Is a “Eurasian Century” on the horizon? President Vladimir Putin’s vision for a world order centered on the Eurasian supercontinent will take center stage at the upcoming SCO Summit. His pre-summit discourse laid out an ambitious blueprint for the region’s ascent.
Putin’s vision is built on a powerful Moscow-Beijing axis, which he described as being at an “unprecedented level.” This partnership provides the economic and political engine, driving initiatives from massive infrastructure projects to the creation of a new regional security framework.
A key theme is Eurasian self-reliance. The move to conduct nearly all Russia-China trade in national currencies is a declaration of financial independence from the West. Putin’s call to strengthen the SCO and BRICS is aimed at creating institutions that can manage global affairs from a Eurasian perspective.
The summit in Tianjin, attended by leaders from across the continent including India, Pakistan, and Turkey, is the ideal venue to promote this vision. Putin is making a powerful case that the future of global power lies in Eurasia, and the SCO is the organization destined to lead it.
