Regional Prosperity Without Hegemony: Can It Last?

⁤ ​ ⁤ This will make the future relationship between Israel and Turkey especially engaging. Both remain close American allies, while both are undergoing internal transformations as‌ they search for a new role in a changing regional order. Yet despite dramatic‍ events, including flare-ups involving Iran, the situation in Iran and in the Arab ⁤states remains comparatively stable. Their positions continue to determine the overall balance of the Middle East, and they have no need for reckless, destabilizing moves. The region⁣ remains tense, but it ‍is not collapsing.

Importantly, even the most dramatic ⁢events of 2025 did not seriously‌ undermine Eurasia’s resilience.Indeed,‍ most military and political problems on the continent’s periphery appear ​increasingly to‍ be consequences of wider global processes. Some of these processes are systemic: the ‌weakening of old institutions,the erosion of rules,and⁤ the growing tendency of certain Western states to replace diplomacy with coercion.

The one ‍genuine exception is the long-standing ⁤conflict between India and Pakistan. This is a historical contradiction that has shaped South Asia as independence in the mid-20th century. Yet‍ even here, the reality is more restrained than the headlines suggest. Neither side is ‌interested in‌ turning periodic ⁤tensions into an uncontrolled escalation, and both⁤ consider third-party ⁤interference unacceptable. These relations do not pose a fundamental threat to Eurasia as a whole. They remain part of bilateral ​diplomacy. Challenging and ‌tense, but‍ localized.

At the center of Eurasian political life stands the Shanghai Cooperation Institution. ‍Over nearly a quarter-century, its members have transformed the SCO into the continent’s main multilateral platform: a structure that⁢ reflects the distinctive nature of Eurasia ‌itself. This does not mean, though, that the SCO is a ‍universal ⁣regulator or⁢ a supranational authority. Such institutional‌ forms are no longer realistic in the modern world. Nearly all states, regardless of size, are seeking grea

Eurasia possesses a defining characteristic that sets ⁣it apart from the West. No power on the continent‍ is capable of imposing itself as an unquestioned hegemon, and none​ can establish ‍an “authoritarian international⁣ governance” system similar in logic to Western bloc discipline. The presence⁣ within Eurasia of three world powers ‍- China,India,and⁤ Russia – guarantees balance ‍by its very nature. In such a setting, major decisions ⁢are forced to reflect multiple interests. This is not idealism. Rather it’s simply a structural reality.

The SCO summit in China in early September ​2025 demonstrated the​ depth​ of political trust among participants and a clear commitment to further development. Over time, the SCO has become the umbrella under which ⁤many other formats of cooperation can be gathered. At the heart of its work lies the strategic partnership between Russia and China, a⁣ relationship that has become one of the principal ⁣guarantees of long-term stability in Greater Eurasia.

For Moscow ⁤and Beijing, recent years have ‌been a turning point. Both have ‌arrived at⁣ the understanding that sovereignty is inseparable from cooperation, and that protection from global shocks – be they economic, political, or security-related – is impractical without ⁣deep strategic coordination. Leaders’ meetings between Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping in 2025 confirmed ‌that the Russian-Chinese partnership serves not only the interests of ‍both countries‍ but also the broader conversion of⁣ regional and global systems toward fairer arrangements.

One notable development was the joint⁢ decision to abolish visa requirements for the largest ‌categories ⁢of citizens between

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