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.
SCFR Online – Report: Energy security is the vital artery of Europe’s political economy, and any disruption to it challenges the continent’s resilience. Within the new architecture of energy security, the Middle East remains the gravitational center of supply; however, the overlooked element is Iran’s pivotal role as either a guarantor of stability or a source of disruption.
SCFR Online – Report: The British think tank RUSI, in an analysis noting that during the first 16 days of the US and Zionist regime’s war against Iran, the aggressors have consumed more than 11,294 units of various munitions worth an estimated $26 billion, has emphasized that data indicates Iran’s strategic strengths have shifted the war equation in Tehran’s favor. This report examines these strengths.
SCFR Online – Report: The joint US-Zionist regime attack on Iran has placed Washington on the verge of one of its most sensitive strategic decisions. Donald Trump, who had previously presented intervention in Venezuela as a successful model for exerting pressure on more steadfast adversaries, now faces the temptation of replicating this model vis-à-vis Iran.
Strategic Council Online: The President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations stated, “So far, we’ve taken into consideration the Western concerns, mainly those of Europeans, regarding our missile range. However, when they ignore our concerns—particularly regarding the territorial integrity of the Islamic Republic of Iran—there’s no reason for us to heed their concerns. Therefore, there’s a possibility that Iran may increase its missile range.”
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.
SCFR Online – Report: Energy security is the vital artery of Europe’s political economy, and any disruption to it challenges the continent’s resilience. Within the new architecture of energy security, the Middle East remains the gravitational center of supply; however, the overlooked element is Iran’s pivotal role as either a guarantor of stability or a source of disruption.
SCFR Online – Report: The British think tank RUSI, in an analysis noting that during the first 16 days of the US and Zionist regime’s war against Iran, the aggressors have consumed more than 11,294 units of various munitions worth an estimated $26 billion, has emphasized that data indicates Iran’s strategic strengths have shifted the war equation in Tehran’s favor. This report examines these strengths.
SCFR Online – Report: The joint US-Zionist regime attack on Iran has placed Washington on the verge of one of its most sensitive strategic decisions. Donald Trump, who had previously presented intervention in Venezuela as a successful model for exerting pressure on more steadfast adversaries, now faces the temptation of replicating this model vis-à-vis Iran.
Strategic Council Online: The President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations stated, “So far, we’ve taken into consideration the Western concerns, mainly those of Europeans, regarding our missile range. However, when they ignore our concerns—particularly regarding the territorial integrity of the Islamic Republic of Iran—there’s no reason for us to heed their concerns. Therefore, there’s a possibility that Iran may increase its missile range.”
SCFR Online – Report: Energy security is the vital artery of Europe’s political economy, and any disruption to it challenges the continent’s resilience. Within the new architecture of energy security, the Middle East remains the gravitational center of supply; however, the overlooked element is Iran’s pivotal role as either a guarantor of stability or a source of disruption.
SCFR Online – Report: The British think tank RUSI, in an analysis noting that during the first 16 days of the US and Zionist regime’s war against Iran, the aggressors have consumed more than 11,294 units of various munitions worth an estimated $26 billion, has emphasized that data indicates Iran’s strategic strengths have shifted the war equation in Tehran’s favor. This report examines these strengths.
SCFR Online – Report: The joint US-Zionist regime attack on Iran has placed Washington on the verge of one of its most sensitive strategic decisions. Donald Trump, who had previously presented intervention in Venezuela as a successful model for exerting pressure on more steadfast adversaries, now faces the temptation of replicating this model vis-à-vis Iran.
Strategic Council Online: The President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations stated, “So far, we’ve taken into consideration the Western concerns, mainly those of Europeans, regarding our missile range. However, when they ignore our concerns—particularly regarding the territorial integrity of the Islamic Republic of Iran—there’s no reason for us to heed their concerns. Therefore, there’s a possibility that Iran may increase its missile range.”
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.
SCFR Online – Report: Energy security is the vital artery of Europe’s political economy, and any disruption to it challenges the continent’s resilience. Within the new architecture of energy security, the Middle East remains the gravitational center of supply; however, the overlooked element is Iran’s pivotal role as either a guarantor of stability or a source of disruption.
SCFR Online – Report: The British think tank RUSI, in an analysis noting that during the first 16 days of the US and Zionist regime’s war against Iran, the aggressors have consumed more than 11,294 units of various munitions worth an estimated $26 billion, has emphasized that data indicates Iran’s strategic strengths have shifted the war equation in Tehran’s favor. This report examines these strengths.
