SCFR Online – Opinion: Developments in the South Caucasus and Central Asia indicate that transit competition has become an arena for a new staging of influence among Iran, Turkey, Russia, and China.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The upcoming Palestinian elections, after nearly two decades of hiatus, could affect the arrangement of political forces, the legitimacy of institutions, and the future path of Palestinian governance.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The direct war of the United States and the Israeli regime against Iran, disruption of nuclear inspections, and intensification of great power competition have taken the non-proliferation crisis beyond the issue of Iran’s nuclear program.
SCFR Online – Opinion: In the Iran–U.S. equation, China pursues a cautious balance between its energy and transit interests with Tehran and considerations related to sanctions and competition with Washington.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The simultaneity of pressure on the Strait of Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb has turned the geography of energy and shipping into a new arena for the emergence of new risks, costs, and leverage.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Makkah Pact, signed on August 7, 2026, between Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan, is more than an answer to geopolitical vacuums; in practice, it faces a “deterrence dilemma” and “differing threat perception.” While this pact symbolizes a transition toward regional self-reliance, its first field tests and the complexities of relations with regional actors will determine its real meaning.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The reason for Washington’s reluctance to enter directly into war with Ansarullah is military and economic limitations, electoral considerations, and concern about the expansion of the crisis at two energy chokepoints.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Ansarullah’s recent lightning-fast operation and surprise advances on Yemen’s western coast have rapidly transformed the equations of the war in that country and developments in West Asia, and have challenged the calculations of Saudi Arabia, the United States, the West, and the Israeli regime.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Under the status quo, where there is a possibility of change in the West’s approaches due to Trump’s arrival in the White House, Russia is unlikely to launch a nuclear response to the Ukrainian missile attacks.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An expert on international affairs said that Ukraine’s nuclearization will not be a sustainable solution to the country’s security dilemma in the long term.
Strategic Council Online – Guest Opinion: Although some observers view the QUAD Security Dialogue as a fledgling military alliance focused solely on China’s growing regional influence and the rules-based order in the Indo-Pacific region, its four members, the United States, India, Australia, and Japan, have stated their goal to deepen economic, diplomatic, and military ties among the four countries.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Since the beginning of Operation Al-Aqsa, various areas of the West Bank have witnessed the expansion of anti-Zionist operations and the escalation of Zionist aggression in a gradual process.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on East Asian issues said: The recent tensions between China and Taiwan are not new. The differences between China and Taiwan are rooted in the history of this land and the Indo-Pacific equations that America and the West are trying to fuel. Nevertheless, China is trying to resolve the dispute peacefully.
Strategic Council Online—Opinion: In recent days, some high-ranking German officials have made unprecedented comments about the urgency and scope of Russia’s threats against their country.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An international issues expert said the expansion of China’s nuclear arsenal should be analyzed in the framework of the strategy of “nuclear superiority,” in which a tripolar nuclear world will be formed. In this world, the idea of a nuclear war is more likely compared to the nuclear bipolar world.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Although Sinwar’s martyrdom will confront the parties to the war in Gaza with newer issues, it will not stop the movement of Hamas.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Operation True Promise-2, whose targets included the safest places of the Zionist regime, caused a lot of damage, while the number of ballistic missiles fired, which is the largest number in one day in history, is unprecedented in the lifetime of the Zionist regime.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on international issues said that Russia’s threat to use nuclear weapons in the Ukraine war comes with a “deterrence” approach because the Russians currently have no ground for using nuclear weapons.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Developments in the South Caucasus and Central Asia indicate that transit competition has become an arena for a new staging of influence among Iran, Turkey, Russia, and China.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The upcoming Palestinian elections, after nearly two decades of hiatus, could affect the arrangement of political forces, the legitimacy of institutions, and the future path of Palestinian governance.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The direct war of the United States and the Israeli regime against Iran, disruption of nuclear inspections, and intensification of great power competition have taken the non-proliferation crisis beyond the issue of Iran’s nuclear program.
