Pepe Escobar: Why the SCO Summit in Kazakhstan Was a Game-Changer | Sputnik

"[T]he meticulous process conducted by Russia to deliver a fatal blow to Pax Americana is essentially shared by all SCO members. The summit in Astana showed how the SCO has really stepped up the game after incorporating India, Pakistan and Iran – and now Belarus – as new members, plus establishing key players such as Turkiye, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar and Azerbaijan as dialogue partners, and strategic Afghanistan and Mongolia as observers."