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Balancing in the chain of chokepoints; from sea-based deterrence to pluralistic diplomacy

Balancing in the chain of chokepoints; from sea-based deterrence to pluralistic diplomacy

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Strategic Council Online – Note: Recent developments in the political geography of West Asia, from rising tensions in the Persian Gulf to missile and drone activities in the Red Sea and the recent warning by Kaja Kallas, the European Union’s foreign policy chief, regarding the threat to freedom of navigation, indicate a key pattern shift; the US-Iran war has moved beyond the scope of a regional and local confrontation and has linked two vital passageways for the global economy: the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.

Indicators for Choosing Between War and Diplomacy

Indicators for Choosing Between War and Diplomacy

2026/07/23

SCFR Online – Opinion: Foreign policy analysis is valid when it evaluates decisions based on the information and circumstances prevailing at the time they were made, not on the basis of outcomes that only become apparent after the crisis has ended.

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An Analysis of the Saudi-UAE Border Dispute

An Analysis of the Saudi-UAE Border Dispute

2024/06/30

Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on regional issues said: The dispute between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates over the Ilyasat region is more economy and investment oriented than border related. Therefore, it is unlikely for the dispute to have widescale repercussions politically and diplomatically.

Prospect of US-Russia Tension over Ukraine

Prospect of US-Russia Tension over Ukraine

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Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on international issues said: the challenge between the West and Russia will remain strong, unless the American and European elections go in such a way that with Trump and the right-wing coming to power, the approaches to the war in Ukraine will somehow change so that the war would end by preserving Russia’s dignity. But if political changes do not occur at this level, the challenge between the West and Russia will continue due to the developments that have occurred, including the extension of European and American sanctions against Russia, as well as the increase of Western support for Ukraine.

The Zionist Regime Has to Accept a Ceasefire in the Gaza War

The Zionist Regime Has to Accept a Ceasefire in the Gaza War

2024/06/23

Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on West Asian issues said: The recent resolution proposed by the United States to establish a ceasefire in Gaza and release prisoners was approved with 14 positive votes, one abstention (Russia), and no negative votes at the UN Security Council meeting. None of the parties to the Gaza war have yet agreed to this resolution.

Hamas Approach to US Ceasefire Plan

Hamas Approach to US Ceasefire Plan

2024/06/18

Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Palestinian issues said: What is being discussed about the ceasefire plans is not necessarily the issue of stopping the war in Gaza and the exchange of prisoners, but the important issue of formulating the post-war status for each of the two sides.

An Analysis on the Adoption the IAEA Board of Governors’ Resolution Against Iran

An Analysis on the Adoption the IAEA Board of Governors’ Resolution Against Iran

2024/06/15

Strategic Council Online – Interview: An international lawyer and senior expert on international affairs said: The abstention and negative votes to the resolution of the Board of Governors regarding Iran should not overshadow the importance of the resolution’s content. In the past, there had been resolutions that were adopted with a similar voting ratio but that, nevertheless, ultimately left a negative impact on the nuclear dossier by shifting the course towards an unfavorable direction.

An Analysis of US House Vote to Sanction International Criminal Court

An Analysis of US House Vote to Sanction International Criminal Court

2024/06/15

Strategic Council Online—Interview: A researcher of West Asian issues said: The US House of Representatives voted by a comfortable majority on June 4 to impose sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) following its prosecutor’s decision to seek arrest warrants for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. The move by the House was taken in full support of the Zionist regime.

Ambiguities and Prospects of the New US Plan to End the Gaza War

Ambiguities and Prospects of the New US Plan to End the Gaza War

2024/06/11

Strategic Council Online: – Opinion: US President Joe Biden recently presented a four-and-a-half-page plan to establish a ceasefire and end the Gaza war. After his speech at the White House, the American President announced that the Zionist regime proposed this plan.
Hamid Khoshayand, an expert on regional issues

An Analysis of the Proposed Peace Plans for Ceasefire in Gaza

An Analysis of the Proposed Peace Plans for Ceasefire in Gaza

2024/06/11

Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on international issues said: The plans proposed by some Arab governments and the United States for a ceasefire in Gaza and the end of the war are not operational, and rather than looking at solving the crisis in Gaza and Rafah, these countries are after their own national interests.

