NEW GAME CHANGER POWER IN EURASIA: SHANGHAI COOPERATION ORGANIZATION

NEW GAME CHANGER POWER IN EURASIA: SHANGHAI COOPERATION ORGANIZATION

Merve Suna OZEL OZCAN

ABSTRACT
The Eurasian geography is a strategic intersection for great powers which are currently interested in the region. After the collapse of the USSR, the Russian Federation seemed to slow down politically between 1990 and 2000 to regain its lost power and maintain its influence in the region. Geography continues to impact states’ survival and foreign policies in the Eurasian region. After the Cold War, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization became one of the critical organizations in the Eurasian region. The paper discusses the organization’s influence and power in the region’s geopolitical significance. Its methodology will be a comparative literature interpretation on the axis of qualitative data. The study assumes that this region remains a game-changer where great powers focus. The paper also evaluates the latest situation based on regional and global developments.

KEYWORDS: SCO, Russia, Central Asia, Great Powers, Iran, China.

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