Strategic Council Online – Note: Hamas’s handing over the civilian management in Gaza is assessed as an attempt to reduce political pressures, facilitate reconstruction, and preserve the status of resistance in the future equations of Palestine.
SCFR Online – Opinion: At a time when the West Asia region, particularly in recent months, has been undergoing the most complex political and security developments of the past half-century, the sudden decision by the cabinet of the Zionist regime to recognize the Armenian genocide committed by Turkey, which has faced strong condemnation and opposition from Ankara and Baku, raises questions.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The recent aggressive war launched by the United States and the Zionist regime against the Islamic Republic of Iran not only failed to strengthen NATO, but also exposed the structural weaknesses, deep divisions, and identity crisis of this alliance more than ever before.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The competition between China and the United States is no longer solely about economics or military power, but is now centered on the control of algorithms, data, and the governance rules of artificial intelligence.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Washington trilateral agreement, by linking the end of occupation to political and security conditions, does not establish a sustainable peace; rather, it consolidates the occupation.
SCFRONLINE – Opinion: The war against Iran was not merely a military confrontation, but a turning point that challenged many of the security assumptions of West Asia and even the Western alliance system.
SCFRonline – Opinion: Unlike classical powers, Beijing pursues its preferred order not through territorial occupation, but through technology, capital, standard-setting, and digital governance.
SCFR online – Opinion: Competition among major powers has shifted from land to sea, and control of maritime chokepoints has become the most important component of global geopolitics.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The Trump administration continues to insist on its plan to clear Gaza of its indigenous population. Given the knowledge and experience of the resistance of the people of Gaza and Palestine, it is already clear that Trump’s plan will ultimately lead nowhere. Global reactions, especially in the region and among Arab and Islamic countries, have presented serious challenges to the advancement of Trump’s plan.
Strategic Council Online: In a detailed interview with the Egyptian newspaper Al-Youm, the President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations discussed the challenges and opportunities in the West Asia region.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The recent positions of the US government regarding the war in Ukraine have been accompanied by various reactions in the world and have surprised many.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Donald Trump’s second term in office in the United States has been accompanied by significant changes in the country’s foreign policies, especially towards Europe and Ukraine.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on regional issues said: The reality in the region, especially in Gaza and the West Bank, does not allow Trump and Netanyahu to stay in this region or move people from this region to another place.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Donald Trump’s comments suggest that controlling Greenland is not a dream but a serious and strategic possibility.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: China is trying to achieve a leading position in the global AI competition, especially in large language models (LLM), by unveiling the DeepSeek-V2 model. This move is taking place within the framework of Beijing’s overall policy to reduce dependence on Western technologies and counter US sanctions on chips and cloud computing.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Emmanuel Macron is the first European head of state to have invited Golani to visit France during a telephone conversation. Golani has previously visited Turkey and Saudi Arabia.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An international affairs expert said: The main competition between powers in the international arena in the future will be over artificial intelligence, and the winner will play a decisive role in international developments.
Strategic Council Online: Dr. Kharrazi, the President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, who traveled to the United Arab Emirates to participate in the annual meeting of the “World Governments Summit,” met with Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the UAE.
Strategic Council Online – Note: Hamas’s handing over the civilian management in Gaza is assessed as an attempt to reduce political pressures, facilitate reconstruction, and preserve the status of resistance in the future equations of Palestine.
SCFR Online – Opinion: At a time when the West Asia region, particularly in recent months, has been undergoing the most complex political and security developments of the past half-century, the sudden decision by the cabinet of the Zionist regime to recognize the Armenian genocide committed by Turkey, which has faced strong condemnation and opposition from Ankara and Baku, raises questions.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The recent aggressive war launched by the United States and the Zionist regime against the Islamic Republic of Iran not only failed to strengthen NATO, but also exposed the structural weaknesses, deep divisions, and identity crisis of this alliance more than ever before.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The competition between China and the United States is no longer solely about economics or military power, but is now centered on the control of algorithms, data, and the governance rules of artificial intelligence.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Washington trilateral agreement, by linking the end of occupation to political and security conditions, does not establish a sustainable peace; rather, it consolidates the occupation.
SCFRONLINE – Opinion: The war against Iran was not merely a military confrontation, but a turning point that challenged many of the security assumptions of West Asia and even the Western alliance system.
SCFRonline – Opinion: Unlike classical powers, Beijing pursues its preferred order not through territorial occupation, but through technology, capital, standard-setting, and digital governance.
