SCFR Online – Opinion: The withdrawal of American forces from Iraq has marked the end of Washington’s direct military presence in the country; however, America’s financial, political, and security levers can still affect and cause problems for the future of this country.
SCFR Online – Opinion: After months of war and economic pressure, the situation between Iran and the United States has been placed between two conflicting logics; Washington insists on intensifying pressure to gain concessions, and Tehran does not accept negotiations under pressure.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The expansion of artificial intelligence and influence operations has drawn the field of conflict from physical space to the perceptual and algorithmic environment and has turned cognitive deterrence into a strategic necessity.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Riyadh, amid the Iran war, Yemeni pressure, and ambiguous Washington guarantees, has turned to flexible balancing in order to both preserve its security and increase its bargaining power.
SCFR Online – Opinion: London’s decision to provide military support to Saudi Arabia in the Yemen file, beyond a limited aerial mission, could confront Britain with broad legal, security, economic, and strategic consequences.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The acceleration of AI competition has shattered the boundaries of economic, military, intelligence, and cognitive power, turning this technology into a strategic component of national power.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The three-day visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Washington and his meeting with Donald Trump on September 24 and 25, 2026, accompanied by a ceremonial welcome at Andrews Air Force Base, was more a diplomatic display for managing the level of tensions than an indication of a breakthrough achievement in relations between the two powers.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Online Strategic Council – Commentary: These days, the differences between the two sides of the Atlantic over how to deal with Russia in the Ukraine war have become a serious rift.
Online Strategic Council – Interview: A senior European affairs analyst, referring to recent developments, stated: Europe’s role in the new international order is complex, affected by the Ukraine war, and simultaneously possesses capacities for economic and political interaction with Iran.
Online Strategic Council – Note: Developments in the West Asia region, including tensions between Iran and the Israeli regime or regional cooperation, are influenced by macro policies pursued by extra-regional powers. Of course, other equations are very influential. It must be noted that China and Russia have no desire whatsoever for America’s success in the West Asia region and, based on this, they do not support the success and operational superiority of the Israeli regime in confronting Iran. Meanwhile, the Americans are seeking to focus their forces in West Asia for now, amid the three crises of Ukraine, Taiwan, and West Asia.
Online Strategic Council – Note: The recent movements by the Zionist regime to open a new front in Iraq indicate the continuation of this regime’s policy of creating crises and an effort to restore its lost deterrence in the region.
Online Strategic Council – Interview: An international affairs expert stated that Iran, by relying on its geo-economic capacities across various fields, should strive to solidify its position as a bridge connecting the Persian Gulf to Eurasia. However, regional and extra-regional competition for influence in Azerbaijan and Armenia has reached a critical point, where Iran’s security considerations and geopolitical red lines could turn the advancement of a multi-faceted strategy into a real test for the diplomatic apparatus.
Strategic Council Online: The Strategic Council on Foreign Relations (SCFR), in a statement honoring the Palestinian heroes and resistance forces, congratulated the steadfast Palestinian nation on its victory over the Zionist regime and its supporters, expressing hope that “the complete liberation of the land of Palestine and the establishment of an independent Palestinian state” will be achieved.
Online Strategic Council – Memo: With Sanae Takaichi as Prime Minister, Japan will move closer to the United States, adopt a tougher stance towards China and North Korea, and overall, the country’s foreign policy path will become more security-oriented than before.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The withdrawal of American forces from Iraq has marked the end of Washington’s direct military presence in the country; however, America’s financial, political, and security levers can still affect and cause problems for the future of this country.
SCFR Online – Opinion: After months of war and economic pressure, the situation between Iran and the United States has been placed between two conflicting logics; Washington insists on intensifying pressure to gain concessions, and Tehran does not accept negotiations under pressure.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The expansion of artificial intelligence and influence operations has drawn the field of conflict from physical space to the perceptual and algorithmic environment and has turned cognitive deterrence into a strategic necessity.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Riyadh, amid the Iran war, Yemeni pressure, and ambiguous Washington guarantees, has turned to flexible balancing in order to both preserve its security and increase its bargaining power.