Growing Trend of Recognition of Independent State of Palestine in the World

Growing Trend of Recognition of Independent State of Palestine in the World

2024/06/09

Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on international issues said China’s position on recognizing the Palestinian state is not a new issue, but this agreement and cooperation in the global trend will strengthen the position of supporting Palestine and forming an independent Palestinian state.

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Balancing in the chain of chokepoints; from sea-based deterrence to pluralistic diplomacy

Balancing in the chain of chokepoints; from sea-based deterrence to pluralistic diplomacy

2026/08/03

Strategic Council Online – Note: Recent developments in the political geography of West Asia, from rising tensions in the Persian Gulf to missile and drone activities in the Red Sea and the recent warning by Kaja Kallas, the European Union’s foreign policy chief, regarding the threat to freedom of navigation, indicate a key pattern shift; the US-Iran war has moved beyond the scope of a regional and local confrontation and has linked two vital passageways for the global economy: the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.

Indicators for Choosing Between War and Diplomacy

Indicators for Choosing Between War and Diplomacy

2026/07/23

SCFR Online – Opinion: Foreign policy analysis is valid when it evaluates decisions based on the information and circumstances prevailing at the time they were made, not on the basis of outcomes that only become apparent after the crisis has ended.

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An Analysis of the Saudi-UAE Border Dispute

An Analysis of the Saudi-UAE Border Dispute

2024/06/30

Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on regional issues said: The dispute between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates over the Ilyasat region is more economy and investment oriented than border related. Therefore, it is unlikely for the dispute to have widescale repercussions politically and diplomatically.

Prospect of US-Russia Tension over Ukraine

Prospect of US-Russia Tension over Ukraine

2024/06/30

Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on international issues said: the challenge between the West and Russia will remain strong, unless the American and European elections go in such a way that with Trump and the right-wing coming to power, the approaches to the war in Ukraine will somehow change so that the war would end by preserving Russia’s dignity. But if political changes do not occur at this level, the challenge between the West and Russia will continue due to the developments that have occurred, including the extension of European and American sanctions against Russia, as well as the increase of Western support for Ukraine.

The Zionist Regime Has to Accept a Ceasefire in the Gaza War

The Zionist Regime Has to Accept a Ceasefire in the Gaza War

2024/06/23

Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on West Asian issues said: The recent resolution proposed by the United States to establish a ceasefire in Gaza and release prisoners was approved with 14 positive votes, one abstention (Russia), and no negative votes at the UN Security Council meeting. None of the parties to the Gaza war have yet agreed to this resolution.

Hamas Approach to US Ceasefire Plan

Hamas Approach to US Ceasefire Plan

2024/06/18

Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Palestinian issues said: What is being discussed about the ceasefire plans is not necessarily the issue of stopping the war in Gaza and the exchange of prisoners, but the important issue of formulating the post-war status for each of the two sides.

An Analysis on the Adoption the IAEA Board of Governors’ Resolution Against Iran

An Analysis on the Adoption the IAEA Board of Governors’ Resolution Against Iran

2024/06/15

Strategic Council Online – Interview: An international lawyer and senior expert on international affairs said: The abstention and negative votes to the resolution of the Board of Governors regarding Iran should not overshadow the importance of the resolution’s content. In the past, there had been resolutions that were adopted with a similar voting ratio but that, nevertheless, ultimately left a negative impact on the nuclear dossier by shifting the course towards an unfavorable direction.

