SCFR Online – Opinion: The Makkah Pact, signed between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey under the motto “an attack on one is an attack on all,” is viewed by some analysts less as a full-fledged military coalition and more as an attempt to reduce security dependence on an external power and to establish a regional security mechanism.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The new US-Saudi nuclear agreement, despite legal and political ambiguities, could alter previous non-proliferation standards in West Asia and intensify nuclear competition, ushering it into a new phase.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Recent developments in Syria indicate an intensification of strategic rivalry between Turkey and the Israeli regime, but mutual considerations and the role of the United States have limited the likelihood of direct war.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The future of the so-called Trump peace plan for Gaza, despite claims of an agreement on Hamas’s disarmament, remains shrouded in ambiguity due to structural deficiencies and opposition from key actors.
SCFR Online – Opinion: An examination of the mechanisms of the Israeli regime’s influence in the United States depicts a complex picture of shared interests, strategic dependencies, and the limitations of this relationship.
SCFR Online – Interview: The signing of the Makkah agreement between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey has raised questions about the future of the region’s security structure and the position of these countries in West Asian equations. Can this agreement become a genuine collective defense mechanism, or does it have more of a political and deterrent function than creating new military capacity?
SCFR Online – Opinion: The continuation of the US war against Iran, in addition to increasing operational costs, has called into question the actual capacity of the American arsenal to simultaneously fulfill security commitments on multiple fronts; an issue that affects deterrence, defense production capacity, and Washington’s resource prioritization.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Russia-Ukraine war and the war of the United States and the Israeli regime against Iran have been formed with different objectives and actors, but field and political developments indicate that they are not entirely separate from one another.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on subcontinent affairs, commenting on the escalation of religious tensions in India and the protest of some extremist religions against the hijab of Muslim women in high schools and colleges, said: This issue goes back to the approach of the ruling party in India; the ruling BJP Party in India is made up of various factions, many of which are made up of radical Hindu religious groups. Groups who believe that India should not be a place for Muslims and other religions.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Iraq affairs, commenting on why, despite the elapse of more than three months since the elections in Iraq, the task of important positions in that country such as the presidency and the prime minister has not been determined yet, said: The issue of the division of the main positions of the Iraqi government in this period has also been faced with a fundamental complexity.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: Having stated that a change has taken place in power equation of the region and is progressing on a daily basis, an analyst of the West Asian affairs said:” Although Resistance and Hezbollah have been targeted with the most severe attacks of the arrogance, yet they continue to act as a standard bearer for confrontation as well as progress and to set new equations”.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Europe affairs, referring to the fruitless meeting of the Security Council on the Ukraine crisis, said: The crisis in Ukraine, as was expected, will not end easily, because Russia is neither simply ready for war nor to easily retreat from its positions.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: Having stated that the U.S. is looking for dismemberment of Russia in long term, an expert on Russian Affairs said:” the West intends to engage Russia in a war through which a pretext is made for further infiltration and also halting NordStream-2 project as well as cooperation in energy field”.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: Having stated that the U.S. demand to receive compensation from Afghanistan is an illegal and unreasonable measure, a university professor of international law said:” when a country freezes and blocks the assets of another country like blackmailers and thieves through its domestic legal rulings and national laws, it acts against the international norms and standards, thus it hinders the development of international relations”.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert of Asian affairs considered the virtual Summit Meeting of five Central Asian countries on Afghanistan in line with New Big Game of hegemon powers of the region and said:” new relations between Russia and India is kind of deal for broad presence of New Delhi in the Asia’s Heartland in order to make a balance versus China.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An analyst of Russia affairs, saying that creating crisis in Eastern Europe is in Russia’s interest, ruled out Ukraine’s membership in NATO, and said: The United States is in a situation before Russia and the Ukraine issue that while its withdrawal is considered a failure, its presence is regarded a failure as well; because Russia’s struggle to maintain its security and position poses more challenges for the United States.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Turkey affairs, commenting on the recent efforts by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to resolve the Ukraine crisis, said: As tensions between Russia and Ukraine increase, consultations were made in the form of mediation by some countries, including the Europeans, to reduce tensions between the two countries, and in the midst of such consultations, Turkey’s involvement in that issue was significant.