Pepe Escobar: The SCO Just Hammered Home a New Reality: What the Summit Really Decided
Dive into the geopolitical shifts following the recent SCO Summit in Kyrgyzstan. This discussion explores the Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s evolution into a powerful geoeconomic bloc, highlighting plans for a new development bank and energy consortium to bypass the US dollar. Key topics include the unanimous condemnation of US sanctions and aggression against Iran, the collapse of diplomatic mediation channels, and the rising threat of prolonged regional escalation. We also analyze the emergence of the "Mecca Defense Alliance" as a new, independent security umbrella for West and South…
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