Francesco Salesio Schiavi Researcher at the Istituto per gli Studi di Politica Internazionale (ISPI), Centre MENA, Milan. The SCO Expansion in the Gulf: A New Centre of Attraction for the Middle East? Francesco Salesio Schiavi · June 2023 In recent years, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation has become a magnet for the Middle East, with several countries in the region knocking on the group’s door. Its successes testify to the redefinition of global balances and the growing influence of China and Russia in a region considered to (…)
