The "Axis of Evil" has expanded - When does the US recognize this situation?

During last few years Russia and China have actively build a global strategic cooperative network and Economic and Military Alliance for themselves.

(Imge: CSTO logo)

Western media has more or less kept silence of the fact that NATO already has an opposing eastern military alliance; Collective Security Treaty Organization, CSTO. It was founded already in 2003 to become a new military dimension of former Soviet countries, and it was lead by Russia. In 2006 the alliance expanded and deepened when Russia, China and other Asian countries founded the Shanghai Cooperative Organization, a common Eurasian strategic economic and military cooperation union, which also includes Iran, Pakistan and India as observing members. Ever since the CSTO has operated in close military cooperation with SCO, which practically means China. It is assumed that Iran and Pakistan might join the SCO as full members in near future.

The main purpose of SCO is to make sure that the hands of USA and her allies can be kept off Central Asia's energy resources. Alliance's economic cooperation treaties have mainly been made between Russia, China, Iran and Central Asian countries and treaties mainly concern on cooperation in development and sharing of natural resources, especially oil and gas.

In year 2006 SCO/CSTO organized a huge military drill in Ural, Far East and Central Asia. It was the first time when Chinese troops had military practice in large scale outside the borders of People's Republic since 1945. The operations brought together tens of thousands of soldiers from China, Russia Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Armenia. SCO has similar common military communication, cooperative and command structure as NATO, and if needed they are ready to be used. As I write this article, CSTO is having their annual military exercise in Armenia. It's a CSTO's and Moscow's answer to US-Georgian military exercise organized at the same time. The message is clear; Two military alliances display their military might in Caucasus.

SCO has expanded their power also to other continents by Russia and China. During last years Iran, Venezuela Russia and Belarus have tighten their economic and military cooperation. Russian and Belarus oil companies have made cooperation deals with Iran and Venezuela concerning the development, pumping and transporting of their oil and gas resources. They have also made large scale military deals, since Russia and Belarus have become the main military suppliers for Iran and Venezuela. And as recently noticed, Russia is expanding her influence in Northern Africa.

China and Iran on other hand have strengthen their foothold in East and South Africa. China has become the most important economic and political supporter of Sudan and Zimbabwe, which means that inside SCO Russia and China seem to have divided Africa into their own interest areas; Russian oil & gas companies operate in North Africa and Chinese in East and South Africa while Iran supports her allies both in North and East Africa.

If we watch this situation from the American point of view, the name "Axis of Evil" could be used of this Russo-Chinese Alliance and their cooperatives. The fact is that the West is facing a new "Warsaw Pact", the SCO/CSTO and it has already expanded their power into South America and Africa. When will the western media and politicians realize and openly recognize this situation?