SCFR Online – Opinion: In the Iran–U.S. equation, China pursues a cautious balance between its energy and transit interests with Tehran and considerations related to sanctions and competition with Washington.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The simultaneity of pressure on the Strait of Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb has turned the geography of energy and shipping into a new arena for the emergence of new risks, costs, and leverage.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Makkah Pact, signed on August 7, 2026, between Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan, is more than an answer to geopolitical vacuums; in practice, it faces a “deterrence dilemma” and “differing threat perception.” While this pact symbolizes a transition toward regional self-reliance, its first field tests and the complexities of relations with regional actors will determine its real meaning.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The reason for Washington’s reluctance to enter directly into war with Ansarullah is military and economic limitations, electoral considerations, and concern about the expansion of the crisis at two energy chokepoints.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Ansarullah’s recent lightning-fast operation and surprise advances on Yemen’s western coast have rapidly transformed the equations of the war in that country and developments in West Asia, and have challenged the calculations of Saudi Arabia, the United States, the West, and the Israeli regime.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Under the status quo, where there is a possibility of change in the West’s approaches due to Trump’s arrival in the White House, Russia is unlikely to launch a nuclear response to the Ukrainian missile attacks.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An expert on international affairs said that Ukraine’s nuclearization will not be a sustainable solution to the country’s security dilemma in the long term.
Strategic Council Online – Guest Opinion: Although some observers view the QUAD Security Dialogue as a fledgling military alliance focused solely on China’s growing regional influence and the rules-based order in the Indo-Pacific region, its four members, the United States, India, Australia, and Japan, have stated their goal to deepen economic, diplomatic, and military ties among the four countries.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Since the beginning of Operation Al-Aqsa, various areas of the West Bank have witnessed the expansion of anti-Zionist operations and the escalation of Zionist aggression in a gradual process.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on East Asian issues said: The recent tensions between China and Taiwan are not new. The differences between China and Taiwan are rooted in the history of this land and the Indo-Pacific equations that America and the West are trying to fuel. Nevertheless, China is trying to resolve the dispute peacefully.
Strategic Council Online—Opinion: In recent days, some high-ranking German officials have made unprecedented comments about the urgency and scope of Russia’s threats against their country.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An international issues expert said the expansion of China’s nuclear arsenal should be analyzed in the framework of the strategy of “nuclear superiority,” in which a tripolar nuclear world will be formed. In this world, the idea of a nuclear war is more likely compared to the nuclear bipolar world.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Although Sinwar’s martyrdom will confront the parties to the war in Gaza with newer issues, it will not stop the movement of Hamas.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Operation True Promise-2, whose targets included the safest places of the Zionist regime, caused a lot of damage, while the number of ballistic missiles fired, which is the largest number in one day in history, is unprecedented in the lifetime of the Zionist regime.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on international issues said that Russia’s threat to use nuclear weapons in the Ukraine war comes with a “deterrence” approach because the Russians currently have no ground for using nuclear weapons.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Under the status quo, where there is a possibility of change in the West’s approaches due to Trump’s arrival in the White House, Russia is unlikely to launch a nuclear response to the Ukrainian missile attacks.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An expert on international affairs said that Ukraine’s nuclearization will not be a sustainable solution to the country’s security dilemma in the long term.
Strategic Council Online – Guest Opinion: Although some observers view the QUAD Security Dialogue as a fledgling military alliance focused solely on China’s growing regional influence and the rules-based order in the Indo-Pacific region, its four members, the United States, India, Australia, and Japan, have stated their goal to deepen economic, diplomatic, and military ties among the four countries.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Since the beginning of Operation Al-Aqsa, various areas of the West Bank have witnessed the expansion of anti-Zionist operations and the escalation of Zionist aggression in a gradual process.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on East Asian issues said: The recent tensions between China and Taiwan are not new. The differences between China and Taiwan are rooted in the history of this land and the Indo-Pacific equations that America and the West are trying to fuel. Nevertheless, China is trying to resolve the dispute peacefully.
