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: In the strategic geography of the global economy, certain regions attain such significance that they effectively become determining factors of the international order. The Strait of Hormuz is among these points; a narrow yet vital passage through which a considerable portion of the world’s energy transits, and whose stability is directly intertwined with the interests and economic security of many countries. However, the importance of the Strait of Hormuz is not limited solely to the volume of energy passing through it. This strait is also a stage upon which the limitations and challenges of great power politics are revealed. From China’s perspective, the policy of the United States regarding the security of this strategic chokepoint, rather than reflecting a stable order, demonstrates a set of contradictions and strategic difficulties that Washington faces in managing the regional order.
SCFR Online – Interview: Over the past month, profound and unusual developments have occurred within the military structure of the United States, which many analysts attribute to the policies of “Pete Hegseth,” the US Secretary of War.
SCFR Online – Report: The British think tank RUSI, in an analysis noting that during the first 16 days of the US and Zionist regime’s war against Iran, the aggressors have consumed more than 11,294 units of various munitions worth an estimated $26 billion, has emphasized that data indicates Iran’s strategic strengths have shifted the war equation in Tehran’s favor. This report examines these strengths.
SCFR Online – Report: Washington, which once regarded itself as the architect of the non-proliferation order, has now—through shifts in its strategic doctrines in this domain—become the primary factor in the decline of that very order.
SCFR Online – Report: The joint US-Zionist regime attack on Iran has placed Washington on the verge of one of its most sensitive strategic decisions. Donald Trump, who had previously presented intervention in Venezuela as a successful model for exerting pressure on more steadfast adversaries, now faces the temptation of replicating this model vis-à-vis Iran.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The expiration of the New START treaty between the United States and Russia can be considered as the end of one of the most important mechanisms for regulating nuclear competition in the international system.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The Arctic is no longer a frozen, remote periphery; it has become a live theater of great-power competition, where sea routes, port infrastructure, the law of the sea, and military deterrence are intertwined, shaping the future of maritime security.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: American-Zionist objectives in the region are not limited to weakening Hezbollah. Efforts to disarm Iraqi resistance groups such as Kata’ib Hezbollah and the Popular Mobilization Forces are also part of their subsequent plans.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: While Washington’s new strategic documents focus on competition with China and Russia, they also seek to transform West Asia into an arena for containing Iran through regional powers and asymmetric deterrence.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Relations between some countries in the Asia-Pacific region, such as China and Japan or China and Australia, which were previously relatively normal, are trending towards deterioration, and the primary reason for this is the aggressive policies of the United States of America.
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: In the strategic geography of the global economy, certain regions attain such significance that they effectively become determining factors of the international order. The Strait of Hormuz is among these points; a narrow yet vital passage through which a considerable portion of the world’s energy transits, and whose stability is directly intertwined with the interests and economic security of many countries. However, the importance of the Strait of Hormuz is not limited solely to the volume of energy passing through it. This strait is also a stage upon which the limitations and challenges of great power politics are revealed. From China’s perspective, the policy of the United States regarding the security of this strategic chokepoint, rather than reflecting a stable order, demonstrates a set of contradictions and strategic difficulties that Washington faces in managing the regional order.
SCFR Online – Interview: Over the past month, profound and unusual developments have occurred within the military structure of the United States, which many analysts attribute to the policies of “Pete Hegseth,” the US Secretary of War.
SCFR Online – Report: The British think tank RUSI, in an analysis noting that during the first 16 days of the US and Zionist regime’s war against Iran, the aggressors have consumed more than 11,294 units of various munitions worth an estimated $26 billion, has emphasized that data indicates Iran’s strategic strengths have shifted the war equation in Tehran’s favor. This report examines these strengths.
SCFR Online – Report: Washington, which once regarded itself as the architect of the non-proliferation order, has now—through shifts in its strategic doctrines in this domain—become the primary factor in the decline of that very order.
