... Scenarios of Evolution’. The meeting was an opening event within the initiative aimed at developing the trilateral cooperation of Russian, Indian and Chinese think tanks.
Russian, Indian and Chinese experts discussed the current interaction between Moscow, New Delhi and Beijing on the basis the SCO; the possibilities to apply the Organisation's experience while interacting with the Global South countries, and the prospects of the SCO being a pillar of the Eurasian security architecture.
Andrey Kortunov,...
... energy sector, particularly in the construction of the North–South gas pipeline, which would provide a significant boost to Pakistan's energy infrastructure.
Ivan Timofeev:
Eurasia’s Security System: The Economic Aspect
Impact of regional platforms: SCO, BRI, BRICS and beyond
Regional platforms such as the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and BRICS have become crucial for enhancing Russia–Pakistan relations. As members of the SCO, Russia and Pakistan ...
It is difficult to imagine that a new system of global and regional security can be based on the “good old” European principles
NATO and the SCO represent two opposing concepts of ensuring international security: through control over the internal politics of the states included in the system, and through intensive diplomatic dialogue between them. We cannot now say with certainty which of ...
... Atlantic Alliance in Washington (July 9-11) and that of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation in Astana (July 3-4). These organisations are almost total opposites: NATO is an old military alliance created in the very first years of the Cold War, while the SCO is a young association that appeared only 10 years after its end. NATO has a powerful infrastructure for collective military planning, rich traditions and serious executive discipline, while the SCO is an amorphous organisation with a rather weak ...
... powers, especially through forward-deployment of nuclear weapons and their delivery systems, along with other strategic military infrastructure.”
The principle of “equal and indivisible security” has a powerful integrative potential [
4
]. Its scope can encompass almost any notions associated with threats and challenges to security. Consider “sustainable development,” which is closely linked to the threat of climate change, as an example [
5
]. Certain UN programs [
6
] and the popularity ...
... with Central Asian countries, demonstrating an interest in strengthening their “sustainable security.” At the same time, the fact Russia, China, and most of the countries in the region are members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization allows the SCO to be viewed as a platform for conducting multilateral dialogue on the issue.
The first step towards developing the appropriate support measures for Central Asian countries is to decide on the main areas for ensuring “sustainable security.” Concepts ...
... Russian Federation to Azerbaijan; Elshad Iskandarov, Ambassador-at-Large of Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry; RIAC Director General Ivan Timofeev and AIR Center Chairman Farid Shafiyev. The speakers pointed out the positive trend in the development of Moscow–Baku relations, their resilience amid increasing conflict in international relations at the global level and in the regional dimension. Furthermore, both countries see considerable and progressive pace at which their scope of engagement deepens ...
Now as the world is passing through the stage of dismantling the former West-centered architecture of international security, the SCO may well emerge as a platform for consolidation of non-Western forces
In early July 2024, the SCO summit will be held in Astana, where the agenda calls for reviewing about 30 documents and signing a resolution on the accession of Belarus to the ...
... motivations behind the planned trip.
Andrey Kortunov:
More Advanced Collaboration Expected in 2024 China-Russia Ties
First,
courtesy
. In March of 2023, after he had been reelected as 7
th
Chairman of the People's Republic of China, XI Jinping chose Moscow as his first foreign destination. This decision was duly appreciated by everyone in Russia, including even those who do not follow international affairs. Vladimir Putin was reelected as 3
rd
President of the Russian Federation in March of this year ...
... For instance, the multilateral agreement on the Iranian nuclear portfolio (JCPOA) was stalled by the Trump Administration withdrawal already in 2018, and in 2019 Washington also withdrew from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) with Moscow. An unprecedented migration crisis hit Europe in 2015. The infamous British vote on Brexit took place in 2016. An increased volatility in global commodity and financial markets started even earlier—at least after the 2007–2008 financial crisis....
