacific region and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. He holds a PhD degree in international politics from the University of Leicester.
"For too long the SCO has been neglected in scholarship on the role of multilateral organisations in mitigating international rivalries. James MacHaffie’s study is the perfect antidote to this. Through careful study and insightful analysis he demonstrates the ways in which the organisation has helped to de-escalate existing rivalries and build a modicum of trust between its member states. One of the many strengths of this book is that it looks closely at the structures and practices of the SCO and demonstrates in rich empirical detail how these have concrete effects on specific inter-state rivalries. Highly recommended reading."
Benjamin Zala, Australian National University, Australia.
