Shanghai Cooperation Organization: building regionalism through consensus (part 1)

The article is devoted to the theoretical analysis of regionalism as a general regional cooperation process in international relations and to examining the specifics of regional construction based on the example of the SCO. Looking back over the 20-year history of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, one can find that in terms of basic conditions, objective environment, interests and strategic orientation, its regionalism has both similarities with other similar regional organizations (such as OAS, OAU, League of Arab States, ASEAN, EU) and its unique distinctive characteristics. The article considers the regionalist attributes and regional consensus of the SCO, discusses the basis of the organization's structure and the reasons for its success, and analyzes the relationship between the collective “consensus” and the “interests” of the SCO member states. The problems involved in regional construction and cooperation in various fields are examined, the structure of the SCO is analyzed, and the features of the SCO's regionalism building and strategies for future development are summarized. The authors justify that this paradigm provides a new template for building regionalism, and in the context of the increasing challenges of globalization, the SCO needs to continuously deepen regional administration and building regional order. The common and continuous progress of regional subjects (member states), regional mechanisms (SCO) and regional building (cooperation in various fields) will help strengthen the influence of the SCO and serve as a starting point for new global management. The authors conclude that building a “community with a common future for humanity” has become the collective agreement of the SCO, which also means that the target of regionalism has been modernized in terms of concept and focus, The authors conclude that building a “community with a shared future for humanity” has become the collective agreement of the SCO, which also means that the goal of regionalism has been modernized in terms of concept and focus, which helps to strengthen the political, military, economic, cultural and other aspects of close ties, and in response to changes in international and regional situations, power structures and regional order are formed to guarantee this interconnection of people's lives. No doubt, creating a “community with a shared future” is an enormous project, and its realization requires more complex, long-term, and strenuous efforts.