| ID | 182421 |
| Title Proper | Mutual trust without a strong collective identity? examining the Shanghai cooperation organization as a nascent security community |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | MacHaffie, James |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | It has long been assumed that security communities form in the international system based on at least two criteria, having a strong collective identity and mutual trust among their members. Security is gleaned through mutual trust, while community coalesces around a strong collective identity and shared values. The Shanghai Cooperation Organization exhibits traits of a security community, where its structure is designed to institutionalize mutual trust, but the organization lacks a cohesive collective identity, especially since the inclusion of India and Pakistan into the organization, which has caused a weakening in the Russia-China driven identity within the intergovernmental organization. This paper examines how the SCO can function as a security community, arguing that a strong collective identity is only a sufficient condition for the establishment of a security community, mutual trust being the only ingredient necessary for a security community to form. |
| `In' analytical Note | Asian Security Vol. 17, No.3; Sep-Oct 2021: p.349-365 |
| Journal Source | Asian Security Vol: 17 No 3 |
| Key Words | Shanghai Cooperation Organization ; Nascent Security Community |