The Ohio State University

2009 Global Military Issues Symposium
"Russia, China and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization"
November 2, 2009
The Ohio State University
Columbus, OH

The first annual Global Military Issues Symposium was sponsored by the Center for Slavic and East European Studies Center, the East Asian Studies Center, the Institute for Chinese Studies, and the Mershon Center for International Security Studies. The topic of the 2009 symposium was "Russia, China and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization" and included three detailed presentations by Joseph Castleton (CSEES), Xiaoyu Pu (Political Science) and Joshua Wu (Political Science). Colonel Peter Mansoor (Raymond E. Mason Chair in Military History) led the discussion and gave insightful commentary to the crowd of 25 students, faculty and members of the community.

Those unable to attend the event are encouraged to view the papers and presentations that are posted to the left. We also encourage visiting the following websites for additional information:
SCO official website
Russia's presidency of the SCO (2008-09)
Council on Foreign Relations backgrounder article on the SCO by Andrew Scheineson
Council on Foreign Relations podcast on The SCO Role in Afghanistan by R. McMahon and E. Feigenbaum

The second annual Global Military Issues Symposium will commemorate the 15th Anniversary of the Dayton Peace Accords and will take place in November 2010. For more information, please contact csees@osu.edu.