Strategic Council Online—Opinion: In recent days, some high-ranking German officials have made unprecedented comments about the urgency and scope of Russia’s threats against their country.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An international issues expert said the expansion of China’s nuclear arsenal should be analyzed in the framework of the strategy of “nuclear superiority,” in which a tripolar nuclear world will be formed. In this world, the idea of a nuclear war is more likely compared to the nuclear bipolar world.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Although Sinwar’s martyrdom will confront the parties to the war in Gaza with newer issues, it will not stop the movement of Hamas.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Operation True Promise-2, whose targets included the safest places of the Zionist regime, caused a lot of damage, while the number of ballistic missiles fired, which is the largest number in one day in history, is unprecedented in the lifetime of the Zionist regime.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on international issues said that Russia’s threat to use nuclear weapons in the Ukraine war comes with a “deterrence” approach because the Russians currently have no ground for using nuclear weapons.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Developments in the South Caucasus and Central Asia indicate that transit competition has become an arena for a new staging of influence among Iran, Turkey, Russia, and China.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The upcoming Palestinian elections, after nearly two decades of hiatus, could affect the arrangement of political forces, the legitimacy of institutions, and the future path of Palestinian governance.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The direct war of the United States and the Israeli regime against Iran, disruption of nuclear inspections, and intensification of great power competition have taken the non-proliferation crisis beyond the issue of Iran’s nuclear program.
SCFR Online – Opinion: In the Iran–U.S. equation, China pursues a cautious balance between its energy and transit interests with Tehran and considerations related to sanctions and competition with Washington.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The simultaneity of pressure on the Strait of Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb has turned the geography of energy and shipping into a new arena for the emergence of new risks, costs, and leverage.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Makkah Pact, signed on August 7, 2026, between Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan, is more than an answer to geopolitical vacuums; in practice, it faces a “deterrence dilemma” and “differing threat perception.” While this pact symbolizes a transition toward regional self-reliance, its first field tests and the complexities of relations with regional actors will determine its real meaning.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The reason for Washington’s reluctance to enter directly into war with Ansarullah is military and economic limitations, electoral considerations, and concern about the expansion of the crisis at two energy chokepoints.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Ansarullah’s recent lightning-fast operation and surprise advances on Yemen’s western coast have rapidly transformed the equations of the war in that country and developments in West Asia, and have challenged the calculations of Saudi Arabia, the United States, the West, and the Israeli regime.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Under the status quo, where there is a possibility of change in the West’s approaches due to Trump’s arrival in the White House, Russia is unlikely to launch a nuclear response to the Ukrainian missile attacks.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An expert on international affairs said that Ukraine’s nuclearization will not be a sustainable solution to the country’s security dilemma in the long term.
Strategic Council Online – Guest Opinion: Although some observers view the QUAD Security Dialogue as a fledgling military alliance focused solely on China’s growing regional influence and the rules-based order in the Indo-Pacific region, its four members, the United States, India, Australia, and Japan, have stated their goal to deepen economic, diplomatic, and military ties among the four countries.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Since the beginning of Operation Al-Aqsa, various areas of the West Bank have witnessed the expansion of anti-Zionist operations and the escalation of Zionist aggression in a gradual process.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on East Asian issues said: The recent tensions between China and Taiwan are not new. The differences between China and Taiwan are rooted in the history of this land and the Indo-Pacific equations that America and the West are trying to fuel. Nevertheless, China is trying to resolve the dispute peacefully.
