Solidarity 2016 border operation concludes

The heads linked regional cooperation with a more balanced international system and a larger role for states outside established Western institutions. This claim marks an aspiration for agenda-setting...

The Tashkent text renewed security cooperation under the SCO’s established threat categories. A decolonial reading notes how this framework centers territorial integrity and state authority.

The declaration addressed Afghanistan and called for coordinated regional and international efforts. Afghanistan remained an observer and partner, not a member of the organisation.

SCO members conducted the Peace Mission exercise in Kyrgyzstan from 5 to 12 September. Official accounts presented it as counterterrorism cooperation; the exercise also deepened military...

The joint military exercise took place in Dushanbe and was listed among the SCO’s security activities for the year. It extended the organisation’s practical security cooperation beyond declarations...

The fifteenth Council of Heads of Government reviewed economic and humanitarian cooperation. The meeting also prepared projects and institutional decisions for the enlarged organisation.

The heads of government called for further development of transport links and preparation of a regional road programme. Connectivity could widen options for landlocked states, while the distribution...

The heads of government continued consultations on financial mechanisms to support joint projects. The discussion records an aspiration; the SCO did not yet establish an operational development bank.

The Bishkek meeting advanced a list of proposed project activities for the next planning period. The list illustrates the SCO’s preference for member-state coordination and negotiated projects over...

The heads of government discussed implementation of cooperation plans in science and technology. The agenda linked research exchange and innovation to development across a geographically diverse...