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on international affairs, commenting on the recent meeting between presidents of Russia and China said: Russian President Vladimir Putin recently met with Chinese President Xi Jinping after two years. Although the excuse for Putin’s travel to Beijing was to attend the opening ceremony of China’s 2022 Winter Olympics, the meeting was in fact in line with new understandings and agreements between Beijing and Moscow, as well as signing of 15 cooperation agreements.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Makkah Pact, signed between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey under the motto “an attack on one is an attack on all,” is viewed by some analysts less as a full-fledged military coalition and more as an attempt to reduce security dependence on an external power and to establish a regional security mechanism.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The new US-Saudi nuclear agreement, despite legal and political ambiguities, could alter previous non-proliferation standards in West Asia and intensify nuclear competition, ushering it into a new phase.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Recent developments in Syria indicate an intensification of strategic rivalry between Turkey and the Israeli regime, but mutual considerations and the role of the United States have limited the likelihood of direct war.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The future of the so-called Trump peace plan for Gaza, despite claims of an agreement on Hamas’s disarmament, remains shrouded in ambiguity due to structural deficiencies and opposition from key actors.
SCFR Online – Opinion: An examination of the mechanisms of the Israeli regime’s influence in the United States depicts a complex picture of shared interests, strategic dependencies, and the limitations of this relationship.
SCFR Online – Interview: The signing of the Makkah agreement between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey has raised questions about the future of the region’s security structure and the position of these countries in West Asian equations. Can this agreement become a genuine collective defense mechanism, or does it have more of a political and deterrent function than creating new military capacity?
SCFR Online – Opinion: The continuation of the US war against Iran, in addition to increasing operational costs, has called into question the actual capacity of the American arsenal to simultaneously fulfill security commitments on multiple fronts; an issue that affects deterrence, defense production capacity, and Washington’s resource prioritization.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Russia-Ukraine war and the war of the United States and the Israeli regime against Iran have been formed with different objectives and actors, but field and political developments indicate that they are not entirely separate from one another.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on subcontinent affairs, commenting on the escalation of religious tensions in India and the protest of some extremist religions against the hijab of Muslim women in high schools and colleges, said: This issue goes back to the approach of the ruling party in India; the ruling BJP Party in India is made up of various factions, many of which are made up of radical Hindu religious groups. Groups who believe that India should not be a place for Muslims and other religions.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Iraq affairs, commenting on why, despite the elapse of more than three months since the elections in Iraq, the task of important positions in that country such as the presidency and the prime minister has not been determined yet, said: The issue of the division of the main positions of the Iraqi government in this period has also been faced with a fundamental complexity.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: Having stated that a change has taken place in power equation of the region and is progressing on a daily basis, an analyst of the West Asian affairs said:” Although Resistance and Hezbollah have been targeted with the most severe attacks of the arrogance, yet they continue to act as a standard bearer for confrontation as well as progress and to set new equations”.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Europe affairs, referring to the fruitless meeting of the Security Council on the Ukraine crisis, said: The crisis in Ukraine, as was expected, will not end easily, because Russia is neither simply ready for war nor to easily retreat from its positions.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: Having stated that the U.S. is looking for dismemberment of Russia in long term, an expert on Russian Affairs said:” the West intends to engage Russia in a war through which a pretext is made for further infiltration and also halting NordStream-2 project as well as cooperation in energy field”.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: Having stated that the U.S. demand to receive compensation from Afghanistan is an illegal and unreasonable measure, a university professor of international law said:” when a country freezes and blocks the assets of another country like blackmailers and thieves through its domestic legal rulings and national laws, it acts against the international norms and standards, thus it hinders the development of international relations”.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert of Asian affairs considered the virtual Summit Meeting of five Central Asian countries on Afghanistan in line with New Big Game of hegemon powers of the region and said:” new relations between Russia and India is kind of deal for broad presence of New Delhi in the Asia’s Heartland in order to make a balance versus China.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An analyst of Russia affairs, saying that creating crisis in Eastern Europe is in Russia’s interest, ruled out Ukraine’s membership in NATO, and said: The United States is in a situation before Russia and the Ukraine issue that while its withdrawal is considered a failure, its presence is regarded a failure as well; because Russia’s struggle to maintain its security and position poses more challenges for the United States.