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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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Trump’s Approach Towards Nigeria: An Attempt to Redefine American Influence in Africa

Trump’s Approach Towards Nigeria: An Attempt to Redefine American Influence in Africa

2025/11/12

Strategic Council Online – Interview: An African affairs analyst stated: The West and Sahel region of Africa has today become one of the main axes of geopolitical competition among major powers, and the United States is worried that if China and Russia’s presence becomes solidified, it will be effectively eliminated from the economic and security spheres of this region.

Egypt’s Motives and Goals for Mediation in the Region

Egypt’s Motives and Goals for Mediation in the Region

2025/11/06

Strategic Council Online – Interview: An Egyptian affairs expert stated that Cairo has recently established a direct role in mediating the reduction of regional tensions, as well as in reducing or managing tensions between Iran and the West and with the International Atomic Energy Agency.

Consequences of the Hague Court’s Advisory Opinion on the Crimes of the Israeli Regime for the Global Legal and Political Order

Consequences of the Hague Court’s Advisory Opinion on the Crimes of the Israeli Regime for the Global Legal and Political Order

2025/11/03

Strategic Council Online- Interview: An international affairs analyst stated that the recent opinion of the International Court of Justice against the crimes of the Zionist regime is a turning point in the evolution of the global legal order; an opinion that, while weakening the political position of the Israeli regime, has once again revived the legal legitimacy of the Palestinian issue at the international level.

Iran’s Strategy Regarding Trump’s Approach in West Asia

Iran’s Strategy Regarding Trump’s Approach in West Asia

2025/10/28

Online Strategic Council – Interview: An expert on West Asian issues stated: Trump’s foreign policy in West Asia began with threats, humiliation, and a show of power, but ultimately ended in failure and strengthened the position of the Resistance Axis.

Takaichi is the Updated Version of Shinzo Abe in Japan

Takaichi is the Updated Version of Shinzo Abe in Japan

2025/10/26

Online Strategic Council – Interview: Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s new prime minister, is an updated version of Shinzo Abe with a high degree of nationalism and a return to traditions. Experts believe that Japan’s approach on the international stage will not change much, and the country’s defense, economic, and cultural policies will continue along the Abe path.

America’s Endeavor to Rebuild Domination in West Asia Under the Guise of Peace Plans

America’s Endeavor to Rebuild Domination in West Asia Under the Guise of Peace Plans

2025/10/23

Strategic Council Online- Interview: An expert on West Asian issues stated: The developments following the Gaza war indicate that the U.S. strategy to redefine the West Asian order through the normalization of relations with the Israeli regime has reached a dead end. Therefore, the post-Gaza war developments have once again placed the U.S. security engineering strategy in West Asia at the center of analysts’ attention.

An Analysis of Zelenskyy’s Recent Trip to Washington

An Analysis of Zelenskyy’s Recent Trip to Washington

2025/10/23

Online Strategic Council – Note: Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s third trip to Washington this year as President of Ukraine must be considered a turning point in the Ukraine war. This trip took place one day after a two-and-a-half-hour phone call between Trump and Putin. It coincided with speculation about holding a second meeting between the presidents of the United States and Russia in Budapest.

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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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Trump’s Approach Towards Nigeria: An Attempt to Redefine American Influence in Africa

Trump’s Approach Towards Nigeria: An Attempt to Redefine American Influence in Africa

2025/11/12

Strategic Council Online – Interview: An African affairs analyst stated: The West and Sahel region of Africa has today become one of the main axes of geopolitical competition among major powers, and the United States is worried that if China and Russia’s presence becomes solidified, it will be effectively eliminated from the economic and security spheres of this region.

Egypt’s Motives and Goals for Mediation in the Region

Egypt’s Motives and Goals for Mediation in the Region

2025/11/06

Strategic Council Online – Interview: An Egyptian affairs expert stated that Cairo has recently established a direct role in mediating the reduction of regional tensions, as well as in reducing or managing tensions between Iran and the West and with the International Atomic Energy Agency.