SCFR Online – Report: The joint US-Zionist regime attack on Iran has placed Washington on the verge of one of its most sensitive strategic decisions. Donald Trump, who had previously presented intervention in Venezuela as a successful model for exerting pressure on more steadfast adversaries, now faces the temptation of replicating this model vis-à-vis Iran.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The expiration of the New START treaty between the United States and Russia can be considered as the end of one of the most important mechanisms for regulating nuclear competition in the international system.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The Arctic is no longer a frozen, remote periphery; it has become a live theater of great-power competition, where sea routes, port infrastructure, the law of the sea, and military deterrence are intertwined, shaping the future of maritime security.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: American-Zionist objectives in the region are not limited to weakening Hezbollah. Efforts to disarm Iraqi resistance groups such as Kata’ib Hezbollah and the Popular Mobilization Forces are also part of their subsequent plans.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: While Washington’s new strategic documents focus on competition with China and Russia, they also seek to transform West Asia into an arena for containing Iran through regional powers and asymmetric deterrence.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Relations between some countries in the Asia-Pacific region, such as China and Japan or China and Australia, which were previously relatively normal, are trending towards deterioration, and the primary reason for this is the aggressive policies of the United States of America.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: In the strategic geography of the global economy, certain regions attain such significance that they effectively become determining factors of the international order. The Strait of Hormuz is among these points; a narrow yet vital passage through which a considerable portion of the world’s energy transits, and whose stability is directly intertwined with the interests and economic security of many countries. However, the importance of the Strait of Hormuz is not limited solely to the volume of energy passing through it. This strait is also a stage upon which the limitations and challenges of great power politics are revealed. From China’s perspective, the policy of the United States regarding the security of this strategic chokepoint, rather than reflecting a stable order, demonstrates a set of contradictions and strategic difficulties that Washington faces in managing the regional order.
SCFR Online – Interview: Over the past month, profound and unusual developments have occurred within the military structure of the United States, which many analysts attribute to the policies of “Pete Hegseth,” the US Secretary of War.
SCFR Online – Report: The British think tank RUSI, in an analysis noting that during the first 16 days of the US and Zionist regime’s war against Iran, the aggressors have consumed more than 11,294 units of various munitions worth an estimated $26 billion, has emphasized that data indicates Iran’s strategic strengths have shifted the war equation in Tehran’s favor. This report examines these strengths.
SCFR Online – Report: Washington, which once regarded itself as the architect of the non-proliferation order, has now—through shifts in its strategic doctrines in this domain—become the primary factor in the decline of that very order.
SCFR Online – Report: The joint US-Zionist regime attack on Iran has placed Washington on the verge of one of its most sensitive strategic decisions. Donald Trump, who had previously presented intervention in Venezuela as a successful model for exerting pressure on more steadfast adversaries, now faces the temptation of replicating this model vis-à-vis Iran.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The expiration of the New START treaty between the United States and Russia can be considered as the end of one of the most important mechanisms for regulating nuclear competition in the international system.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The Arctic is no longer a frozen, remote periphery; it has become a live theater of great-power competition, where sea routes, port infrastructure, the law of the sea, and military deterrence are intertwined, shaping the future of maritime security.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: American-Zionist objectives in the region are not limited to weakening Hezbollah. Efforts to disarm Iraqi resistance groups such as Kata’ib Hezbollah and the Popular Mobilization Forces are also part of their subsequent plans.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: While Washington’s new strategic documents focus on competition with China and Russia, they also seek to transform West Asia into an arena for containing Iran through regional powers and asymmetric deterrence.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Relations between some countries in the Asia-Pacific region, such as China and Japan or China and Australia, which were previously relatively normal, are trending towards deterioration, and the primary reason for this is the aggressive policies of the United States of America.
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: In the strategic geography of the global economy, certain regions attain such significance that they effectively become determining factors of the international order. The Strait of Hormuz is among these points; a narrow yet vital passage through which a considerable portion of the world’s energy transits, and whose stability is directly intertwined with the interests and economic security of many countries. However, the importance of the Strait of Hormuz is not limited solely to the volume of energy passing through it. This strait is also a stage upon which the limitations and challenges of great power politics are revealed. From China’s perspective, the policy of the United States regarding the security of this strategic chokepoint, rather than reflecting a stable order, demonstrates a set of contradictions and strategic difficulties that Washington faces in managing the regional order.
SCFR Online – Interview: Over the past month, profound and unusual developments have occurred within the military structure of the United States, which many analysts attribute to the policies of “Pete Hegseth,” the US Secretary of War.
SCFR Online – Report: The British think tank RUSI, in an analysis noting that during the first 16 days of the US and Zionist regime’s war against Iran, the aggressors have consumed more than 11,294 units of various munitions worth an estimated $26 billion, has emphasized that data indicates Iran’s strategic strengths have shifted the war equation in Tehran’s favor. This report examines these strengths.
SCFR Online – Report: Washington, which once regarded itself as the architect of the non-proliferation order, has now—through shifts in its strategic doctrines in this domain—become the primary factor in the decline of that very order.