SCFR Online – Opinion: London’s decision to provide military support to Saudi Arabia in the Yemen file, beyond a limited aerial mission, could confront Britain with broad legal, security, economic, and strategic consequences.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The acceleration of AI competition has shattered the boundaries of economic, military, intelligence, and cognitive power, turning this technology into a strategic component of national power.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The three-day visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Washington and his meeting with Donald Trump on September 24 and 25, 2026, accompanied by a ceremonial welcome at Andrews Air Force Base, was more a diplomatic display for managing the level of tensions than an indication of a breakthrough achievement in relations between the two powers.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Online Strategic Council – Commentary: These days, the differences between the two sides of the Atlantic over how to deal with Russia in the Ukraine war have become a serious rift.
Online Strategic Council – Interview: A senior European affairs analyst, referring to recent developments, stated: Europe’s role in the new international order is complex, affected by the Ukraine war, and simultaneously possesses capacities for economic and political interaction with Iran.
Online Strategic Council – Note: Developments in the West Asia region, including tensions between Iran and the Israeli regime or regional cooperation, are influenced by macro policies pursued by extra-regional powers. Of course, other equations are very influential. It must be noted that China and Russia have no desire whatsoever for America’s success in the West Asia region and, based on this, they do not support the success and operational superiority of the Israeli regime in confronting Iran. Meanwhile, the Americans are seeking to focus their forces in West Asia for now, amid the three crises of Ukraine, Taiwan, and West Asia.
Online Strategic Council – Note: The recent movements by the Zionist regime to open a new front in Iraq indicate the continuation of this regime’s policy of creating crises and an effort to restore its lost deterrence in the region.
Online Strategic Council – Interview: An international affairs expert stated that Iran, by relying on its geo-economic capacities across various fields, should strive to solidify its position as a bridge connecting the Persian Gulf to Eurasia. However, regional and extra-regional competition for influence in Azerbaijan and Armenia has reached a critical point, where Iran’s security considerations and geopolitical red lines could turn the advancement of a multi-faceted strategy into a real test for the diplomatic apparatus.
Strategic Council Online: The Strategic Council on Foreign Relations (SCFR), in a statement honoring the Palestinian heroes and resistance forces, congratulated the steadfast Palestinian nation on its victory over the Zionist regime and its supporters, expressing hope that “the complete liberation of the land of Palestine and the establishment of an independent Palestinian state” will be achieved.
Online Strategic Council – Memo: With Sanae Takaichi as Prime Minister, Japan will move closer to the United States, adopt a tougher stance towards China and North Korea, and overall, the country’s foreign policy path will become more security-oriented than before.
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.
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.
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.
Online Strategic Council – Commentary: These days, the differences between the two sides of the Atlantic over how to deal with Russia in the Ukraine war have become a serious rift.
Online Strategic Council – Interview: A senior European affairs analyst, referring to recent developments, stated: Europe’s role in the new international order is complex, affected by the Ukraine war, and simultaneously possesses capacities for economic and political interaction with Iran.
Online Strategic Council – Note: Developments in the West Asia region, including tensions between Iran and the Israeli regime or regional cooperation, are influenced by macro policies pursued by extra-regional powers. Of course, other equations are very influential. It must be noted that China and Russia have no desire whatsoever for America’s success in the West Asia region and, based on this, they do not support the success and operational superiority of the Israeli regime in confronting Iran. Meanwhile, the Americans are seeking to focus their forces in West Asia for now, amid the three crises of Ukraine, Taiwan, and West Asia.
Online Strategic Council – Note: The recent movements by the Zionist regime to open a new front in Iraq indicate the continuation of this regime’s policy of creating crises and an effort to restore its lost deterrence in the region.