SCFR online – Opinion: Competition among major powers has shifted from land to sea, and control of maritime chokepoints has become the most important component of global geopolitics.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The Trump administration continues to insist on its plan to clear Gaza of its indigenous population. Given the knowledge and experience of the resistance of the people of Gaza and Palestine, it is already clear that Trump’s plan will ultimately lead nowhere. Global reactions, especially in the region and among Arab and Islamic countries, have presented serious challenges to the advancement of Trump’s plan.
Strategic Council Online: In a detailed interview with the Egyptian newspaper Al-Youm, the President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations discussed the challenges and opportunities in the West Asia region.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The recent positions of the US government regarding the war in Ukraine have been accompanied by various reactions in the world and have surprised many.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Donald Trump’s second term in office in the United States has been accompanied by significant changes in the country’s foreign policies, especially towards Europe and Ukraine.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on regional issues said: The reality in the region, especially in Gaza and the West Bank, does not allow Trump and Netanyahu to stay in this region or move people from this region to another place.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Donald Trump’s comments suggest that controlling Greenland is not a dream but a serious and strategic possibility.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: China is trying to achieve a leading position in the global AI competition, especially in large language models (LLM), by unveiling the DeepSeek-V2 model. This move is taking place within the framework of Beijing’s overall policy to reduce dependence on Western technologies and counter US sanctions on chips and cloud computing.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Emmanuel Macron is the first European head of state to have invited Golani to visit France during a telephone conversation. Golani has previously visited Turkey and Saudi Arabia.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An international affairs expert said: The main competition between powers in the international arena in the future will be over artificial intelligence, and the winner will play a decisive role in international developments.
Strategic Council Online: Dr. Kharrazi, the President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, who traveled to the United Arab Emirates to participate in the annual meeting of the “World Governments Summit,” met with Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the UAE.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The Trump administration continues to insist on its plan to clear Gaza of its indigenous population. Given the knowledge and experience of the resistance of the people of Gaza and Palestine, it is already clear that Trump’s plan will ultimately lead nowhere. Global reactions, especially in the region and among Arab and Islamic countries, have presented serious challenges to the advancement of Trump’s plan.
Strategic Council Online: In a detailed interview with the Egyptian newspaper Al-Youm, the President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations discussed the challenges and opportunities in the West Asia region.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The recent positions of the US government regarding the war in Ukraine have been accompanied by various reactions in the world and have surprised many.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Donald Trump’s second term in office in the United States has been accompanied by significant changes in the country’s foreign policies, especially towards Europe and Ukraine.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on regional issues said: The reality in the region, especially in Gaza and the West Bank, does not allow Trump and Netanyahu to stay in this region or move people from this region to another place.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Donald Trump’s comments suggest that controlling Greenland is not a dream but a serious and strategic possibility.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: China is trying to achieve a leading position in the global AI competition, especially in large language models (LLM), by unveiling the DeepSeek-V2 model. This move is taking place within the framework of Beijing’s overall policy to reduce dependence on Western technologies and counter US sanctions on chips and cloud computing.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Emmanuel Macron is the first European head of state to have invited Golani to visit France during a telephone conversation. Golani has previously visited Turkey and Saudi Arabia.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An international affairs expert said: The main competition between powers in the international arena in the future will be over artificial intelligence, and the winner will play a decisive role in international developments.
Strategic Council Online: Dr. Kharrazi, the President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, who traveled to the United Arab Emirates to participate in the annual meeting of the “World Governments Summit,” met with Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the UAE.
Strategic Council Online – Note: Hamas’s handing over the civilian management in Gaza is assessed as an attempt to reduce political pressures, facilitate reconstruction, and preserve the status of resistance in the future equations of Palestine.
SCFR Online – Opinion: At a time when the West Asia region, particularly in recent months, has been undergoing the most complex political and security developments of the past half-century, the sudden decision by the cabinet of the Zionist regime to recognize the Armenian genocide committed by Turkey, which has faced strong condemnation and opposition from Ankara and Baku, raises questions.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The recent aggressive war launched by the United States and the Zionist regime against the Islamic Republic of Iran not only failed to strengthen NATO, but also exposed the structural weaknesses, deep divisions, and identity crisis of this alliance more than ever before.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The competition between China and the United States is no longer solely about economics or military power, but is now centered on the control of algorithms, data, and the governance rules of artificial intelligence.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Washington trilateral agreement, by linking the end of occupation to political and security conditions, does not establish a sustainable peace; rather, it consolidates the occupation.
