How the SCO Chips Away at US Power Without an Alliance System The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) has been quietly gathering momentum for years, its influence spreading like a slow moving tide across the Eurasian landscape.
As the world's attention remains fixed on the ongoing crisis in Ukraine and the escalating tensions between Iran and the US, the SCO continues to chip away at American power with little fanfare.
Its significance lies not just in its size – with 10 full members representing over 3. 4 billion people and a quarter of global GDP – but also in its very existence.