Strategic Council Online—Opinion: In recent days, some high-ranking German officials have made unprecedented comments about the urgency and scope of Russia’s threats against their country.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An international issues expert said the expansion of China’s nuclear arsenal should be analyzed in the framework of the strategy of “nuclear superiority,” in which a tripolar nuclear world will be formed. In this world, the idea of a nuclear war is more likely compared to the nuclear bipolar world.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Although Sinwar’s martyrdom will confront the parties to the war in Gaza with newer issues, it will not stop the movement of Hamas.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Operation True Promise-2, whose targets included the safest places of the Zionist regime, caused a lot of damage, while the number of ballistic missiles fired, which is the largest number in one day in history, is unprecedented in the lifetime of the Zionist regime.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on international issues said that Russia’s threat to use nuclear weapons in the Ukraine war comes with a “deterrence” approach because the Russians currently have no ground for using nuclear weapons.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Developments in the South Caucasus and Central Asia indicate that transit competition has become an arena for a new staging of influence among Iran, Turkey, Russia, and China.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The upcoming Palestinian elections, after nearly two decades of hiatus, could affect the arrangement of political forces, the legitimacy of institutions, and the future path of Palestinian governance.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The direct war of the United States and the Israeli regime against Iran, disruption of nuclear inspections, and intensification of great power competition have taken the non-proliferation crisis beyond the issue of Iran’s nuclear program.
SCFR Online – Opinion: In the Iran–U.S. equation, China pursues a cautious balance between its energy and transit interests with Tehran and considerations related to sanctions and competition with Washington.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The simultaneity of pressure on the Strait of Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb has turned the geography of energy and shipping into a new arena for the emergence of new risks, costs, and leverage.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Makkah Pact, signed on August 7, 2026, between Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan, is more than an answer to geopolitical vacuums; in practice, it faces a “deterrence dilemma” and “differing threat perception.” While this pact symbolizes a transition toward regional self-reliance, its first field tests and the complexities of relations with regional actors will determine its real meaning.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The reason for Washington’s reluctance to enter directly into war with Ansarullah is military and economic limitations, electoral considerations, and concern about the expansion of the crisis at two energy chokepoints.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Ansarullah’s recent lightning-fast operation and surprise advances on Yemen’s western coast have rapidly transformed the equations of the war in that country and developments in West Asia, and have challenged the calculations of Saudi Arabia, the United States, the West, and the Israeli regime.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Under the status quo, where there is a possibility of change in the West’s approaches due to Trump’s arrival in the White House, Russia is unlikely to launch a nuclear response to the Ukrainian missile attacks.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An expert on international affairs said that Ukraine’s nuclearization will not be a sustainable solution to the country’s security dilemma in the long term.
Strategic Council Online – Guest Opinion: Although some observers view the QUAD Security Dialogue as a fledgling military alliance focused solely on China’s growing regional influence and the rules-based order in the Indo-Pacific region, its four members, the United States, India, Australia, and Japan, have stated their goal to deepen economic, diplomatic, and military ties among the four countries.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Since the beginning of Operation Al-Aqsa, various areas of the West Bank have witnessed the expansion of anti-Zionist operations and the escalation of Zionist aggression in a gradual process.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on East Asian issues said: The recent tensions between China and Taiwan are not new. The differences between China and Taiwan are rooted in the history of this land and the Indo-Pacific equations that America and the West are trying to fuel. Nevertheless, China is trying to resolve the dispute peacefully.
Strategic Council Online—Opinion: In recent days, some high-ranking German officials have made unprecedented comments about the urgency and scope of Russia’s threats against their country.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An international issues expert said the expansion of China’s nuclear arsenal should be analyzed in the framework of the strategy of “nuclear superiority,” in which a tripolar nuclear world will be formed. In this world, the idea of a nuclear war is more likely compared to the nuclear bipolar world.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Although Sinwar’s martyrdom will confront the parties to the war in Gaza with newer issues, it will not stop the movement of Hamas.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Operation True Promise-2, whose targets included the safest places of the Zionist regime, caused a lot of damage, while the number of ballistic missiles fired, which is the largest number in one day in history, is unprecedented in the lifetime of the Zionist regime.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on international issues said that Russia’s threat to use nuclear weapons in the Ukraine war comes with a “deterrence” approach because the Russians currently have no ground for using nuclear weapons.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Developments in the South Caucasus and Central Asia indicate that transit competition has become an arena for a new staging of influence among Iran, Turkey, Russia, and China.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The upcoming Palestinian elections, after nearly two decades of hiatus, could affect the arrangement of political forces, the legitimacy of institutions, and the future path of Palestinian governance.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The direct war of the United States and the Israeli regime against Iran, disruption of nuclear inspections, and intensification of great power competition have taken the non-proliferation crisis beyond the issue of Iran’s nuclear program.