SCFR Online – Report: The joint US-Zionist regime attack on Iran has placed Washington on the verge of one of its most sensitive strategic decisions. Donald Trump, who had previously presented intervention in Venezuela as a successful model for exerting pressure on more steadfast adversaries, now faces the temptation of replicating this model vis-à-vis Iran.
Strategic Council Online: The President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations stated, “So far, we’ve taken into consideration the Western concerns, mainly those of Europeans, regarding our missile range. However, when they ignore our concerns—particularly regarding the territorial integrity of the Islamic Republic of Iran—there’s no reason for us to heed their concerns. Therefore, there’s a possibility that Iran may increase its missile range.”
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.
SCFR Online – Report: Energy security is the vital artery of Europe’s political economy, and any disruption to it challenges the continent’s resilience. Within the new architecture of energy security, the Middle East remains the gravitational center of supply; however, the overlooked element is Iran’s pivotal role as either a guarantor of stability or a source of disruption.
SCFR Online – Report: The British think tank RUSI, in an analysis noting that during the first 16 days of the US and Zionist regime’s war against Iran, the aggressors have consumed more than 11,294 units of various munitions worth an estimated $26 billion, has emphasized that data indicates Iran’s strategic strengths have shifted the war equation in Tehran’s favor. This report examines these strengths.
SCFR Online – Report: The joint US-Zionist regime attack on Iran has placed Washington on the verge of one of its most sensitive strategic decisions. Donald Trump, who had previously presented intervention in Venezuela as a successful model for exerting pressure on more steadfast adversaries, now faces the temptation of replicating this model vis-à-vis Iran.
Strategic Council Online: The President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations stated, “So far, we’ve taken into consideration the Western concerns, mainly those of Europeans, regarding our missile range. However, when they ignore our concerns—particularly regarding the territorial integrity of the Islamic Republic of Iran—there’s no reason for us to heed their concerns. Therefore, there’s a possibility that Iran may increase its missile range.”
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.
SCFR Online – Report: Energy security is the vital artery of Europe’s political economy, and any disruption to it challenges the continent’s resilience. Within the new architecture of energy security, the Middle East remains the gravitational center of supply; however, the overlooked element is Iran’s pivotal role as either a guarantor of stability or a source of disruption.
SCFR Online – Report: The British think tank RUSI, in an analysis noting that during the first 16 days of the US and Zionist regime’s war against Iran, the aggressors have consumed more than 11,294 units of various munitions worth an estimated $26 billion, has emphasized that data indicates Iran’s strategic strengths have shifted the war equation in Tehran’s favor. This report examines these strengths.
SCFR Online – Report: The joint US-Zionist regime attack on Iran has placed Washington on the verge of one of its most sensitive strategic decisions. Donald Trump, who had previously presented intervention in Venezuela as a successful model for exerting pressure on more steadfast adversaries, now faces the temptation of replicating this model vis-à-vis Iran.
Strategic Council Online: The President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations stated, “So far, we’ve taken into consideration the Western concerns, mainly those of Europeans, regarding our missile range. However, when they ignore our concerns—particularly regarding the territorial integrity of the Islamic Republic of Iran—there’s no reason for us to heed their concerns. Therefore, there’s a possibility that Iran may increase its missile range.”
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.
SCFR Online – Report: Energy security is the vital artery of Europe’s political economy, and any disruption to it challenges the continent’s resilience. Within the new architecture of energy security, the Middle East remains the gravitational center of supply; however, the overlooked element is Iran’s pivotal role as either a guarantor of stability or a source of disruption.
SCFR Online – Report: The British think tank RUSI, in an analysis noting that during the first 16 days of the US and Zionist regime’s war against Iran, the aggressors have consumed more than 11,294 units of various munitions worth an estimated $26 billion, has emphasized that data indicates Iran’s strategic strengths have shifted the war equation in Tehran’s favor. This report examines these strengths.
SCFR Online – Report: The joint US-Zionist regime attack on Iran has placed Washington on the verge of one of its most sensitive strategic decisions. Donald Trump, who had previously presented intervention in Venezuela as a successful model for exerting pressure on more steadfast adversaries, now faces the temptation of replicating this model vis-à-vis Iran.
Strategic Council Online: The President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations stated, “So far, we’ve taken into consideration the Western concerns, mainly those of Europeans, regarding our missile range. However, when they ignore our concerns—particularly regarding the territorial integrity of the Islamic Republic of Iran—there’s no reason for us to heed their concerns. Therefore, there’s a possibility that Iran may increase its missile range.”
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.