Rethinking the Regime Security and Democratic Development through the Shanghai Cooperation Organization

Authors : Fazlı Doğan, Birol Akgün

Pages : 400-415

Doi:10.17153/oguiibf.1551402

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Publication Date : 2025-08-01

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is a regional international organization that emerged in Eurasia in the post-Cold War period and has different priorities, unlike Western liberal organizations. In this respect, SCO is an unconventional international integration against non-traditional threats. SCO\\\'s institutional structure has been functionalized to serve security, understood as regime security against the threats of three evils: terrorism, extremism, and separatism. This study argues that one of the priorities of the SCO is to ensure regime security for its members. We can conclude that SCO can provide an essential basis for nation-building and democratic development among Central Asian Turkic Members (CATM).
Keywords : Rejim güvenliği, Üç Şeytan, CATM, Demokratikleşme, Karşılıklı Tanıma İlkesi

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