SCFR Online – Opinion: In the Iran–U.S. equation, China pursues a cautious balance between its energy and transit interests with Tehran and considerations related to sanctions and competition with Washington.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The simultaneity of pressure on the Strait of Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb has turned the geography of energy and shipping into a new arena for the emergence of new risks, costs, and leverage.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Makkah Pact, signed on August 7, 2026, between Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan, is more than an answer to geopolitical vacuums; in practice, it faces a “deterrence dilemma” and “differing threat perception.” While this pact symbolizes a transition toward regional self-reliance, its first field tests and the complexities of relations with regional actors will determine its real meaning.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The reason for Washington’s reluctance to enter directly into war with Ansarullah is military and economic limitations, electoral considerations, and concern about the expansion of the crisis at two energy chokepoints.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Ansarullah’s recent lightning-fast operation and surprise advances on Yemen’s western coast have rapidly transformed the equations of the war in that country and developments in West Asia, and have challenged the calculations of Saudi Arabia, the United States, the West, and the Israeli regime.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Under the status quo, where there is a possibility of change in the West’s approaches due to Trump’s arrival in the White House, Russia is unlikely to launch a nuclear response to the Ukrainian missile attacks.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An expert on international affairs said that Ukraine’s nuclearization will not be a sustainable solution to the country’s security dilemma in the long term.
Strategic Council Online – Guest Opinion: Although some observers view the QUAD Security Dialogue as a fledgling military alliance focused solely on China’s growing regional influence and the rules-based order in the Indo-Pacific region, its four members, the United States, India, Australia, and Japan, have stated their goal to deepen economic, diplomatic, and military ties among the four countries.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Since the beginning of Operation Al-Aqsa, various areas of the West Bank have witnessed the expansion of anti-Zionist operations and the escalation of Zionist aggression in a gradual process.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on East Asian issues said: The recent tensions between China and Taiwan are not new. The differences between China and Taiwan are rooted in the history of this land and the Indo-Pacific equations that America and the West are trying to fuel. Nevertheless, China is trying to resolve the dispute peacefully.
Strategic Council Online—Opinion: In recent days, some high-ranking German officials have made unprecedented comments about the urgency and scope of Russia’s threats against their country.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An international issues expert said the expansion of China’s nuclear arsenal should be analyzed in the framework of the strategy of “nuclear superiority,” in which a tripolar nuclear world will be formed. In this world, the idea of a nuclear war is more likely compared to the nuclear bipolar world.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Although Sinwar’s martyrdom will confront the parties to the war in Gaza with newer issues, it will not stop the movement of Hamas.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Operation True Promise-2, whose targets included the safest places of the Zionist regime, caused a lot of damage, while the number of ballistic missiles fired, which is the largest number in one day in history, is unprecedented in the lifetime of the Zionist regime.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on international issues said that Russia’s threat to use nuclear weapons in the Ukraine war comes with a “deterrence” approach because the Russians currently have no ground for using nuclear weapons.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Developments in the South Caucasus and Central Asia indicate that transit competition has become an arena for a new staging of influence among Iran, Turkey, Russia, and China.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The upcoming Palestinian elections, after nearly two decades of hiatus, could affect the arrangement of political forces, the legitimacy of institutions, and the future path of Palestinian governance.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The direct war of the United States and the Israeli regime against Iran, disruption of nuclear inspections, and intensification of great power competition have taken the non-proliferation crisis beyond the issue of Iran’s nuclear program.
