The Shanghai Cooperation Organization and Conflict De-escalation

Trust Building and Interstate Rivalries
1. Auflage 2023
ISBN: 978-1-032-40445-5
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 178 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 440 g

Reihe: Asian Security Studies

This book’s main objective is to determine the role, if any, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) plays in de-escalating tensions among its members.

It argues that the SCO is uniquely suited to keep its disparate members, many of whom have border disputes with each other, from escalating tensions among themselves. The book proposes a rivalry de-escalation model that differs from the standard belief that rivalries de-escalate due to a shock or external pressure. This model states that trust can be built between two rival states when confidence-building measures are instilled and utilized repeatedly over a long period of time. The SCO provides these mechanisms in the form of annual summits between state leaders and routine military exercises involving military units from every member. Examining three case studies involving the founding six members of the organization, the book argues that the SCO is effective in keeping rivalries de-escalated among its members.

This book will be of much interest to students of Asian politics, regional security, and international relations.

Zielgruppe

Academic, Postgraduate, Professional, and Undergraduate Advanced

Autoren/Hrsg.

MacHaffie, James

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Staatsbürgerkunde, Staatsbürgerschaft, Zivilgesellschaft
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Militärgeschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Militärwesen Nationale und Internationale Sicherheits- und Verteidigungspolitik
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Asiatische Geschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Diplomatie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Internationale Organisationen und Institutionen
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Friedens- und Konfliktforschung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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, Uzbekistan 7. Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

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.