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Turkey affairs, commenting on the recent efforts by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to resolve the Ukraine crisis, said: As tensions between Russia and Ukraine increase, consultations were made in the form of mediation by some countries, including the Europeans, to reduce tensions between the two countries, and in the midst of such consultations, Turkey’s involvement in that issue was significant.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on international affairs, commenting on the recent meeting between presidents of Russia and China said: Russian President Vladimir Putin recently met with Chinese President Xi Jinping after two years. Although the excuse for Putin’s travel to Beijing was to attend the opening ceremony of China’s 2022 Winter Olympics, the meeting was in fact in line with new understandings and agreements between Beijing and Moscow, as well as signing of 15 cooperation agreements.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on subcontinent affairs, commenting on the escalation of religious tensions in India and the protest of some extremist religions against the hijab of Muslim women in high schools and colleges, said: This issue goes back to the approach of the ruling party in India; the ruling BJP Party in India is made up of various factions, many of which are made up of radical Hindu religious groups. Groups who believe that India should not be a place for Muslims and other religions.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Iraq affairs, commenting on why, despite the elapse of more than three months since the elections in Iraq, the task of important positions in that country such as the presidency and the prime minister has not been determined yet, said: The issue of the division of the main positions of the Iraqi government in this period has also been faced with a fundamental complexity.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: Having stated that a change has taken place in power equation of the region and is progressing on a daily basis, an analyst of the West Asian affairs said:” Although Resistance and Hezbollah have been targeted with the most severe attacks of the arrogance, yet they continue to act as a standard bearer for confrontation as well as progress and to set new equations”.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Europe affairs, referring to the fruitless meeting of the Security Council on the Ukraine crisis, said: The crisis in Ukraine, as was expected, will not end easily, because Russia is neither simply ready for war nor to easily retreat from its positions.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: Having stated that the U.S. is looking for dismemberment of Russia in long term, an expert on Russian Affairs said:” the West intends to engage Russia in a war through which a pretext is made for further infiltration and also halting NordStream-2 project as well as cooperation in energy field”.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: Having stated that the U.S. demand to receive compensation from Afghanistan is an illegal and unreasonable measure, a university professor of international law said:” when a country freezes and blocks the assets of another country like blackmailers and thieves through its domestic legal rulings and national laws, it acts against the international norms and standards, thus it hinders the development of international relations”.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert of Asian affairs considered the virtual Summit Meeting of five Central Asian countries on Afghanistan in line with New Big Game of hegemon powers of the region and said:” new relations between Russia and India is kind of deal for broad presence of New Delhi in the Asia’s Heartland in order to make a balance versus China.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An analyst of Russia affairs, saying that creating crisis in Eastern Europe is in Russia’s interest, ruled out Ukraine’s membership in NATO, and said: The United States is in a situation before Russia and the Ukraine issue that while its withdrawal is considered a failure, its presence is regarded a failure as well; because Russia’s struggle to maintain its security and position poses more challenges for the United States.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Turkey affairs, commenting on the recent efforts by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to resolve the Ukraine crisis, said: As tensions between Russia and Ukraine increase, consultations were made in the form of mediation by some countries, including the Europeans, to reduce tensions between the two countries, and in the midst of such consultations, Turkey’s involvement in that issue was significant.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on international affairs, commenting on the recent meeting between presidents of Russia and China said: Russian President Vladimir Putin recently met with Chinese President Xi Jinping after two years. Although the excuse for Putin’s travel to Beijing was to attend the opening ceremony of China’s 2022 Winter Olympics, the meeting was in fact in line with new understandings and agreements between Beijing and Moscow, as well as signing of 15 cooperation agreements.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Makkah Pact, signed between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey under the motto “an attack on one is an attack on all,” is viewed by some analysts less as a full-fledged military coalition and more as an attempt to reduce security dependence on an external power and to establish a regional security mechanism.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The new US-Saudi nuclear agreement, despite legal and political ambiguities, could alter previous non-proliferation standards in West Asia and intensify nuclear competition, ushering it into a new phase.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Recent developments in Syria indicate an intensification of strategic rivalry between Turkey and the Israeli regime, but mutual considerations and the role of the United States have limited the likelihood of direct war.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The future of the so-called Trump peace plan for Gaza, despite claims of an agreement on Hamas’s disarmament, remains shrouded in ambiguity due to structural deficiencies and opposition from key actors.
