Analysis of the prospects for cooperation between the CICA and the SCO in ensuring Asian security

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This article examines the role and significance of the regional structures of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in the context of ensuring security and stability in the Asian region. The authors of this article used both classical theories of international relations, such as realism and liberalism, and theories such as the comprehensive theory of regional security, dependence theory, geopolitical theory and the concept of confidence-building measures. The article provides a comparative analysis of the approaches of the two structures separately on the basis of regulatory documents, highlighting the effectiveness of their activities, as well as problematic aspects and prospects in the context of challenges threatening Asian security. The article first provides a historical overview of the evolution of the development of the CICA and SCO organizations, then illustrates their approaches in the context of Asian security factors independently. Both CICA and the SCO play crucial roles in fostering cooperation and addressing security concerns in Asia, with participants actively contributing to the development and implementation of regional initiatives and policies. Comparing the approaches of these two structures in the context of ensuring Asian security, the authors identified common features and a number of differences within the certain criteria. To achieve the goal, the authors used comparative and historical methods, as well as the method of spatial analysis. The authors analyzed a number of works by both Kazakh and foreign researchers.