An Analysis of US House Vote to Sanction International Criminal Court

An Analysis of US House Vote to Sanction International Criminal Court

2024/06/15

Strategic Council Online—Interview: A researcher of West Asian issues said: The US House of Representatives voted by a comfortable majority on June 4 to impose sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) following its prosecutor’s decision to seek arrest warrants for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. The move by the House was taken in full support of the Zionist regime.

Ambiguities and Prospects of the New US Plan to End the Gaza War

Ambiguities and Prospects of the New US Plan to End the Gaza War

2024/06/11

Strategic Council Online: – Opinion: US President Joe Biden recently presented a four-and-a-half-page plan to establish a ceasefire and end the Gaza war. After his speech at the White House, the American President announced that the Zionist regime proposed this plan.
Hamid Khoshayand, an expert on regional issues

An Analysis of the Proposed Peace Plans for Ceasefire in Gaza

An Analysis of the Proposed Peace Plans for Ceasefire in Gaza

2024/06/11

Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on international issues said: The plans proposed by some Arab governments and the United States for a ceasefire in Gaza and the end of the war are not operational, and rather than looking at solving the crisis in Gaza and Rafah, these countries are after their own national interests.

Growing Trend of Recognition of Independent State of Palestine in the World

Growing Trend of Recognition of Independent State of Palestine in the World

2024/06/09

Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on international issues said China’s position on recognizing the Palestinian state is not a new issue, but this agreement and cooperation in the global trend will strengthen the position of supporting Palestine and forming an independent Palestinian state.

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An Analysis of the Saudi-UAE Border Dispute

An Analysis of the Saudi-UAE Border Dispute

2024/06/30

Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on regional issues said: The dispute between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates over the Ilyasat region is more economy and investment oriented than border related. Therefore, it is unlikely for the dispute to have widescale repercussions politically and diplomatically.

Prospect of US-Russia Tension over Ukraine

Prospect of US-Russia Tension over Ukraine

2024/06/30

Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on international issues said: the challenge between the West and Russia will remain strong, unless the American and European elections go in such a way that with Trump and the right-wing coming to power, the approaches to the war in Ukraine will somehow change so that the war would end by preserving Russia’s dignity. But if political changes do not occur at this level, the challenge between the West and Russia will continue due to the developments that have occurred, including the extension of European and American sanctions against Russia, as well as the increase of Western support for Ukraine.

The Zionist Regime Has to Accept a Ceasefire in the Gaza War

The Zionist Regime Has to Accept a Ceasefire in the Gaza War

2024/06/23

Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on West Asian issues said: The recent resolution proposed by the United States to establish a ceasefire in Gaza and release prisoners was approved with 14 positive votes, one abstention (Russia), and no negative votes at the UN Security Council meeting. None of the parties to the Gaza war have yet agreed to this resolution.

Hamas Approach to US Ceasefire Plan

Hamas Approach to US Ceasefire Plan

2024/06/18

Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Palestinian issues said: What is being discussed about the ceasefire plans is not necessarily the issue of stopping the war in Gaza and the exchange of prisoners, but the important issue of formulating the post-war status for each of the two sides.

An Analysis on the Adoption the IAEA Board of Governors’ Resolution Against Iran

An Analysis on the Adoption the IAEA Board of Governors’ Resolution Against Iran

2024/06/15

Strategic Council Online – Interview: An international lawyer and senior expert on international affairs said: The abstention and negative votes to the resolution of the Board of Governors regarding Iran should not overshadow the importance of the resolution’s content. In the past, there had been resolutions that were adopted with a similar voting ratio but that, nevertheless, ultimately left a negative impact on the nuclear dossier by shifting the course towards an unfavorable direction.

An Analysis of US House Vote to Sanction International Criminal Court

An Analysis of US House Vote to Sanction International Criminal Court

2024/06/15

Strategic Council Online—Interview: A researcher of West Asian issues said: The US House of Representatives voted by a comfortable majority on June 4 to impose sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) following its prosecutor’s decision to seek arrest warrants for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. The move by the House was taken in full support of the Zionist regime.