SCFRONLINE – Opinion: The war against Iran was not merely a military confrontation, but a turning point that challenged many of the security assumptions of West Asia and even the Western alliance system.
SCFRonline – Opinion: Unlike classical powers, Beijing pursues its preferred order not through territorial occupation, but through technology, capital, standard-setting, and digital governance.
SCFR online – Opinion: Competition among major powers has shifted from land to sea, and control of maritime chokepoints has become the most important component of global geopolitics.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The Trump administration continues to insist on its plan to clear Gaza of its indigenous population. Given the knowledge and experience of the resistance of the people of Gaza and Palestine, it is already clear that Trump’s plan will ultimately lead nowhere. Global reactions, especially in the region and among Arab and Islamic countries, have presented serious challenges to the advancement of Trump’s plan.
Strategic Council Online: In a detailed interview with the Egyptian newspaper Al-Youm, the President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations discussed the challenges and opportunities in the West Asia region.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The recent positions of the US government regarding the war in Ukraine have been accompanied by various reactions in the world and have surprised many.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Donald Trump’s second term in office in the United States has been accompanied by significant changes in the country’s foreign policies, especially towards Europe and Ukraine.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on regional issues said: The reality in the region, especially in Gaza and the West Bank, does not allow Trump and Netanyahu to stay in this region or move people from this region to another place.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Donald Trump’s comments suggest that controlling Greenland is not a dream but a serious and strategic possibility.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: China is trying to achieve a leading position in the global AI competition, especially in large language models (LLM), by unveiling the DeepSeek-V2 model. This move is taking place within the framework of Beijing’s overall policy to reduce dependence on Western technologies and counter US sanctions on chips and cloud computing.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Emmanuel Macron is the first European head of state to have invited Golani to visit France during a telephone conversation. Golani has previously visited Turkey and Saudi Arabia.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An international affairs expert said: The main competition between powers in the international arena in the future will be over artificial intelligence, and the winner will play a decisive role in international developments.
Strategic Council Online: Dr. Kharrazi, the President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, who traveled to the United Arab Emirates to participate in the annual meeting of the “World Governments Summit,” met with Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the UAE.
Strategic Council Online – Note: Hamas’s handing over the civilian management in Gaza is assessed as an attempt to reduce political pressures, facilitate reconstruction, and preserve the status of resistance in the future equations of Palestine.
SCFR Online – Opinion: At a time when the West Asia region, particularly in recent months, has been undergoing the most complex political and security developments of the past half-century, the sudden decision by the cabinet of the Zionist regime to recognize the Armenian genocide committed by Turkey, which has faced strong condemnation and opposition from Ankara and Baku, raises questions.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The recent aggressive war launched by the United States and the Zionist regime against the Islamic Republic of Iran not only failed to strengthen NATO, but also exposed the structural weaknesses, deep divisions, and identity crisis of this alliance more than ever before.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The competition between China and the United States is no longer solely about economics or military power, but is now centered on the control of algorithms, data, and the governance rules of artificial intelligence.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Washington trilateral agreement, by linking the end of occupation to political and security conditions, does not establish a sustainable peace; rather, it consolidates the occupation.
SCFRONLINE – Opinion: The war against Iran was not merely a military confrontation, but a turning point that challenged many of the security assumptions of West Asia and even the Western alliance system.
SCFRonline – Opinion: Unlike classical powers, Beijing pursues its preferred order not through territorial occupation, but through technology, capital, standard-setting, and digital governance.
SCFR online – Opinion: Competition among major powers has shifted from land to sea, and control of maritime chokepoints has become the most important component of global geopolitics.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The Trump administration continues to insist on its plan to clear Gaza of its indigenous population. Given the knowledge and experience of the resistance of the people of Gaza and Palestine, it is already clear that Trump’s plan will ultimately lead nowhere. Global reactions, especially in the region and among Arab and Islamic countries, have presented serious challenges to the advancement of Trump’s plan.
