本書從國際組織視角，通過對上合組織與其他國際組織的多維比較分析，提煉出上合組織特質，廓清上合組織的方向與目標，并吸取其他國際組織的有益經驗，確保上合組織命運共同體建設行穩(wěn)致遠。全書由19名作者撰寫，共分九章，第一章，國際組織視域中的上海合作組織（朱杰進、韋進深）；第二章，國際法視域中的上海合作組織（殷敏、馮碩）；第三章，地區(qū)主義視域中的上海合作組織（顧煒、陳亞洲）；第四章，上海合作組織與歐亞地區(qū)合作組織之比較（李自國、蘇暢、李天毅）；第五章，上海合作組織與發(fā)展中國家地區(qū)合作組織之比較（李亮、羅金、劉藝潼）；第六章，上海合作組織與發(fā)達國家地區(qū)合作組織之比較（康杰、孫超）；第七章，上海合作組織與諸國際組織的合作和互動（韓璐、高晗迅）；第八章，比較視域中上合組織的成效與經驗（肖斌、）；第九章，大變局下上海合作組織的發(fā)展方向與前景（鄧浩、曾向紅）"Shanghai Cooperation Organisation in the Past 20 Years: Development Course and Direction" BRIEF INTRODUCTION “Shanghai Cooperation Organisation in the Past 20 Years: Development Course and Direction”, a Blue Book of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisationcompiledby the National Research Center for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation in China (China Center for SCO Studies), is the first foreign language edition of the Blue Book to be published. Taking the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the SCOas a node,the book comprehensively and systematically summarizes the development history, achievements and existing problems of the SCO in the fields of politics, security, economy, humanities, and international cooperation in the past 20 years, and providesan outlookon the future development of SCO. At the same time, the book highlights China’s role and contributions in the two decades of SCO development and its basic strategy towards the SCO. The authors of this book are all senior scholars of SCO studiesin China, withfair arguments, profound analysis and systematic discussions. The book is also an authoritative work on the development of the SCO over the past two decades, which will help relevant departments, academic institutions and readers to better understandthe organisation.