The SCO’s geopolitical expansion was foreseen right after its foundation, and in that way a task to transform it in the future into an influential Eurasian international organization, has been set. During first decade principal efforts have been focused primary on organizational and political dimensions and favorable conditions for SCO’s expansion matured only by its second decade, having been finally formed and shaped at 2014 Dushanbe Summit. Admission of new members, first of all Pakistan and India, enables to strengthen significantly CSO’s geopolitical weight but can cause new challenges and probably require revision of some of its basic terms.

Despite economy is one of the pillars of the SCO’s activity ,that aspect has also for the long time has fallen behind more dynamic cooperation in security sphere. Today, a tendency to overcome the disproportion is becoming more salient. SCO expansion amid activizaton of its economic aspects, will predetermine increase in that Organization’s international credibility but create new challenges as well.