Strategic Council Online: In a detailed interview with the Egyptian newspaper Al-Youm, the President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations discussed the challenges and opportunities in the West Asia region.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The recent positions of the US government regarding the war in Ukraine have been accompanied by various reactions in the world and have surprised many.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Donald Trump’s second term in office in the United States has been accompanied by significant changes in the country’s foreign policies, especially towards Europe and Ukraine.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on regional issues said: The reality in the region, especially in Gaza and the West Bank, does not allow Trump and Netanyahu to stay in this region or move people from this region to another place.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Donald Trump’s comments suggest that controlling Greenland is not a dream but a serious and strategic possibility.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: China is trying to achieve a leading position in the global AI competition, especially in large language models (LLM), by unveiling the DeepSeek-V2 model. This move is taking place within the framework of Beijing’s overall policy to reduce dependence on Western technologies and counter US sanctions on chips and cloud computing.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Emmanuel Macron is the first European head of state to have invited Golani to visit France during a telephone conversation. Golani has previously visited Turkey and Saudi Arabia.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An international affairs expert said: The main competition between powers in the international arena in the future will be over artificial intelligence, and the winner will play a decisive role in international developments.
Strategic Council Online: Dr. Kharrazi, the President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, who traveled to the United Arab Emirates to participate in the annual meeting of the “World Governments Summit,” met with Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the UAE.
Strategic Council Online – Note: Hamas’s handing over the civilian management in Gaza is assessed as an attempt to reduce political pressures, facilitate reconstruction, and preserve the status of resistance in the future equations of Palestine.
SCFR Online – Opinion: At a time when the West Asia region, particularly in recent months, has been undergoing the most complex political and security developments of the past half-century, the sudden decision by the cabinet of the Zionist regime to recognize the Armenian genocide committed by Turkey, which has faced strong condemnation and opposition from Ankara and Baku, raises questions.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The recent aggressive war launched by the United States and the Zionist regime against the Islamic Republic of Iran not only failed to strengthen NATO, but also exposed the structural weaknesses, deep divisions, and identity crisis of this alliance more than ever before.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The competition between China and the United States is no longer solely about economics or military power, but is now centered on the control of algorithms, data, and the governance rules of artificial intelligence.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Washington trilateral agreement, by linking the end of occupation to political and security conditions, does not establish a sustainable peace; rather, it consolidates the occupation.
SCFRONLINE – Opinion: The war against Iran was not merely a military confrontation, but a turning point that challenged many of the security assumptions of West Asia and even the Western alliance system.
SCFRonline – Opinion: Unlike classical powers, Beijing pursues its preferred order not through territorial occupation, but through technology, capital, standard-setting, and digital governance.
SCFR online – Opinion: Competition among major powers has shifted from land to sea, and control of maritime chokepoints has become the most important component of global geopolitics.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The Trump administration continues to insist on its plan to clear Gaza of its indigenous population. Given the knowledge and experience of the resistance of the people of Gaza and Palestine, it is already clear that Trump’s plan will ultimately lead nowhere. Global reactions, especially in the region and among Arab and Islamic countries, have presented serious challenges to the advancement of Trump’s plan.
Strategic Council Online: In a detailed interview with the Egyptian newspaper Al-Youm, the President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations discussed the challenges and opportunities in the West Asia region.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The recent positions of the US government regarding the war in Ukraine have been accompanied by various reactions in the world and have surprised many.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Donald Trump’s second term in office in the United States has been accompanied by significant changes in the country’s foreign policies, especially towards Europe and Ukraine.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on regional issues said: The reality in the region, especially in Gaza and the West Bank, does not allow Trump and Netanyahu to stay in this region or move people from this region to another place.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Donald Trump’s comments suggest that controlling Greenland is not a dream but a serious and strategic possibility.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: China is trying to achieve a leading position in the global AI competition, especially in large language models (LLM), by unveiling the DeepSeek-V2 model. This move is taking place within the framework of Beijing’s overall policy to reduce dependence on Western technologies and counter US sanctions on chips and cloud computing.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Emmanuel Macron is the first European head of state to have invited Golani to visit France during a telephone conversation. Golani has previously visited Turkey and Saudi Arabia.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An international affairs expert said: The main competition between powers in the international arena in the future will be over artificial intelligence, and the winner will play a decisive role in international developments.
Strategic Council Online: Dr. Kharrazi, the President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, who traveled to the United Arab Emirates to participate in the annual meeting of the “World Governments Summit,” met with Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the UAE.
Strategic Council Online – Note: Hamas’s handing over the civilian management in Gaza is assessed as an attempt to reduce political pressures, facilitate reconstruction, and preserve the status of resistance in the future equations of Palestine.
