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China and Russia Are Quietly Building a NATO Rival
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization also had a summit this month, and the authoritarian leaders showed their geopolitical designs.
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This month, there was an important gathering of major geopolitical actors in the capital of a founding member of their alliance, which is also a powerful energy-producing nation. No, I’m not talking about the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s 75th anniversary summit in Washington.
The other major security alliance that held significant meetings is the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, which met in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, an energy giant and founding member of the SCO.