ABSTRACT
The Eurasian region is being built in different formats and directions at the macro, micro, and interregional levels. At the beginning of the new millennium, regionalization trends in the Eurasian region expectedly led to the creation of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). The Organization encounters conceptual issues concerning further development and the need to update its Eurasian policy. The world needs more targeted and specialized interaction, insofar as in the current geopolitical situation regional cooperation can suggest better solutions for international issues. In recent years, there has been observed the growth of the SCO’s role and influence as a non-standard form of interregional cooperation of countries with different histories, civilization patterns, cultures, political systems, levels of economic development, and influence in the world. The chapter also presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in this book.