Consequences of the Hague Court’s Advisory Opinion on the Crimes of the Israeli Regime for the Global Legal and Political Order

Consequences of the Hague Court’s Advisory Opinion on the Crimes of the Israeli Regime for the Global Legal and Political Order

2025/11/03

Strategic Council Online- Interview: An international affairs analyst stated that the recent opinion of the International Court of Justice against the crimes of the Zionist regime is a turning point in the evolution of the global legal order; an opinion that, while weakening the political position of the Israeli regime, has once again revived the legal legitimacy of the Palestinian issue at the international level.

Iran’s Strategy Regarding Trump’s Approach in West Asia

Iran’s Strategy Regarding Trump’s Approach in West Asia

2025/10/28

Online Strategic Council – Interview: An expert on West Asian issues stated: Trump’s foreign policy in West Asia began with threats, humiliation, and a show of power, but ultimately ended in failure and strengthened the position of the Resistance Axis.

Takaichi is the Updated Version of Shinzo Abe in Japan

Takaichi is the Updated Version of Shinzo Abe in Japan

2025/10/26

Online Strategic Council – Interview: Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s new prime minister, is an updated version of Shinzo Abe with a high degree of nationalism and a return to traditions. Experts believe that Japan’s approach on the international stage will not change much, and the country’s defense, economic, and cultural policies will continue along the Abe path.

America’s Endeavor to Rebuild Domination in West Asia Under the Guise of Peace Plans

America’s Endeavor to Rebuild Domination in West Asia Under the Guise of Peace Plans

2025/10/23

Strategic Council Online- Interview: An expert on West Asian issues stated: The developments following the Gaza war indicate that the U.S. strategy to redefine the West Asian order through the normalization of relations with the Israeli regime has reached a dead end. Therefore, the post-Gaza war developments have once again placed the U.S. security engineering strategy in West Asia at the center of analysts’ attention.

An Analysis of Zelenskyy’s Recent Trip to Washington

An Analysis of Zelenskyy’s Recent Trip to Washington

2025/10/23

Online Strategic Council – Note: Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s third trip to Washington this year as President of Ukraine must be considered a turning point in the Ukraine war. This trip took place one day after a two-and-a-half-hour phone call between Trump and Putin. It coincided with speculation about holding a second meeting between the presidents of the United States and Russia in Budapest.

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Trump’s Approach Towards Nigeria: An Attempt to Redefine American Influence in Africa

Trump’s Approach Towards Nigeria: An Attempt to Redefine American Influence in Africa

2025/11/12

Strategic Council Online – Interview: An African affairs analyst stated: The West and Sahel region of Africa has today become one of the main axes of geopolitical competition among major powers, and the United States is worried that if China and Russia’s presence becomes solidified, it will be effectively eliminated from the economic and security spheres of this region.

Egypt’s Motives and Goals for Mediation in the Region

Egypt’s Motives and Goals for Mediation in the Region

2025/11/06

Strategic Council Online – Interview: An Egyptian affairs expert stated that Cairo has recently established a direct role in mediating the reduction of regional tensions, as well as in reducing or managing tensions between Iran and the West and with the International Atomic Energy Agency.

Consequences of the Hague Court’s Advisory Opinion on the Crimes of the Israeli Regime for the Global Legal and Political Order

Consequences of the Hague Court’s Advisory Opinion on the Crimes of the Israeli Regime for the Global Legal and Political Order

2025/11/03

Strategic Council Online- Interview: An international affairs analyst stated that the recent opinion of the International Court of Justice against the crimes of the Zionist regime is a turning point in the evolution of the global legal order; an opinion that, while weakening the political position of the Israeli regime, has once again revived the legal legitimacy of the Palestinian issue at the international level.

Iran’s Strategy Regarding Trump’s Approach in West Asia

Iran’s Strategy Regarding Trump’s Approach in West Asia

2025/10/28

Online Strategic Council – Interview: An expert on West Asian issues stated: Trump’s foreign policy in West Asia began with threats, humiliation, and a show of power, but ultimately ended in failure and strengthened the position of the Resistance Axis.

Takaichi is the Updated Version of Shinzo Abe in Japan

Takaichi is the Updated Version of Shinzo Abe in Japan

2025/10/26

Online Strategic Council – Interview: Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s new prime minister, is an updated version of Shinzo Abe with a high degree of nationalism and a return to traditions. Experts believe that Japan’s approach on the international stage will not change much, and the country’s defense, economic, and cultural policies will continue along the Abe path.

