📅 15 Yüni 2001
The founding declaration said the SCO was not directed against other states or regions and described openness to dialogue and cooperation. This self-description complicates later portrayals of the SCO...
📅 15 Yüni 2001
The six states linked cooperation to political multipolarity and globalization, presenting the organization as a way to increase their influence in international affairs. A decolonial reading...
📅 15 Yüni 2001
The founding moment placed the so-called “three evils” at the center of regional security cooperation. These terms were politically consequential: they could address real cross-border violence, yet...
📅 7 Yüni 2002
The six member states signed the SCO Charter, setting out the organization’s objectives, principles, bodies and working procedures. The Charter gave legal form to a regional institution built on...
📅 7 Yüni 2002
The SCO Charter recognizes sovereign equality, territorial integrity and non-interference. These principles respond to histories of foreign domination and intervention, while their use by...
📅 7 Yüni 2002
The member states signed an agreement establishing the RATS framework to coordinate information and counterterrorism work. The agreement institutionalized security cooperation; its broad remit makes...
📅 7 Yüni 2002
The summit paired the Charter with supporting agreements and declarations. This step changed the SCO from an annual leaders’ process into a more formal intergovernmental organization, though the...
📅 28 Mei 2003
The member states’ Moscow declaration argued that no country could address terrorism, narcotics and other cross-border challenges alone. The declaration strengthened cooperation while raising the...
📅 28 Mei 2003
The declaration supported cooperative international action rather than unilateral responses. Its language of multilateralism challenged claims that security policy should be set by a single dominant...
📅 29 Mei 2003
The summit continued to define the SCO as a regional coordination forum and emphasized political consultation among its members. The organization’s influence rested on consensus among governments...
