By Richard Weitz (05/08/2015 issue of the CACI Analyst)
Now that the UN Security Council has blessed the Iranian nuclear deal, Tehran’s chances of becoming a full member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in coming years have improved, following a decade of rejection. Iranian leaders have long wanted to join the SCO to gain diplomatic, economic, and security advantages. Nonetheless, Iran will need to overcome several major obstacles on its path to full membership, even if nothing goes amiss with the implementation of its nuclear deal.
- South Caucasus
- NATO
- Russia
- South Asia
- SCO
- Iran
- Shanghai Cooperation Organization
- China
- Central Asia
- Eurasia
- Uzbekistan
- Kyrgyzstan
- Kazakhstan
