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Why the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation isn’t Nato for Iran

Why the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation isn’t Nato for Iran
South China Morning Post Friday 29 May 2026, 22:00 UTC By Cao Jiaxuan 1 min read
Central Asia is tilting more decisively towards China as geopolitical uncertainty deepens, with Beijing’s expanding influence recasting the former Soviet states’ strategic orientation. In the final instalment of a three-part series, Cao Jiaxuan examines how Central Asian members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation have shaped the bloc’s response to the US-Iran conflict. Read the first part here and the second part here. As Kyrgyzstan gears up to host the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation...
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