Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Strengthens Geopolitical Influence at 25th Anniversary Summit

Marking its 25th anniversary in Bishkek, the SCO demonstrates growing strategic weight in challenging US dominance without formalizing a traditional alliance structure, focusing on border management and regional security.

2 Sept, 08:30 — 2 Sept, 08:30

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How the SCO chips away at US power without an alliance system

The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) was born 25 years ago as a modest mechanism for managing borders between China, Russia and four Central Asian states. At its anniversary summit in Bishkek this week, it looks more consequential – and harder for the United States to dismiss. The timing is important. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine remains unresolved, while the war between Iran and the US has turned the Persian Gulf into another theatre of strategic competition, with energy markets again...

By Adriel Kasonta

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Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Strengthens Geopolitical Influence at 25th Anniversary Summit

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