America’s Endeavor to Rebuild Domination in West Asia Under the Guise of Peace Plans

America’s Endeavor to Rebuild Domination in West Asia Under the Guise of Peace Plans

2025/10/23

Strategic Council Online- Interview: An expert on West Asian issues stated: The developments following the Gaza war indicate that the U.S. strategy to redefine the West Asian order through the normalization of relations with the Israeli regime has reached a dead end. Therefore, the post-Gaza war developments have once again placed the U.S. security engineering strategy in West Asia at the center of analysts’ attention.

An Analysis of Zelenskyy’s Recent Trip to Washington

An Analysis of Zelenskyy’s Recent Trip to Washington

2025/10/23

Online Strategic Council – Note: Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s third trip to Washington this year as President of Ukraine must be considered a turning point in the Ukraine war. This trip took place one day after a two-and-a-half-hour phone call between Trump and Putin. It coincided with speculation about holding a second meeting between the presidents of the United States and Russia in Budapest.

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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.

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Indicators for Choosing Between War and Diplomacy

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Trump’s Approach Towards Nigeria: An Attempt to Redefine American Influence in Africa

Trump’s Approach Towards Nigeria: An Attempt to Redefine American Influence in Africa

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Strategic Council Online – Interview: An Egyptian affairs expert stated that Cairo has recently established a direct role in mediating the reduction of regional tensions, as well as in reducing or managing tensions between Iran and the West and with the International Atomic Energy Agency.

Consequences of the Hague Court’s Advisory Opinion on the Crimes of the Israeli Regime for the Global Legal and Political Order

Consequences of the Hague Court’s Advisory Opinion on the Crimes of the Israeli Regime for the Global Legal and Political Order

2025/11/03

Strategic Council Online- Interview: An international affairs analyst stated that the recent opinion of the International Court of Justice against the crimes of the Zionist regime is a turning point in the evolution of the global legal order; an opinion that, while weakening the political position of the Israeli regime, has once again revived the legal legitimacy of the Palestinian issue at the international level.

Iran’s Strategy Regarding Trump’s Approach in West Asia

Iran’s Strategy Regarding Trump’s Approach in West Asia

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Online Strategic Council – Interview: An expert on West Asian issues stated: Trump’s foreign policy in West Asia began with threats, humiliation, and a show of power, but ultimately ended in failure and strengthened the position of the Resistance Axis.

Takaichi is the Updated Version of Shinzo Abe in Japan

Takaichi is the Updated Version of Shinzo Abe in Japan

2025/10/26

Online Strategic Council – Interview: Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s new prime minister, is an updated version of Shinzo Abe with a high degree of nationalism and a return to traditions. Experts believe that Japan’s approach on the international stage will not change much, and the country’s defense, economic, and cultural policies will continue along the Abe path.

America’s Endeavor to Rebuild Domination in West Asia Under the Guise of Peace Plans

America’s Endeavor to Rebuild Domination in West Asia Under the Guise of Peace Plans

2025/10/23

Strategic Council Online- Interview: An expert on West Asian issues stated: The developments following the Gaza war indicate that the U.S. strategy to redefine the West Asian order through the normalization of relations with the Israeli regime has reached a dead end. Therefore, the post-Gaza war developments have once again placed the U.S. security engineering strategy in West Asia at the center of analysts’ attention.

An Analysis of Zelenskyy’s Recent Trip to Washington

An Analysis of Zelenskyy’s Recent Trip to Washington

2025/10/23

Online Strategic Council – Note: Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s third trip to Washington this year as President of Ukraine must be considered a turning point in the Ukraine war. This trip took place one day after a two-and-a-half-hour phone call between Trump and Putin. It coincided with speculation about holding a second meeting between the presidents of the United States and Russia in Budapest.

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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.

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Indicators for Choosing Between War and Diplomacy

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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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Trump’s Approach Towards Nigeria: An Attempt to Redefine American Influence in Africa

Trump’s Approach Towards Nigeria: An Attempt to Redefine American Influence in Africa

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Strategic Council Online – Interview: An African affairs analyst stated: The West and Sahel region of Africa has today become one of the main axes of geopolitical competition among major powers, and the United States is worried that if China and Russia’s presence becomes solidified, it will be effectively eliminated from the economic and security spheres of this region.