Online Strategic Council – Interview: An international affairs expert stated that Iran, by relying on its geo-economic capacities across various fields, should strive to solidify its position as a bridge connecting the Persian Gulf to Eurasia. However, regional and extra-regional competition for influence in Azerbaijan and Armenia has reached a critical point, where Iran’s security considerations and geopolitical red lines could turn the advancement of a multi-faceted strategy into a real test for the diplomatic apparatus.
Strategic Council Online: The Strategic Council on Foreign Relations (SCFR), in a statement honoring the Palestinian heroes and resistance forces, congratulated the steadfast Palestinian nation on its victory over the Zionist regime and its supporters, expressing hope that “the complete liberation of the land of Palestine and the establishment of an independent Palestinian state” will be achieved.
Online Strategic Council – Memo: With Sanae Takaichi as Prime Minister, Japan will move closer to the United States, adopt a tougher stance towards China and North Korea, and overall, the country’s foreign policy path will become more security-oriented than before.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The withdrawal of American forces from Iraq has marked the end of Washington’s direct military presence in the country; however, America’s financial, political, and security levers can still affect and cause problems for the future of this country.
SCFR Online – Opinion: After months of war and economic pressure, the situation between Iran and the United States has been placed between two conflicting logics; Washington insists on intensifying pressure to gain concessions, and Tehran does not accept negotiations under pressure.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The expansion of artificial intelligence and influence operations has drawn the field of conflict from physical space to the perceptual and algorithmic environment and has turned cognitive deterrence into a strategic necessity.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Riyadh, amid the Iran war, Yemeni pressure, and ambiguous Washington guarantees, has turned to flexible balancing in order to both preserve its security and increase its bargaining power.
SCFR Online – Opinion: London’s decision to provide military support to Saudi Arabia in the Yemen file, beyond a limited aerial mission, could confront Britain with broad legal, security, economic, and strategic consequences.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The acceleration of AI competition has shattered the boundaries of economic, military, intelligence, and cognitive power, turning this technology into a strategic component of national power.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The three-day visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Washington and his meeting with Donald Trump on September 24 and 25, 2026, accompanied by a ceremonial welcome at Andrews Air Force Base, was more a diplomatic display for managing the level of tensions than an indication of a breakthrough achievement in relations between the two powers.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Online Strategic Council – Commentary: These days, the differences between the two sides of the Atlantic over how to deal with Russia in the Ukraine war have become a serious rift.
Online Strategic Council – Interview: A senior European affairs analyst, referring to recent developments, stated: Europe’s role in the new international order is complex, affected by the Ukraine war, and simultaneously possesses capacities for economic and political interaction with Iran.
Online Strategic Council – Note: Developments in the West Asia region, including tensions between Iran and the Israeli regime or regional cooperation, are influenced by macro policies pursued by extra-regional powers. Of course, other equations are very influential. It must be noted that China and Russia have no desire whatsoever for America’s success in the West Asia region and, based on this, they do not support the success and operational superiority of the Israeli regime in confronting Iran. Meanwhile, the Americans are seeking to focus their forces in West Asia for now, amid the three crises of Ukraine, Taiwan, and West Asia.
Online Strategic Council – Note: The recent movements by the Zionist regime to open a new front in Iraq indicate the continuation of this regime’s policy of creating crises and an effort to restore its lost deterrence in the region.
Online Strategic Council – Interview: An international affairs expert stated that Iran, by relying on its geo-economic capacities across various fields, should strive to solidify its position as a bridge connecting the Persian Gulf to Eurasia. However, regional and extra-regional competition for influence in Azerbaijan and Armenia has reached a critical point, where Iran’s security considerations and geopolitical red lines could turn the advancement of a multi-faceted strategy into a real test for the diplomatic apparatus.
