From Vienna to Tianjin: Eurasia builds a new order

... remains an admirable relic – a model from a different age. It may inspire, but it cannot be replicated under present conditions. Today, that idea survives mainly among those seeking a new balance of power outside the Western world: organizations such as BRICS and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. At the SCO summit in Tianjin this September, members again stressed respect for sovereignty as the foundation of secure and universal development. It is a reminder that the process must begin at home. Eurasian ...