Egypt’s Motives and Goals for Mediation in the Region

Egypt’s Motives and Goals for Mediation in the Region

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Strategic Council Online – Interview: An Egyptian affairs expert stated that Cairo has recently established a direct role in mediating the reduction of regional tensions, as well as in reducing or managing tensions between Iran and the West and with the International Atomic Energy Agency.

Consequences of the Hague Court’s Advisory Opinion on the Crimes of the Israeli Regime for the Global Legal and Political Order

Consequences of the Hague Court’s Advisory Opinion on the Crimes of the Israeli Regime for the Global Legal and Political Order

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Strategic Council Online- Interview: An international affairs analyst stated that the recent opinion of the International Court of Justice against the crimes of the Zionist regime is a turning point in the evolution of the global legal order; an opinion that, while weakening the political position of the Israeli regime, has once again revived the legal legitimacy of the Palestinian issue at the international level.

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Iran’s Strategy Regarding Trump’s Approach in West Asia

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Online Strategic Council – Interview: An expert on West Asian issues stated: Trump’s foreign policy in West Asia began with threats, humiliation, and a show of power, but ultimately ended in failure and strengthened the position of the Resistance Axis.

Takaichi is the Updated Version of Shinzo Abe in Japan

Takaichi is the Updated Version of Shinzo Abe in Japan

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Online Strategic Council – Interview: Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s new prime minister, is an updated version of Shinzo Abe with a high degree of nationalism and a return to traditions. Experts believe that Japan’s approach on the international stage will not change much, and the country’s defense, economic, and cultural policies will continue along the Abe path.

America’s Endeavor to Rebuild Domination in West Asia Under the Guise of Peace Plans

America’s Endeavor to Rebuild Domination in West Asia Under the Guise of Peace Plans

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Strategic Council Online- Interview: An expert on West Asian issues stated: The developments following the Gaza war indicate that the U.S. strategy to redefine the West Asian order through the normalization of relations with the Israeli regime has reached a dead end. Therefore, the post-Gaza war developments have once again placed the U.S. security engineering strategy in West Asia at the center of analysts’ attention.

An Analysis of Zelenskyy’s Recent Trip to Washington

An Analysis of Zelenskyy’s Recent Trip to Washington

2025/10/23

Online Strategic Council – Note: Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s third trip to Washington this year as President of Ukraine must be considered a turning point in the Ukraine war. This trip took place one day after a two-and-a-half-hour phone call between Trump and Putin. It coincided with speculation about holding a second meeting between the presidents of the United States and Russia in Budapest.

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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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Trump’s Approach Towards Nigeria: An Attempt to Redefine American Influence in Africa

Trump’s Approach Towards Nigeria: An Attempt to Redefine American Influence in Africa

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Strategic Council Online – Interview: An African affairs analyst stated: The West and Sahel region of Africa has today become one of the main axes of geopolitical competition among major powers, and the United States is worried that if China and Russia’s presence becomes solidified, it will be effectively eliminated from the economic and security spheres of this region.

Egypt’s Motives and Goals for Mediation in the Region

Egypt’s Motives and Goals for Mediation in the Region

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Strategic Council Online – Interview: An Egyptian affairs expert stated that Cairo has recently established a direct role in mediating the reduction of regional tensions, as well as in reducing or managing tensions between Iran and the West and with the International Atomic Energy Agency.

Consequences of the Hague Court’s Advisory Opinion on the Crimes of the Israeli Regime for the Global Legal and Political Order

Consequences of the Hague Court’s Advisory Opinion on the Crimes of the Israeli Regime for the Global Legal and Political Order

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Strategic Council Online- Interview: An international affairs analyst stated that the recent opinion of the International Court of Justice against the crimes of the Zionist regime is a turning point in the evolution of the global legal order; an opinion that, while weakening the political position of the Israeli regime, has once again revived the legal legitimacy of the Palestinian issue at the international level.

Iran’s Strategy Regarding Trump’s Approach in West Asia

Iran’s Strategy Regarding Trump’s Approach in West Asia

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Online Strategic Council – Interview: An expert on West Asian issues stated: Trump’s foreign policy in West Asia began with threats, humiliation, and a show of power, but ultimately ended in failure and strengthened the position of the Resistance Axis.

