iranian writer hamid golpira had this to say on the topic: "according to zbigniew brzezinski's theory, control of the eurasian landmass is the key to global domination and control of central asia is the key to control of the eurasian landmass...russia and china have been paying attention to brzezinski's theory, since they formed the shanghai cooperation organisation in 2001, ostensibly to curb extremism in the region and enhance border security, but most probably with the real objective of counterbalancing the activities of the united states and nato in central asia".