{"id":37429,"date":"2023-07-18T18:56:01","date_gmt":"2023-07-18T22:56:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/markets\/the-shanghai-cooperation-organization-and-its-evolving-global-ambition\/"},"modified":"2023-07-18T18:56:02","modified_gmt":"2023-07-18T22:56:02","slug":"the-shanghai-cooperation-organization-and-its-evolving-global-ambition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/?p=37429","title":{"rendered":"The Shanghai Cooperation Organization And Its Evolving Global Ambition"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Shanghai Cooperation Organization meeting, hosted via videoconference on July 4th by India, was Putin\u2019s first multilateral summit since an armed rebellion rattled Russia and comes as he is eager to show the West has failed to isolate Moscow over its 2022 invasion of Ukraine and signifies the disruption of the global order.<\/p>\n

A rising China is challenging the U.S.-led liberal international world order. Beijing has introduced new initiatives (the Global Security Initiative and the Global Development Initiative), helped negotiate a peace treaty amongst Middle Eastern rivals (the Iran-Saudi Arabia peace deal), is part of a major regional trade deal (RCEP), and has led the formation of new development banks (Asian Infrastructure and Investment Bank and the New Development Bank). Additionally, China has assumed a significant role in establishing multilateral organizations, namely BRICS and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).<\/p>\n

BRICS has recently gained further notoriety with a discussion of Putin potentially joining a summit in South Africa and President Lula calling for the organization to develop its own currency. Although BRICS comprises some of the largest developing economies, the SCO has immense importance as it pertains to power projection in Asia, particularly central Asia. Regardless of the recent leader\u2019s summit taking on a virtual medium, the discussion amongst attendees was of great importance.<\/p>\n

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According to the SCO\u2019s website, the organization\u2019s goals encompass strengthening member relations, promoting increased cooperation, joint efforts to secure peace and security, and establishing a \u201cnew, democratic, just and rational political and economic international order.\u201d This multilateral organization, founded in 2001, membership includes China, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Pakistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan; Afghanistan, Belarus, Iran, and Mongolia as observer States; and Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cambodia, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Turkey as \u201cDialogue Partners.\u201d Therefore, the SCO possesses extensive reach and influence, as these nations collectively represent a significant portion of Asia, contribute to 30 percent of the world’s GDP, and comprise 40 percent of the world’s population.<\/p>\n

Prior to the recent leader\u2019s summit, the organization held the foreign minister summit in May. The foreign ministers of member countries met in New Delhi to discuss the agenda for the leaders summit in July. The ministers made special mention of issues relating to security and stability. Hence, Afghanistan was of particular concern. The ministers expressed a desire to restore security in the country and work to rebuild its infrastructure. The ministers also prepared documents to be signed at the leader\u2019s summit, underscored by the New Delhi Declaration.<\/p>\n

China\u2019s Foreign Minister, Qin Gang, seized the opportunity to boast about China\u2019s achievements while outlining crucial areas of concern for Beijing and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)\u2014 including highlighting key security issues, such as staying vigilant against the East Turkestan Islamic Movement. He also utilized the opportunity to emphasize significant Chinese initiatives, including the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation.<\/p>\n

There has also been a push from multiple countries to join the SCO. During the foreign minister\u2019s summit, ascension procedures were completed to allow Iran to join the organization. Furthermore, the procedures for Belarus joining the SCO as a member state were accelerated.<\/p>\n

The 2023 leaders summit in India delved deeper into these discussions and pushed for the signing of critical agreements. These heads of state produced these outcomes despite the leader\u2019s summit being virtual, to the surprise of many, unlike the foreign ministers\u2019 and defense officials\u2019 SCO summits. It is speculated that this may be due to a desire to not incur the ire of its Western allies if President Putin of Russia were to enter the country\u2014a similar problem facing South Africa\u2019s hosting of the BRICS leaders summit. Although this decision eliminates the fallout from Putin visiting the country, it also decreases the impact the leader\u2019s summit was able to produce.<\/p>\n

During the 2022 Leader\u2019s Summit held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Ukraine was a topic of contention. Prime Minister Modi unexpectedly stated, \u201cI know that today\u2019s era is not an era of war, and I have spoken to you on the phone about this.\u201d Tangibly, the summit produced the Samarkand Declaration. This declaration advocated for \u201ccommitment to peaceful settlement of differences and disputes between countries through dialogue and consultation,\u201d and the rejection of unilateral military superiority. However, the Declaration made no reference to Ukraine, which is unfortunate because if the SCO is to be viewed as a credible institution by Western institutions it needs to be able to foster a more balanced narrative.<\/p>\n

The organization is also currently in a quagmire as China and Russia vie for influence concerning Central Asian leaders. A traditional Russian power enclave, increased Chinese investment, and Russia\u2019s preoccupation with Ukraine have seen these States move closer toward China. In May, China held the China-Central Asia Summit in Xi\u2019an. Additionally, China is already the first or second largest trading partner with all of these former Soviet States.<\/p>\n

China and Russia also disagree on the framing of the SCO. Russia desires to turn the SCO into a more anti-NATO type of organization and increase its military prerogative. The SCO has held multiple military exercises, including a \u201cjoint counter-terroism\u201d exercise in Russia in 2021. However, some in the bloc do not agree with this definition\u2014such as Uzbekistan and China. This idea is accentuated by the China Global Television Network pucoup blishing an article titled \u201cWhy is the SCO, not a \u2018Rogue NATO\u2019 or anti-Western?\u201d China\u2019s objectives for the organization are more focused on increasing investment into member countries and maintaining stability on its border. China has no vested interest in openly establishing an organization that is explicitly anti-Western.<\/p>\n

Due to these dynamics, plus the recent coup attempt in Russia and the seemingly never-ending military campaign in Ukraine, it has made this year\u2019s leader\u2019s summit particularly interesting. Most tangible, the summit produced the New Delhi Declaration. This declaration focused on issuing a joint statement on terrorism and increasing international cooperation across various domains. Notably, although all the SCO members approved joint statements on radicalization and digital transformation, India refused to sign a statement on joint economic collaboration. This most likely is due to China\u2019s reticence to form closer economic ties with China during this period of heightened tensions between the two States.<\/p>\n

This summit provided India with a chance to showcase itself as a regional and global leader, building upon the successful visit of President Modi to Washington. However, this was also an opportunity for its geopolitical neighbors to exert their influence. Xi Jinping was able to repeat his attacks on the U.S. for its \u201cpower politics,\u201d and President Putin of Russia was able to display strength in the face of the Wagner group\u2019s recent coup attempt. With Kazakhstan taking over for India as chair of the SCO, it will now be responsible for managing these different dynamics. Washington and other governments should not dismiss or ignore developments in the SCO as it has the potential to foster regional development initiatives and enhance economic integration in Central Asia.<\/p>\n

Special Thanks to Nathaniel Schochet for his exceptional thought leadership, research, and editorial contributions to this article. Exceptional acknowledgement to Jeffrey Xu for gathering great pictures and for editorial comments and feedback.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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