{
  "id": 525301,
  "title": "Can the SCO become a more influential force globally?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/can-the-sco-become-a-more-influential-force-globally",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-11T01:30:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/opinion/asia-opinion/article/3363317/can-sco-become-more-influential-force-globally"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Despite representing nearly half the world’s population, accounting for about a quarter of the world’s gross domestic product and covering more than 60 per cent of the Eurasian land mass, the role of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation in the international arena remains relatively limited. While the SCO has long been a priority in China’s neighbourhood diplomacy, the grouping also serves as a…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}