Shanghai Cooperation Organization

As the rise of multipolarity is testing the resilience of the liberal international order, states are rushing to decouple economically from their political competitors. This makes Central Asia a focal...

Since gaining independence in 1991, the Central Asian states have again forged steadily growing ties with China. These ties advanced significantly in 2013 when Xi Jinping formally announced the Silk...

While Washington is hosting a NATO Summit to demonstrate Western resolve, Russia and China convened a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Kazakhstan. In an increasingly polarized world,...

Iran and Pakistan’s unprecedented cross-border strikes on January 16 and 18 were as unsettling as they were surprising. Although Tehran has long seen Baloch separatist groups operating in Pakistan’s Balochistan...

The Financial Times published an alarming article on November 27 detailing how Turkey’s exports of military-linked goods to Moscow have soared. This should be a wake-up call for the United...

India’s long-waited opportunity to lead and set the agenda for global cooperation under a multipolar world order has arrived. After assuming the presidency of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC)...

On November 15, Chinese president Xi Jinping met with Indian prime minister Narendra Modi for a few minutes at the G20 summit’s dinner. The meeting was a public ice-breaker after...

With the Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s (SCO) 2022 summit in Samarkand drawn to a close, Iran has signed a Memorandum of Obligations to become a permanent member state of the alliance. Tehran,...

Leaders of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) countries met in Samarkand, Uzbekistan on Sept 15-16 for an annual summit. It is becoming a common trope in mainstream Western media and think...

Russian president Vladimir Putin and Chinese president Xi Jinping met in Samarkand, Uzbekistan on Thursday, where the two leaders reaffirmed their commitment to their “no limits” partnership and condemned attempts...

Chinese president Xi Jinping arrived in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, marking the first leg of his tour of Central Asia ahead of a summit meeting in neighboring Uzbekistan later in the...

Chinese and Russian presidents Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin are expected to meet in person on the sidelines of the annual Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, next...