Strategic Council Online: The Strategic Council on Foreign Relations (SCFR), in a statement honoring the Palestinian heroes and resistance forces, congratulated the steadfast Palestinian nation on its victory over the Zionist regime and its supporters, expressing hope that “the complete liberation of the land of Palestine and the establishment of an independent Palestinian state” will be achieved.
Online Strategic Council – Memo: With Sanae Takaichi as Prime Minister, Japan will move closer to the United States, adopt a tougher stance towards China and North Korea, and overall, the country’s foreign policy path will become more security-oriented than before.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The withdrawal of American forces from Iraq has marked the end of Washington’s direct military presence in the country; however, America’s financial, political, and security levers can still affect and cause problems for the future of this country.
SCFR Online – Opinion: After months of war and economic pressure, the situation between Iran and the United States has been placed between two conflicting logics; Washington insists on intensifying pressure to gain concessions, and Tehran does not accept negotiations under pressure.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The expansion of artificial intelligence and influence operations has drawn the field of conflict from physical space to the perceptual and algorithmic environment and has turned cognitive deterrence into a strategic necessity.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Riyadh, amid the Iran war, Yemeni pressure, and ambiguous Washington guarantees, has turned to flexible balancing in order to both preserve its security and increase its bargaining power.
SCFR Online – Opinion: London’s decision to provide military support to Saudi Arabia in the Yemen file, beyond a limited aerial mission, could confront Britain with broad legal, security, economic, and strategic consequences.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The acceleration of AI competition has shattered the boundaries of economic, military, intelligence, and cognitive power, turning this technology into a strategic component of national power.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The three-day visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Washington and his meeting with Donald Trump on September 24 and 25, 2026, accompanied by a ceremonial welcome at Andrews Air Force Base, was more a diplomatic display for managing the level of tensions than an indication of a breakthrough achievement in relations between the two powers.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Online Strategic Council – Commentary: These days, the differences between the two sides of the Atlantic over how to deal with Russia in the Ukraine war have become a serious rift.
Online Strategic Council – Interview: A senior European affairs analyst, referring to recent developments, stated: Europe’s role in the new international order is complex, affected by the Ukraine war, and simultaneously possesses capacities for economic and political interaction with Iran.
Online Strategic Council – Note: Developments in the West Asia region, including tensions between Iran and the Israeli regime or regional cooperation, are influenced by macro policies pursued by extra-regional powers. Of course, other equations are very influential. It must be noted that China and Russia have no desire whatsoever for America’s success in the West Asia region and, based on this, they do not support the success and operational superiority of the Israeli regime in confronting Iran. Meanwhile, the Americans are seeking to focus their forces in West Asia for now, amid the three crises of Ukraine, Taiwan, and West Asia.
Online Strategic Council – Note: The recent movements by the Zionist regime to open a new front in Iraq indicate the continuation of this regime’s policy of creating crises and an effort to restore its lost deterrence in the region.
Online Strategic Council – Interview: An international affairs expert stated that Iran, by relying on its geo-economic capacities across various fields, should strive to solidify its position as a bridge connecting the Persian Gulf to Eurasia. However, regional and extra-regional competition for influence in Azerbaijan and Armenia has reached a critical point, where Iran’s security considerations and geopolitical red lines could turn the advancement of a multi-faceted strategy into a real test for the diplomatic apparatus.
Strategic Council Online: The Strategic Council on Foreign Relations (SCFR), in a statement honoring the Palestinian heroes and resistance forces, congratulated the steadfast Palestinian nation on its victory over the Zionist regime and its supporters, expressing hope that “the complete liberation of the land of Palestine and the establishment of an independent Palestinian state” will be achieved.
Online Strategic Council – Memo: With Sanae Takaichi as Prime Minister, Japan will move closer to the United States, adopt a tougher stance towards China and North Korea, and overall, the country’s foreign policy path will become more security-oriented than before.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The withdrawal of American forces from Iraq has marked the end of Washington’s direct military presence in the country; however, America’s financial, political, and security levers can still affect and cause problems for the future of this country.
