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SCO, Multipolarity, and the West’s Blind Spot
In this episode of International Flavor, Samuel Trapp dives deep into the 2025 Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Tianjin, tracing the SCO’s rise from the Shanghai Five of 1996 to today’s 10-member bloc. With Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin, and Narendra Modi at the table, new initiatives on banking, energy, and China’s BeiDou satellite system point to a multipolar future. Alongside listener stories and personal encounters, the show explores NATO’s expansion, Putin’s Q&A in China, Maria Zakharova’s UN critique, and why the West dismisses Eurasia at its own peril. Thanks for listening to…
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