SCFR Online – Report: The joint US-Zionist regime attack on Iran has placed Washington on the verge of one of its most sensitive strategic decisions. Donald Trump, who had previously presented intervention in Venezuela as a successful model for exerting pressure on more steadfast adversaries, now faces the temptation of replicating this model vis-à-vis Iran.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The expiration of the New START treaty between the United States and Russia can be considered as the end of one of the most important mechanisms for regulating nuclear competition in the international system.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The Arctic is no longer a frozen, remote periphery; it has become a live theater of great-power competition, where sea routes, port infrastructure, the law of the sea, and military deterrence are intertwined, shaping the future of maritime security.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: American-Zionist objectives in the region are not limited to weakening Hezbollah. Efforts to disarm Iraqi resistance groups such as Kata’ib Hezbollah and the Popular Mobilization Forces are also part of their subsequent plans.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: While Washington’s new strategic documents focus on competition with China and Russia, they also seek to transform West Asia into an arena for containing Iran through regional powers and asymmetric deterrence.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Relations between some countries in the Asia-Pacific region, such as China and Japan or China and Australia, which were previously relatively normal, are trending towards deterioration, and the primary reason for this is the aggressive policies of the United States of America.
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: In the strategic geography of the global economy, certain regions attain such significance that they effectively become determining factors of the international order. The Strait of Hormuz is among these points; a narrow yet vital passage through which a considerable portion of the world’s energy transits, and whose stability is directly intertwined with the interests and economic security of many countries. However, the importance of the Strait of Hormuz is not limited solely to the volume of energy passing through it. This strait is also a stage upon which the limitations and challenges of great power politics are revealed. From China’s perspective, the policy of the United States regarding the security of this strategic chokepoint, rather than reflecting a stable order, demonstrates a set of contradictions and strategic difficulties that Washington faces in managing the regional order.
SCFR Online – Interview: Over the past month, profound and unusual developments have occurred within the military structure of the United States, which many analysts attribute to the policies of “Pete Hegseth,” the US Secretary of War.
SCFR Online – Report: The British think tank RUSI, in an analysis noting that during the first 16 days of the US and Zionist regime’s war against Iran, the aggressors have consumed more than 11,294 units of various munitions worth an estimated $26 billion, has emphasized that data indicates Iran’s strategic strengths have shifted the war equation in Tehran’s favor. This report examines these strengths.
SCFR Online – Report: Washington, which once regarded itself as the architect of the non-proliferation order, has now—through shifts in its strategic doctrines in this domain—become the primary factor in the decline of that very order.
SCFR Online – Report: The joint US-Zionist regime attack on Iran has placed Washington on the verge of one of its most sensitive strategic decisions. Donald Trump, who had previously presented intervention in Venezuela as a successful model for exerting pressure on more steadfast adversaries, now faces the temptation of replicating this model vis-à-vis Iran.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The expiration of the New START treaty between the United States and Russia can be considered as the end of one of the most important mechanisms for regulating nuclear competition in the international system.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The Arctic is no longer a frozen, remote periphery; it has become a live theater of great-power competition, where sea routes, port infrastructure, the law of the sea, and military deterrence are intertwined, shaping the future of maritime security.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: American-Zionist objectives in the region are not limited to weakening Hezbollah. Efforts to disarm Iraqi resistance groups such as Kata’ib Hezbollah and the Popular Mobilization Forces are also part of their subsequent plans.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: While Washington’s new strategic documents focus on competition with China and Russia, they also seek to transform West Asia into an arena for containing Iran through regional powers and asymmetric deterrence.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Relations between some countries in the Asia-Pacific region, such as China and Japan or China and Australia, which were previously relatively normal, are trending towards deterioration, and the primary reason for this is the aggressive policies of the United States of America.
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: In the strategic geography of the global economy, certain regions attain such significance that they effectively become determining factors of the international order. The Strait of Hormuz is among these points; a narrow yet vital passage through which a considerable portion of the world’s energy transits, and whose stability is directly intertwined with the interests and economic security of many countries. However, the importance of the Strait of Hormuz is not limited solely to the volume of energy passing through it. This strait is also a stage upon which the limitations and challenges of great power politics are revealed. From China’s perspective, the policy of the United States regarding the security of this strategic chokepoint, rather than reflecting a stable order, demonstrates a set of contradictions and strategic difficulties that Washington faces in managing the regional order.
