Knowra Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Shanghai Cooperation Organisation The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation is a Eurasian intergovernmental organization for security cooperation, economic ties, and political coordination among its member states.
Shanghai Five : A 1996–2001 grouping of China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan that negotiated confidence-building and border agreements. The SCO grew from this group when Uzbekistan joined and the parties established a permanent organization.
Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure : The SCO’s permanent body, based in Tashkent, that coordinates member-state cooperation against terrorism, separatism, and extremism. It provides an institutional center for the organization’s principal security mandate.
RATS Executive Committee : The executive body of the SCO Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure, based in Tashkent. It carries out the permanent body’s coordination and information-sharing work.
Collective Security Treaty Organization : A Eurasian intergovernmental alliance led by Russia, with a collective-defense treaty among its member states. Unlike the SCO, it is a military alliance with a formal collective-defense commitment.
India : A South Asian country that became a full member of the SCO in 2017. Its accession expanded the organization and brought a major regional rival of China into its membership.
Treaty on Deepening Military Trust in Border Regions : A 1996 agreement among China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan to build military trust along their borders. It was an early achievement of the Shanghai Five, the SCO’s precursor.
SCO Secretariat : The SCO’s permanent administrative body in Beijing, responsible for supporting the organization’s routine work. It supports meetings and coordination across the SCO’s broad political agenda.
SCO Peace Mission : A series of joint military exercises organized by SCO members, focused on counterterrorism and related security scenarios. These exercises are a prominent demonstration of the SCO’s defense cooperation.
Eurasian Economic Union : A regional economic integration organization whose members participate in a common market and shared economic rules. Its deeper economic integration contrasts with the SCO’s broad, non-supranational cooperation.
Pakistan : A South Asian country that became a full member of the SCO in 2017. Its accession extended the organization’s reach into South Asia alongside India’s.
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