Ambiguities and Prospects of the New US Plan to End the Gaza War

Ambiguities and Prospects of the New US Plan to End the Gaza War

2024/06/11

Strategic Council Online: – Opinion: US President Joe Biden recently presented a four-and-a-half-page plan to establish a ceasefire and end the Gaza war. After his speech at the White House, the American President announced that the Zionist regime proposed this plan.
Hamid Khoshayand, an expert on regional issues

An Analysis of the Proposed Peace Plans for Ceasefire in Gaza

An Analysis of the Proposed Peace Plans for Ceasefire in Gaza

2024/06/11

Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on international issues said: The plans proposed by some Arab governments and the United States for a ceasefire in Gaza and the end of the war are not operational, and rather than looking at solving the crisis in Gaza and Rafah, these countries are after their own national interests.

Growing Trend of Recognition of Independent State of Palestine in the World

Growing Trend of Recognition of Independent State of Palestine in the World

2024/06/09

Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on international issues said China’s position on recognizing the Palestinian state is not a new issue, but this agreement and cooperation in the global trend will strengthen the position of supporting Palestine and forming an independent Palestinian state.

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The Zionist Regime Has to Accept a Ceasefire in the Gaza War

2024/06/23

Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on West Asian issues said: The recent resolution proposed by the United States to establish a ceasefire in Gaza and release prisoners was approved with 14 positive votes, one abstention (Russia), and no negative votes at the UN Security Council meeting. None of the parties to the Gaza war have yet agreed to this resolution.

Hamas Approach to US Ceasefire Plan

Hamas Approach to US Ceasefire Plan

2024/06/18

Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Palestinian issues said: What is being discussed about the ceasefire plans is not necessarily the issue of stopping the war in Gaza and the exchange of prisoners, but the important issue of formulating the post-war status for each of the two sides.

An Analysis on the Adoption the IAEA Board of Governors’ Resolution Against Iran

An Analysis on the Adoption the IAEA Board of Governors’ Resolution Against Iran

2024/06/15

Strategic Council Online – Interview: An international lawyer and senior expert on international affairs said: The abstention and negative votes to the resolution of the Board of Governors regarding Iran should not overshadow the importance of the resolution’s content. In the past, there had been resolutions that were adopted with a similar voting ratio but that, nevertheless, ultimately left a negative impact on the nuclear dossier by shifting the course towards an unfavorable direction.

An Analysis of US House Vote to Sanction International Criminal Court

An Analysis of US House Vote to Sanction International Criminal Court

2024/06/15

Strategic Council Online—Interview: A researcher of West Asian issues said: The US House of Representatives voted by a comfortable majority on June 4 to impose sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) following its prosecutor’s decision to seek arrest warrants for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. The move by the House was taken in full support of the Zionist regime.

Ambiguities and Prospects of the New US Plan to End the Gaza War

Ambiguities and Prospects of the New US Plan to End the Gaza War

2024/06/11

Strategic Council Online: – Opinion: US President Joe Biden recently presented a four-and-a-half-page plan to establish a ceasefire and end the Gaza war. After his speech at the White House, the American President announced that the Zionist regime proposed this plan.
Hamid Khoshayand, an expert on regional issues

An Analysis of the Proposed Peace Plans for Ceasefire in Gaza

An Analysis of the Proposed Peace Plans for Ceasefire in Gaza

2024/06/11

Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on international issues said: The plans proposed by some Arab governments and the United States for a ceasefire in Gaza and the end of the war are not operational, and rather than looking at solving the crisis in Gaza and Rafah, these countries are after their own national interests.

Growing Trend of Recognition of Independent State of Palestine in the World

Growing Trend of Recognition of Independent State of Palestine in the World

2024/06/09

Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on international issues said China’s position on recognizing the Palestinian state is not a new issue, but this agreement and cooperation in the global trend will strengthen the position of supporting Palestine and forming an independent Palestinian state.

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