SCFR Online – Interview: Over the past month, profound and unusual developments have occurred within the military structure of the United States, which many analysts attribute to the policies of “Pete Hegseth,” the US Secretary of War.
SCFR Online – Report: The British think tank RUSI, in an analysis noting that during the first 16 days of the US and Zionist regime’s war against Iran, the aggressors have consumed more than 11,294 units of various munitions worth an estimated $26 billion, has emphasized that data indicates Iran’s strategic strengths have shifted the war equation in Tehran’s favor. This report examines these strengths.
SCFR Online – Report: Washington, which once regarded itself as the architect of the non-proliferation order, has now—through shifts in its strategic doctrines in this domain—become the primary factor in the decline of that very order.
SCFR Online – Report: The joint US-Zionist regime attack on Iran has placed Washington on the verge of one of its most sensitive strategic decisions. Donald Trump, who had previously presented intervention in Venezuela as a successful model for exerting pressure on more steadfast adversaries, now faces the temptation of replicating this model vis-à-vis Iran.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The expiration of the New START treaty between the United States and Russia can be considered as the end of one of the most important mechanisms for regulating nuclear competition in the international system.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The Arctic is no longer a frozen, remote periphery; it has become a live theater of great-power competition, where sea routes, port infrastructure, the law of the sea, and military deterrence are intertwined, shaping the future of maritime security.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: American-Zionist objectives in the region are not limited to weakening Hezbollah. Efforts to disarm Iraqi resistance groups such as Kata’ib Hezbollah and the Popular Mobilization Forces are also part of their subsequent plans.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: While Washington’s new strategic documents focus on competition with China and Russia, they also seek to transform West Asia into an arena for containing Iran through regional powers and asymmetric deterrence.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Relations between some countries in the Asia-Pacific region, such as China and Japan or China and Australia, which were previously relatively normal, are trending towards deterioration, and the primary reason for this is the aggressive policies of the United States of America.
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: In the strategic geography of the global economy, certain regions attain such significance that they effectively become determining factors of the international order. The Strait of Hormuz is among these points; a narrow yet vital passage through which a considerable portion of the world’s energy transits, and whose stability is directly intertwined with the interests and economic security of many countries. However, the importance of the Strait of Hormuz is not limited solely to the volume of energy passing through it. This strait is also a stage upon which the limitations and challenges of great power politics are revealed. From China’s perspective, the policy of the United States regarding the security of this strategic chokepoint, rather than reflecting a stable order, demonstrates a set of contradictions and strategic difficulties that Washington faces in managing the regional order.
SCFR Online – Interview: Over the past month, profound and unusual developments have occurred within the military structure of the United States, which many analysts attribute to the policies of “Pete Hegseth,” the US Secretary of War.
SCFR Online – Report: The British think tank RUSI, in an analysis noting that during the first 16 days of the US and Zionist regime’s war against Iran, the aggressors have consumed more than 11,294 units of various munitions worth an estimated $26 billion, has emphasized that data indicates Iran’s strategic strengths have shifted the war equation in Tehran’s favor. This report examines these strengths.
SCFR Online – Report: Washington, which once regarded itself as the architect of the non-proliferation order, has now—through shifts in its strategic doctrines in this domain—become the primary factor in the decline of that very order.
SCFR Online – Report: The joint US-Zionist regime attack on Iran has placed Washington on the verge of one of its most sensitive strategic decisions. Donald Trump, who had previously presented intervention in Venezuela as a successful model for exerting pressure on more steadfast adversaries, now faces the temptation of replicating this model vis-à-vis Iran.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The expiration of the New START treaty between the United States and Russia can be considered as the end of one of the most important mechanisms for regulating nuclear competition in the international system.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The Arctic is no longer a frozen, remote periphery; it has become a live theater of great-power competition, where sea routes, port infrastructure, the law of the sea, and military deterrence are intertwined, shaping the future of maritime security.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: American-Zionist objectives in the region are not limited to weakening Hezbollah. Efforts to disarm Iraqi resistance groups such as Kata’ib Hezbollah and the Popular Mobilization Forces are also part of their subsequent plans.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: While Washington’s new strategic documents focus on competition with China and Russia, they also seek to transform West Asia into an arena for containing Iran through regional powers and asymmetric deterrence.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Relations between some countries in the Asia-Pacific region, such as China and Japan or China and Australia, which were previously relatively normal, are trending towards deterioration, and the primary reason for this is the aggressive policies of the United States of America.
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.