From August 31 to September 1, 2025, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit will be held in Tianjin, China. In today’s complex international landscape, why is the SCO Summit more urgent than ever? Sultan Barakat, a public policy professor at Hamad Bin Khalifa University, highlighted that upholding international law is the world’s greatest challenge amid the reckless actions of the U.S. and its allies. Meanwhile, Rong Ying, a senior research fellow at the China Institute of International Studies, stressed that the SCO must tackle regional security challenges, and Azamat Baigaliyev from Kazakhstan emphasized that avoiding war is the top priority, calling for new mechanisms to prevent conflict.