SCFR Online – Opinion: An examination of the mechanisms of the Israeli regime’s influence in the United States depicts a complex picture of shared interests, strategic dependencies, and the limitations of this relationship.
SCFR Online – Interview: The signing of the Makkah agreement between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey has raised questions about the future of the region’s security structure and the position of these countries in West Asian equations. Can this agreement become a genuine collective defense mechanism, or does it have more of a political and deterrent function than creating new military capacity?
SCFR Online – Opinion: The continuation of the US war against Iran, in addition to increasing operational costs, has called into question the actual capacity of the American arsenal to simultaneously fulfill security commitments on multiple fronts; an issue that affects deterrence, defense production capacity, and Washington’s resource prioritization.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Russia-Ukraine war and the war of the United States and the Israeli regime against Iran have been formed with different objectives and actors, but field and political developments indicate that they are not entirely separate from one another.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on subcontinent affairs, commenting on the escalation of religious tensions in India and the protest of some extremist religions against the hijab of Muslim women in high schools and colleges, said: This issue goes back to the approach of the ruling party in India; the ruling BJP Party in India is made up of various factions, many of which are made up of radical Hindu religious groups. Groups who believe that India should not be a place for Muslims and other religions.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Iraq affairs, commenting on why, despite the elapse of more than three months since the elections in Iraq, the task of important positions in that country such as the presidency and the prime minister has not been determined yet, said: The issue of the division of the main positions of the Iraqi government in this period has also been faced with a fundamental complexity.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: Having stated that a change has taken place in power equation of the region and is progressing on a daily basis, an analyst of the West Asian affairs said:” Although Resistance and Hezbollah have been targeted with the most severe attacks of the arrogance, yet they continue to act as a standard bearer for confrontation as well as progress and to set new equations”.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Europe affairs, referring to the fruitless meeting of the Security Council on the Ukraine crisis, said: The crisis in Ukraine, as was expected, will not end easily, because Russia is neither simply ready for war nor to easily retreat from its positions.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: Having stated that the U.S. is looking for dismemberment of Russia in long term, an expert on Russian Affairs said:” the West intends to engage Russia in a war through which a pretext is made for further infiltration and also halting NordStream-2 project as well as cooperation in energy field”.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: Having stated that the U.S. demand to receive compensation from Afghanistan is an illegal and unreasonable measure, a university professor of international law said:” when a country freezes and blocks the assets of another country like blackmailers and thieves through its domestic legal rulings and national laws, it acts against the international norms and standards, thus it hinders the development of international relations”.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert of Asian affairs considered the virtual Summit Meeting of five Central Asian countries on Afghanistan in line with New Big Game of hegemon powers of the region and said:” new relations between Russia and India is kind of deal for broad presence of New Delhi in the Asia’s Heartland in order to make a balance versus China.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An analyst of Russia affairs, saying that creating crisis in Eastern Europe is in Russia’s interest, ruled out Ukraine’s membership in NATO, and said: The United States is in a situation before Russia and the Ukraine issue that while its withdrawal is considered a failure, its presence is regarded a failure as well; because Russia’s struggle to maintain its security and position poses more challenges for the United States.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Turkey affairs, commenting on the recent efforts by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to resolve the Ukraine crisis, said: As tensions between Russia and Ukraine increase, consultations were made in the form of mediation by some countries, including the Europeans, to reduce tensions between the two countries, and in the midst of such consultations, Turkey’s involvement in that issue was significant.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on international affairs, commenting on the recent meeting between presidents of Russia and China said: Russian President Vladimir Putin recently met with Chinese President Xi Jinping after two years. Although the excuse for Putin’s travel to Beijing was to attend the opening ceremony of China’s 2022 Winter Olympics, the meeting was in fact in line with new understandings and agreements between Beijing and Moscow, as well as signing of 15 cooperation agreements.