Yu Sui, Professor, China Center for Contemporary World Studies
Jun 20, 2018
The SCO promotes harmony and goodwill throughout mankind.
Ben Reynolds, Writer and Foreign Policy Analyst in New York
Jun 15, 2018
After the G7 and SCO summits last weekend, it is tempting to paint a simplistic picture of a Western world unraveling at the seams and an increasingly cohesive alternative order led by powers like China. While there is an element of truth in this narrative, it is important not to overlook the enduring motives for cooperation within the Western bloc and obstacles to cooperation between the SCO powers.
Richard Weitz, Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute
Jul 07, 2017
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization achieved a major boost in momentum at last month’s Astana summit, but realizing its potential will require consistent leadership and resources over the coming year from the Chinese presidency.
Kemel Toktomushev, Research Fellow, University of Central Asia
Nov 12, 2015
The SCO emerged as a convenient platform for the Central Asian leadership to preserve domestic status quo by accommodating the ambitions of both Moscow and Beijing within one framework. However, the SCO fails to project itself as an effective regional organization, and is perceived more so as a discussion forum.
Yu Sui, Professor, China Center for Contemporary World Studies
Aug 12, 2015
Far from competing with US interests, the two meetings offer blueprints for more and better cooperation with Washington in a new world order.
Chen Xiangyang, Director and Research Professor, CICIR
Jul 29, 2015
The partnership of developing countries offers a benign counterweight to Western dominance in the world, and can help shape a “new normal” in international relations.
Dan Steinbock, Founder, Difference Group
Jul 13, 2015
As the focus of the West was fixed in Greece and Iran, the 7th BRICS Summit began a massive shift from a dialogue to an economic partnership – one whose full impact will be witnessed in the coming years.
Kemel Toktomushev, Research Fellow, University of Central Asia
Jun 17, 2015
China is emerging as a much stronger player in the Central Asian region, with the support of Russian resources. Central Asian states may exploit this Sino-Russian rapprochement in order to advance their own goals, receiving security and funding from Moscow and Beijing, while not being required to change political regimes.
Chen Xiangyang, Director and Research Professor, CICIR
Sep 26, 2014
Analyzing the recent travels of Chinese President Xi Jingping, Chen Xiangyang examines the “new normal” of periphery diplomacy in China’s foreign policy and explains how it will continue to strengthen relations with regional nations.
Richard Weitz, Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute
Sep 25, 2014
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization has organized a number of “anti-terrorist exercises” that do have an anti-terrorism purpose and aim to fight the "three evil forces" of terrorism, separatism and extremism by strengthening the militaries’ ability to coordinate counter-terrorism operations. Nonetheless, in addition to their declared goal of fighting regional terrorism, these drills aim to support the SCO agenda of negating U.S. global primacy, countering U.S. missile defense programs, and weakening U.S. security alliances.