Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)

The possibility for the SCO to be used as a vehicle to promote a more authoritarian worldview can be seen in the way the language of Beijing’s counterterror policy is paralleled in SCO policy.

After adding Tehran to its ranks, the SCO will face its biggest test yet: maintaining stability in Afghanistan.  

Putin is warning of “militants under the guise of refugees” in an effort to dissuade Central Asian states from cooperating with U.S. evacuation efforts.

Why is the Afghan government pursuing full membership in the SCO, and what would that step mean for the grouping?

An instrument of domestic repression now doubles as a diplomatic tool.

Economic matters have been rising on the agenda of the predominantly security-focused regional organization.

The SCO Summit went virtual this year amid the pandemic, but the content of the meeting was the same as always: big talk, little action.

As Sino-India relations enter free-fall, New Delhi finds itself at the margins of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.

The joint statement after the Moscow meeting on September 10 shows modest positive gains for India.

With India-China tensions at a boil, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s foreign ministers are gathering in Moscow.

Beijing is well positioned to continue growing its influence in Central Asia, though some challenges remain ahead.