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Makkah Pact, signed between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey under the motto “an attack on one is an attack on all,” is viewed by some analysts less as a full-fledged military coalition and more as an attempt to reduce security dependence on an external power and to establish a regional security mechanism.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The new US-Saudi nuclear agreement, despite legal and political ambiguities, could alter previous non-proliferation standards in West Asia and intensify nuclear competition, ushering it into a new phase.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Recent developments in Syria indicate an intensification of strategic rivalry between Turkey and the Israeli regime, but mutual considerations and the role of the United States have limited the likelihood of direct war.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The future of the so-called Trump peace plan for Gaza, despite claims of an agreement on Hamas’s disarmament, remains shrouded in ambiguity due to structural deficiencies and opposition from key actors.
SCFR Online – Opinion: An examination of the mechanisms of the Israeli regime’s influence in the United States depicts a complex picture of shared interests, strategic dependencies, and the limitations of this relationship.
SCFR Online – Interview: The signing of the Makkah agreement between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey has raised questions about the future of the region’s security structure and the position of these countries in West Asian equations. Can this agreement become a genuine collective defense mechanism, or does it have more of a political and deterrent function than creating new military capacity?
SCFR Online – Opinion: The continuation of the US war against Iran, in addition to increasing operational costs, has called into question the actual capacity of the American arsenal to simultaneously fulfill security commitments on multiple fronts; an issue that affects deterrence, defense production capacity, and Washington’s resource prioritization.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Russia-Ukraine war and the war of the United States and the Israeli regime against Iran have been formed with different objectives and actors, but field and political developments indicate that they are not entirely separate from one another.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on subcontinent affairs, commenting on the escalation of religious tensions in India and the protest of some extremist religions against the hijab of Muslim women in high schools and colleges, said: This issue goes back to the approach of the ruling party in India; the ruling BJP Party in India is made up of various factions, many of which are made up of radical Hindu religious groups. Groups who believe that India should not be a place for Muslims and other religions.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Iraq affairs, commenting on why, despite the elapse of more than three months since the elections in Iraq, the task of important positions in that country such as the presidency and the prime minister has not been determined yet, said: The issue of the division of the main positions of the Iraqi government in this period has also been faced with a fundamental complexity.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: Having stated that a change has taken place in power equation of the region and is progressing on a daily basis, an analyst of the West Asian affairs said:” Although Resistance and Hezbollah have been targeted with the most severe attacks of the arrogance, yet they continue to act as a standard bearer for confrontation as well as progress and to set new equations”.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Europe affairs, referring to the fruitless meeting of the Security Council on the Ukraine crisis, said: The crisis in Ukraine, as was expected, will not end easily, because Russia is neither simply ready for war nor to easily retreat from its positions.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: Having stated that the U.S. is looking for dismemberment of Russia in long term, an expert on Russian Affairs said:” the West intends to engage Russia in a war through which a pretext is made for further infiltration and also halting NordStream-2 project as well as cooperation in energy field”.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: Having stated that the U.S. demand to receive compensation from Afghanistan is an illegal and unreasonable measure, a university professor of international law said:” when a country freezes and blocks the assets of another country like blackmailers and thieves through its domestic legal rulings and national laws, it acts against the international norms and standards, thus it hinders the development of international relations”.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert of Asian affairs considered the virtual Summit Meeting of five Central Asian countries on Afghanistan in line with New Big Game of hegemon powers of the region and said:” new relations between Russia and India is kind of deal for broad presence of New Delhi in the Asia’s Heartland in order to make a balance versus China.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An analyst of Russia affairs, saying that creating crisis in Eastern Europe is in Russia’s interest, ruled out Ukraine’s membership in NATO, and said: The United States is in a situation before Russia and the Ukraine issue that while its withdrawal is considered a failure, its presence is regarded a failure as well; because Russia’s struggle to maintain its security and position poses more challenges for the United States.