SCFR Online – Opinion: After months of war and economic pressure, the situation between Iran and the United States has been placed between two conflicting logics; Washington insists on intensifying pressure to gain concessions, and Tehran does not accept negotiations under pressure.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The expansion of artificial intelligence and influence operations has drawn the field of conflict from physical space to the perceptual and algorithmic environment and has turned cognitive deterrence into a strategic necessity.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Riyadh, amid the Iran war, Yemeni pressure, and ambiguous Washington guarantees, has turned to flexible balancing in order to both preserve its security and increase its bargaining power.
SCFR Online – Opinion: London’s decision to provide military support to Saudi Arabia in the Yemen file, beyond a limited aerial mission, could confront Britain with broad legal, security, economic, and strategic consequences.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The acceleration of AI competition has shattered the boundaries of economic, military, intelligence, and cognitive power, turning this technology into a strategic component of national power.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The three-day visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Washington and his meeting with Donald Trump on September 24 and 25, 2026, accompanied by a ceremonial welcome at Andrews Air Force Base, was more a diplomatic display for managing the level of tensions than an indication of a breakthrough achievement in relations between the two powers.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Online Strategic Council – Commentary: These days, the differences between the two sides of the Atlantic over how to deal with Russia in the Ukraine war have become a serious rift.
Online Strategic Council – Interview: A senior European affairs analyst, referring to recent developments, stated: Europe’s role in the new international order is complex, affected by the Ukraine war, and simultaneously possesses capacities for economic and political interaction with Iran.
Online Strategic Council – Note: Developments in the West Asia region, including tensions between Iran and the Israeli regime or regional cooperation, are influenced by macro policies pursued by extra-regional powers. Of course, other equations are very influential. It must be noted that China and Russia have no desire whatsoever for America’s success in the West Asia region and, based on this, they do not support the success and operational superiority of the Israeli regime in confronting Iran. Meanwhile, the Americans are seeking to focus their forces in West Asia for now, amid the three crises of Ukraine, Taiwan, and West Asia.
Online Strategic Council – Note: The recent movements by the Zionist regime to open a new front in Iraq indicate the continuation of this regime’s policy of creating crises and an effort to restore its lost deterrence in the region.
Online Strategic Council – Interview: An international affairs expert stated that Iran, by relying on its geo-economic capacities across various fields, should strive to solidify its position as a bridge connecting the Persian Gulf to Eurasia. However, regional and extra-regional competition for influence in Azerbaijan and Armenia has reached a critical point, where Iran’s security considerations and geopolitical red lines could turn the advancement of a multi-faceted strategy into a real test for the diplomatic apparatus.
Strategic Council Online: The Strategic Council on Foreign Relations (SCFR), in a statement honoring the Palestinian heroes and resistance forces, congratulated the steadfast Palestinian nation on its victory over the Zionist regime and its supporters, expressing hope that “the complete liberation of the land of Palestine and the establishment of an independent Palestinian state” will be achieved.
Online Strategic Council – Memo: With Sanae Takaichi as Prime Minister, Japan will move closer to the United States, adopt a tougher stance towards China and North Korea, and overall, the country’s foreign policy path will become more security-oriented than before.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The withdrawal of American forces from Iraq has marked the end of Washington’s direct military presence in the country; however, America’s financial, political, and security levers can still affect and cause problems for the future of this country.
SCFR Online – Opinion: After months of war and economic pressure, the situation between Iran and the United States has been placed between two conflicting logics; Washington insists on intensifying pressure to gain concessions, and Tehran does not accept negotiations under pressure.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The expansion of artificial intelligence and influence operations has drawn the field of conflict from physical space to the perceptual and algorithmic environment and has turned cognitive deterrence into a strategic necessity.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Riyadh, amid the Iran war, Yemeni pressure, and ambiguous Washington guarantees, has turned to flexible balancing in order to both preserve its security and increase its bargaining power.