SCFR Online – Opinion: At a time when the West Asia region, particularly in recent months, has been undergoing the most complex political and security developments of the past half-century, the sudden decision by the cabinet of the Zionist regime to recognize the Armenian genocide committed by Turkey, which has faced strong condemnation and opposition from Ankara and Baku, raises questions.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The recent aggressive war launched by the United States and the Zionist regime against the Islamic Republic of Iran not only failed to strengthen NATO, but also exposed the structural weaknesses, deep divisions, and identity crisis of this alliance more than ever before.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The competition between China and the United States is no longer solely about economics or military power, but is now centered on the control of algorithms, data, and the governance rules of artificial intelligence.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Washington trilateral agreement, by linking the end of occupation to political and security conditions, does not establish a sustainable peace; rather, it consolidates the occupation.
SCFRONLINE – Opinion: The war against Iran was not merely a military confrontation, but a turning point that challenged many of the security assumptions of West Asia and even the Western alliance system.
SCFRonline – Opinion: Unlike classical powers, Beijing pursues its preferred order not through territorial occupation, but through technology, capital, standard-setting, and digital governance.
SCFR online – Opinion: Competition among major powers has shifted from land to sea, and control of maritime chokepoints has become the most important component of global geopolitics.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The Trump administration continues to insist on its plan to clear Gaza of its indigenous population. Given the knowledge and experience of the resistance of the people of Gaza and Palestine, it is already clear that Trump’s plan will ultimately lead nowhere. Global reactions, especially in the region and among Arab and Islamic countries, have presented serious challenges to the advancement of Trump’s plan.
Strategic Council Online: In a detailed interview with the Egyptian newspaper Al-Youm, the President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations discussed the challenges and opportunities in the West Asia region.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The recent positions of the US government regarding the war in Ukraine have been accompanied by various reactions in the world and have surprised many.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Donald Trump’s second term in office in the United States has been accompanied by significant changes in the country’s foreign policies, especially towards Europe and Ukraine.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on regional issues said: The reality in the region, especially in Gaza and the West Bank, does not allow Trump and Netanyahu to stay in this region or move people from this region to another place.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Donald Trump’s comments suggest that controlling Greenland is not a dream but a serious and strategic possibility.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: China is trying to achieve a leading position in the global AI competition, especially in large language models (LLM), by unveiling the DeepSeek-V2 model. This move is taking place within the framework of Beijing’s overall policy to reduce dependence on Western technologies and counter US sanctions on chips and cloud computing.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Emmanuel Macron is the first European head of state to have invited Golani to visit France during a telephone conversation. Golani has previously visited Turkey and Saudi Arabia.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An international affairs expert said: The main competition between powers in the international arena in the future will be over artificial intelligence, and the winner will play a decisive role in international developments.
Strategic Council Online: Dr. Kharrazi, the President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, who traveled to the United Arab Emirates to participate in the annual meeting of the “World Governments Summit,” met with Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the UAE.
Strategic Council Online – Note: Hamas’s handing over the civilian management in Gaza is assessed as an attempt to reduce political pressures, facilitate reconstruction, and preserve the status of resistance in the future equations of Palestine.
SCFR Online – Opinion: At a time when the West Asia region, particularly in recent months, has been undergoing the most complex political and security developments of the past half-century, the sudden decision by the cabinet of the Zionist regime to recognize the Armenian genocide committed by Turkey, which has faced strong condemnation and opposition from Ankara and Baku, raises questions.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The recent aggressive war launched by the United States and the Zionist regime against the Islamic Republic of Iran not only failed to strengthen NATO, but also exposed the structural weaknesses, deep divisions, and identity crisis of this alliance more than ever before.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The competition between China and the United States is no longer solely about economics or military power, but is now centered on the control of algorithms, data, and the governance rules of artificial intelligence.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Washington trilateral agreement, by linking the end of occupation to political and security conditions, does not establish a sustainable peace; rather, it consolidates the occupation.
SCFRONLINE – Opinion: The war against Iran was not merely a military confrontation, but a turning point that challenged many of the security assumptions of West Asia and even the Western alliance system.
SCFRonline – Opinion: Unlike classical powers, Beijing pursues its preferred order not through territorial occupation, but through technology, capital, standard-setting, and digital governance.
SCFR online – Opinion: Competition among major powers has shifted from land to sea, and control of maritime chokepoints has become the most important component of global geopolitics.