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Turkey affairs, commenting on the recent efforts by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to resolve the Ukraine crisis, said: As tensions between Russia and Ukraine increase, consultations were made in the form of mediation by some countries, including the Europeans, to reduce tensions between the two countries, and in the midst of such consultations, Turkey’s involvement in that issue was significant.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on international affairs, commenting on the recent meeting between presidents of Russia and China said: Russian President Vladimir Putin recently met with Chinese President Xi Jinping after two years. Although the excuse for Putin’s travel to Beijing was to attend the opening ceremony of China’s 2022 Winter Olympics, the meeting was in fact in line with new understandings and agreements between Beijing and Moscow, as well as signing of 15 cooperation agreements.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Makkah Pact, signed between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey under the motto “an attack on one is an attack on all,” is viewed by some analysts less as a full-fledged military coalition and more as an attempt to reduce security dependence on an external power and to establish a regional security mechanism.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The new US-Saudi nuclear agreement, despite legal and political ambiguities, could alter previous non-proliferation standards in West Asia and intensify nuclear competition, ushering it into a new phase.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Recent developments in Syria indicate an intensification of strategic rivalry between Turkey and the Israeli regime, but mutual considerations and the role of the United States have limited the likelihood of direct war.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The future of the so-called Trump peace plan for Gaza, despite claims of an agreement on Hamas’s disarmament, remains shrouded in ambiguity due to structural deficiencies and opposition from key actors.
SCFR Online – Opinion: An examination of the mechanisms of the Israeli regime’s influence in the United States depicts a complex picture of shared interests, strategic dependencies, and the limitations of this relationship.
SCFR Online – Interview: The signing of the Makkah agreement between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey has raised questions about the future of the region’s security structure and the position of these countries in West Asian equations. Can this agreement become a genuine collective defense mechanism, or does it have more of a political and deterrent function than creating new military capacity?
SCFR Online – Opinion: The continuation of the US war against Iran, in addition to increasing operational costs, has called into question the actual capacity of the American arsenal to simultaneously fulfill security commitments on multiple fronts; an issue that affects deterrence, defense production capacity, and Washington’s resource prioritization.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Russia-Ukraine war and the war of the United States and the Israeli regime against Iran have been formed with different objectives and actors, but field and political developments indicate that they are not entirely separate from one another.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on subcontinent affairs, commenting on the escalation of religious tensions in India and the protest of some extremist religions against the hijab of Muslim women in high schools and colleges, said: This issue goes back to the approach of the ruling party in India; the ruling BJP Party in India is made up of various factions, many of which are made up of radical Hindu religious groups. Groups who believe that India should not be a place for Muslims and other religions.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Iraq affairs, commenting on why, despite the elapse of more than three months since the elections in Iraq, the task of important positions in that country such as the presidency and the prime minister has not been determined yet, said: The issue of the division of the main positions of the Iraqi government in this period has also been faced with a fundamental complexity.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: Having stated that a change has taken place in power equation of the region and is progressing on a daily basis, an analyst of the West Asian affairs said:” Although Resistance and Hezbollah have been targeted with the most severe attacks of the arrogance, yet they continue to act as a standard bearer for confrontation as well as progress and to set new equations”.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Europe affairs, referring to the fruitless meeting of the Security Council on the Ukraine crisis, said: The crisis in Ukraine, as was expected, will not end easily, because Russia is neither simply ready for war nor to easily retreat from its positions.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: Having stated that the U.S. is looking for dismemberment of Russia in long term, an expert on Russian Affairs said:” the West intends to engage Russia in a war through which a pretext is made for further infiltration and also halting NordStream-2 project as well as cooperation in energy field”.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: Having stated that the U.S. demand to receive compensation from Afghanistan is an illegal and unreasonable measure, a university professor of international law said:” when a country freezes and blocks the assets of another country like blackmailers and thieves through its domestic legal rulings and national laws, it acts against the international norms and standards, thus it hinders the development of international relations”.