On June 29, the Moscow venue of the Valdai Discussion Club hosted a discussion entitled “The SCO Turns 25: Achievements, Challenges, and Looking Ahead”. Can the SCO establish a framework for financial, economic, and political cooperation that would function as an alternative to established structures? What needs to be done to achieve this? How do relations between SCO member states and the United States and its allies affect the Organisation's development? What will be on the agenda of the upcoming summit in Bishkek?