By Alasdair Macleod -<br><br>There will be a defining geopolitical event next month when India, Pakistan, Iran and Mongolia become full members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO). This will increase the population of SCO members to an estimated 3.05 billion. We should care about this because it is the intention of the SCO to do away with the US dollar for trade settlement.<br><br><a href="http://www.goldmoney.com/research/analysis/sco-and-mackinders-prophecy">READ MORE ON GOLD MONEY</a>