This article examines the interdependence of state and regional security in the modern globalized world, characterized by a combination of classical realist and liberal views on international relations and the conduct of international politics. The work analyzes the role of regional cooperation for ensuring the security of the state and both the regional and global systems using the example of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and its member states: Russia, China, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan.