Takaichi is the Updated Version of Shinzo Abe in Japan

Takaichi is the Updated Version of Shinzo Abe in Japan

2025/10/26

Online Strategic Council – Interview: Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s new prime minister, is an updated version of Shinzo Abe with a high degree of nationalism and a return to traditions. Experts believe that Japan’s approach on the international stage will not change much, and the country’s defense, economic, and cultural policies will continue along the Abe path.

America’s Endeavor to Rebuild Domination in West Asia Under the Guise of Peace Plans

America’s Endeavor to Rebuild Domination in West Asia Under the Guise of Peace Plans

2025/10/23

Strategic Council Online- Interview: An expert on West Asian issues stated: The developments following the Gaza war indicate that the U.S. strategy to redefine the West Asian order through the normalization of relations with the Israeli regime has reached a dead end. Therefore, the post-Gaza war developments have once again placed the U.S. security engineering strategy in West Asia at the center of analysts’ attention.

An Analysis of Zelenskyy’s Recent Trip to Washington

An Analysis of Zelenskyy’s Recent Trip to Washington

2025/10/23

Online Strategic Council – Note: Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s third trip to Washington this year as President of Ukraine must be considered a turning point in the Ukraine war. This trip took place one day after a two-and-a-half-hour phone call between Trump and Putin. It coincided with speculation about holding a second meeting between the presidents of the United States and Russia in Budapest.

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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

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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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Trump’s Approach Towards Nigeria: An Attempt to Redefine American Influence in Africa

Trump’s Approach Towards Nigeria: An Attempt to Redefine American Influence in Africa

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Egypt’s Motives and Goals for Mediation in the Region

Egypt’s Motives and Goals for Mediation in the Region

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Strategic Council Online – Interview: An Egyptian affairs expert stated that Cairo has recently established a direct role in mediating the reduction of regional tensions, as well as in reducing or managing tensions between Iran and the West and with the International Atomic Energy Agency.

Consequences of the Hague Court’s Advisory Opinion on the Crimes of the Israeli Regime for the Global Legal and Political Order

Consequences of the Hague Court’s Advisory Opinion on the Crimes of the Israeli Regime for the Global Legal and Political Order

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Strategic Council Online- Interview: An international affairs analyst stated that the recent opinion of the International Court of Justice against the crimes of the Zionist regime is a turning point in the evolution of the global legal order; an opinion that, while weakening the political position of the Israeli regime, has once again revived the legal legitimacy of the Palestinian issue at the international level.

Iran’s Strategy Regarding Trump’s Approach in West Asia

Iran’s Strategy Regarding Trump’s Approach in West Asia

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Online Strategic Council – Interview: An expert on West Asian issues stated: Trump’s foreign policy in West Asia began with threats, humiliation, and a show of power, but ultimately ended in failure and strengthened the position of the Resistance Axis.

Takaichi is the Updated Version of Shinzo Abe in Japan

Takaichi is the Updated Version of Shinzo Abe in Japan

2025/10/26

Online Strategic Council – Interview: Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s new prime minister, is an updated version of Shinzo Abe with a high degree of nationalism and a return to traditions. Experts believe that Japan’s approach on the international stage will not change much, and the country’s defense, economic, and cultural policies will continue along the Abe path.

America’s Endeavor to Rebuild Domination in West Asia Under the Guise of Peace Plans

America’s Endeavor to Rebuild Domination in West Asia Under the Guise of Peace Plans

2025/10/23

Strategic Council Online- Interview: An expert on West Asian issues stated: The developments following the Gaza war indicate that the U.S. strategy to redefine the West Asian order through the normalization of relations with the Israeli regime has reached a dead end. Therefore, the post-Gaza war developments have once again placed the U.S. security engineering strategy in West Asia at the center of analysts’ attention.

An Analysis of Zelenskyy’s Recent Trip to Washington

An Analysis of Zelenskyy’s Recent Trip to Washington

2025/10/23

Online Strategic Council – Note: Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s third trip to Washington this year as President of Ukraine must be considered a turning point in the Ukraine war. This trip took place one day after a two-and-a-half-hour phone call between Trump and Putin. It coincided with speculation about holding a second meeting between the presidents of the United States and Russia in Budapest.

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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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