SCFR Online – Opinion: London’s decision to provide military support to Saudi Arabia in the Yemen file, beyond a limited aerial mission, could confront Britain with broad legal, security, economic, and strategic consequences.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The acceleration of AI competition has shattered the boundaries of economic, military, intelligence, and cognitive power, turning this technology into a strategic component of national power.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The three-day visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Washington and his meeting with Donald Trump on September 24 and 25, 2026, accompanied by a ceremonial welcome at Andrews Air Force Base, was more a diplomatic display for managing the level of tensions than an indication of a breakthrough achievement in relations between the two powers.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Online Strategic Council – Commentary: These days, the differences between the two sides of the Atlantic over how to deal with Russia in the Ukraine war have become a serious rift.
Online Strategic Council – Interview: A senior European affairs analyst, referring to recent developments, stated: Europe’s role in the new international order is complex, affected by the Ukraine war, and simultaneously possesses capacities for economic and political interaction with Iran.
Online Strategic Council – Note: Developments in the West Asia region, including tensions between Iran and the Israeli regime or regional cooperation, are influenced by macro policies pursued by extra-regional powers. Of course, other equations are very influential. It must be noted that China and Russia have no desire whatsoever for America’s success in the West Asia region and, based on this, they do not support the success and operational superiority of the Israeli regime in confronting Iran. Meanwhile, the Americans are seeking to focus their forces in West Asia for now, amid the three crises of Ukraine, Taiwan, and West Asia.
Online Strategic Council – Note: The recent movements by the Zionist regime to open a new front in Iraq indicate the continuation of this regime’s policy of creating crises and an effort to restore its lost deterrence in the region.
Online Strategic Council – Interview: An international affairs expert stated that Iran, by relying on its geo-economic capacities across various fields, should strive to solidify its position as a bridge connecting the Persian Gulf to Eurasia. However, regional and extra-regional competition for influence in Azerbaijan and Armenia has reached a critical point, where Iran’s security considerations and geopolitical red lines could turn the advancement of a multi-faceted strategy into a real test for the diplomatic apparatus.
Strategic Council Online: The Strategic Council on Foreign Relations (SCFR), in a statement honoring the Palestinian heroes and resistance forces, congratulated the steadfast Palestinian nation on its victory over the Zionist regime and its supporters, expressing hope that “the complete liberation of the land of Palestine and the establishment of an independent Palestinian state” will be achieved.
Online Strategic Council – Memo: With Sanae Takaichi as Prime Minister, Japan will move closer to the United States, adopt a tougher stance towards China and North Korea, and overall, the country’s foreign policy path will become more security-oriented than before.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The withdrawal of American forces from Iraq has marked the end of Washington’s direct military presence in the country; however, America’s financial, political, and security levers can still affect and cause problems for the future of this country.
SCFR Online – Opinion: After months of war and economic pressure, the situation between Iran and the United States has been placed between two conflicting logics; Washington insists on intensifying pressure to gain concessions, and Tehran does not accept negotiations under pressure.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The expansion of artificial intelligence and influence operations has drawn the field of conflict from physical space to the perceptual and algorithmic environment and has turned cognitive deterrence into a strategic necessity.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Riyadh, amid the Iran war, Yemeni pressure, and ambiguous Washington guarantees, has turned to flexible balancing in order to both preserve its security and increase its bargaining power.
SCFR Online – Opinion: London’s decision to provide military support to Saudi Arabia in the Yemen file, beyond a limited aerial mission, could confront Britain with broad legal, security, economic, and strategic consequences.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The acceleration of AI competition has shattered the boundaries of economic, military, intelligence, and cognitive power, turning this technology into a strategic component of national power.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The three-day visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Washington and his meeting with Donald Trump on September 24 and 25, 2026, accompanied by a ceremonial welcome at Andrews Air Force Base, was more a diplomatic display for managing the level of tensions than an indication of a breakthrough achievement in relations between the two powers.
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.