Scoping out a thriving Eurasia

The 24th summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), the world's largest regional organization, concluded in Astana, Kazakhstan, on July 4th. The 10-member state organization adopted the Astana Declaration. In the document, they underscored the SCO's role in bolstering global peace and security, and in shaping a new equitable international order. What are the key points of the declaration? What plans does the organization have for the next 10 years? And how will it affect us?