SCFR Online – Opinion: In the Iran–U.S. equation, China pursues a cautious balance between its energy and transit interests with Tehran and considerations related to sanctions and competition with Washington.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The simultaneity of pressure on the Strait of Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb has turned the geography of energy and shipping into a new arena for the emergence of new risks, costs, and leverage.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Makkah Pact, signed on August 7, 2026, between Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan, is more than an answer to geopolitical vacuums; in practice, it faces a “deterrence dilemma” and “differing threat perception.” While this pact symbolizes a transition toward regional self-reliance, its first field tests and the complexities of relations with regional actors will determine its real meaning.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The reason for Washington’s reluctance to enter directly into war with Ansarullah is military and economic limitations, electoral considerations, and concern about the expansion of the crisis at two energy chokepoints.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Ansarullah’s recent lightning-fast operation and surprise advances on Yemen’s western coast have rapidly transformed the equations of the war in that country and developments in West Asia, and have challenged the calculations of Saudi Arabia, the United States, the West, and the Israeli regime.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Under the status quo, where there is a possibility of change in the West’s approaches due to Trump’s arrival in the White House, Russia is unlikely to launch a nuclear response to the Ukrainian missile attacks.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An expert on international affairs said that Ukraine’s nuclearization will not be a sustainable solution to the country’s security dilemma in the long term.
Strategic Council Online – Guest Opinion: Although some observers view the QUAD Security Dialogue as a fledgling military alliance focused solely on China’s growing regional influence and the rules-based order in the Indo-Pacific region, its four members, the United States, India, Australia, and Japan, have stated their goal to deepen economic, diplomatic, and military ties among the four countries.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Since the beginning of Operation Al-Aqsa, various areas of the West Bank have witnessed the expansion of anti-Zionist operations and the escalation of Zionist aggression in a gradual process.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on East Asian issues said: The recent tensions between China and Taiwan are not new. The differences between China and Taiwan are rooted in the history of this land and the Indo-Pacific equations that America and the West are trying to fuel. Nevertheless, China is trying to resolve the dispute peacefully.
Strategic Council Online—Opinion: In recent days, some high-ranking German officials have made unprecedented comments about the urgency and scope of Russia’s threats against their country.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An international issues expert said the expansion of China’s nuclear arsenal should be analyzed in the framework of the strategy of “nuclear superiority,” in which a tripolar nuclear world will be formed. In this world, the idea of a nuclear war is more likely compared to the nuclear bipolar world.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Although Sinwar’s martyrdom will confront the parties to the war in Gaza with newer issues, it will not stop the movement of Hamas.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Operation True Promise-2, whose targets included the safest places of the Zionist regime, caused a lot of damage, while the number of ballistic missiles fired, which is the largest number in one day in history, is unprecedented in the lifetime of the Zionist regime.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on international issues said that Russia’s threat to use nuclear weapons in the Ukraine war comes with a “deterrence” approach because the Russians currently have no ground for using nuclear weapons.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Developments in the South Caucasus and Central Asia indicate that transit competition has become an arena for a new staging of influence among Iran, Turkey, Russia, and China.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The upcoming Palestinian elections, after nearly two decades of hiatus, could affect the arrangement of political forces, the legitimacy of institutions, and the future path of Palestinian governance.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The direct war of the United States and the Israeli regime against Iran, disruption of nuclear inspections, and intensification of great power competition have taken the non-proliferation crisis beyond the issue of Iran’s nuclear program.
SCFR Online – Opinion: In the Iran–U.S. equation, China pursues a cautious balance between its energy and transit interests with Tehran and considerations related to sanctions and competition with Washington.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The simultaneity of pressure on the Strait of Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb has turned the geography of energy and shipping into a new arena for the emergence of new risks, costs, and leverage.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Makkah Pact, signed on August 7, 2026, between Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan, is more than an answer to geopolitical vacuums; in practice, it faces a “deterrence dilemma” and “differing threat perception.” While this pact symbolizes a transition toward regional self-reliance, its first field tests and the complexities of relations with regional actors will determine its real meaning.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The reason for Washington’s reluctance to enter directly into war with Ansarullah is military and economic limitations, electoral considerations, and concern about the expansion of the crisis at two energy chokepoints.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Ansarullah’s recent lightning-fast operation and surprise advances on Yemen’s western coast have rapidly transformed the equations of the war in that country and developments in West Asia, and have challenged the calculations of Saudi Arabia, the United States, the West, and the Israeli regime.