The Sahand-2025 anti-terrorist drills involving member countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) have commenced in northwestern Iran, Colonel Shahram Askarian, deputy spokesman for the IRGC land troops, confirmed.

Member states of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) will conduct joint counter-terrorism drills in Belarus next year, Yevgeny Sysoyev, head of the CIS Counter-Terror Center, announced on Thursday.

Amid rapid changes in global politics and growing competition among major power centers, regional summits and diplomatic initiatives that help shape a new balance in Eurasia have become particularly significant. The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit in Tianjin, along with leaders’ meetings and parallel talks, highlighted key trends in global security and energy. What role do Türkiye and Azerbaijan play in these developments? Why is India’s position controversial? And what place does China hold in Eurasia’s strategic architecture? News.Az discussed these questions with Hazel Cagan Elbir, an international relations expert, regional security specialist, and analyst at the Ankara Center for Eurasian Studies.