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert of Asian affairs considered the virtual Summit Meeting of five Central Asian countries on Afghanistan in line with New Big Game of hegemon powers of the region and said:” new relations between Russia and India is kind of deal for broad presence of New Delhi in the Asia’s Heartland in order to make a balance versus China.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An analyst of Russia affairs, saying that creating crisis in Eastern Europe is in Russia’s interest, ruled out Ukraine’s membership in NATO, and said: The United States is in a situation before Russia and the Ukraine issue that while its withdrawal is considered a failure, its presence is regarded a failure as well; because Russia’s struggle to maintain its security and position poses more challenges for the United States.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Turkey affairs, commenting on the recent efforts by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to resolve the Ukraine crisis, said: As tensions between Russia and Ukraine increase, consultations were made in the form of mediation by some countries, including the Europeans, to reduce tensions between the two countries, and in the midst of such consultations, Turkey’s involvement in that issue was significant.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on international affairs, commenting on the recent meeting between presidents of Russia and China said: Russian President Vladimir Putin recently met with Chinese President Xi Jinping after two years. Although the excuse for Putin’s travel to Beijing was to attend the opening ceremony of China’s 2022 Winter Olympics, the meeting was in fact in line with new understandings and agreements between Beijing and Moscow, as well as signing of 15 cooperation agreements.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Makkah Pact, signed between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey under the motto “an attack on one is an attack on all,” is viewed by some analysts less as a full-fledged military coalition and more as an attempt to reduce security dependence on an external power and to establish a regional security mechanism.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The new US-Saudi nuclear agreement, despite legal and political ambiguities, could alter previous non-proliferation standards in West Asia and intensify nuclear competition, ushering it into a new phase.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Recent developments in Syria indicate an intensification of strategic rivalry between Turkey and the Israeli regime, but mutual considerations and the role of the United States have limited the likelihood of direct war.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The future of the so-called Trump peace plan for Gaza, despite claims of an agreement on Hamas’s disarmament, remains shrouded in ambiguity due to structural deficiencies and opposition from key actors.
SCFR Online – Opinion: An examination of the mechanisms of the Israeli regime’s influence in the United States depicts a complex picture of shared interests, strategic dependencies, and the limitations of this relationship.
SCFR Online – Interview: The signing of the Makkah agreement between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey has raised questions about the future of the region’s security structure and the position of these countries in West Asian equations. Can this agreement become a genuine collective defense mechanism, or does it have more of a political and deterrent function than creating new military capacity?
SCFR Online – Opinion: The continuation of the US war against Iran, in addition to increasing operational costs, has called into question the actual capacity of the American arsenal to simultaneously fulfill security commitments on multiple fronts; an issue that affects deterrence, defense production capacity, and Washington’s resource prioritization.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Russia-Ukraine war and the war of the United States and the Israeli regime against Iran have been formed with different objectives and actors, but field and political developments indicate that they are not entirely separate from one another.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on subcontinent affairs, commenting on the escalation of religious tensions in India and the protest of some extremist religions against the hijab of Muslim women in high schools and colleges, said: This issue goes back to the approach of the ruling party in India; the ruling BJP Party in India is made up of various factions, many of which are made up of radical Hindu religious groups. Groups who believe that India should not be a place for Muslims and other religions.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Iraq affairs, commenting on why, despite the elapse of more than three months since the elections in Iraq, the task of important positions in that country such as the presidency and the prime minister has not been determined yet, said: The issue of the division of the main positions of the Iraqi government in this period has also been faced with a fundamental complexity.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: Having stated that a change has taken place in power equation of the region and is progressing on a daily basis, an analyst of the West Asian affairs said:” Although Resistance and Hezbollah have been targeted with the most severe attacks of the arrogance, yet they continue to act as a standard bearer for confrontation as well as progress and to set new equations”.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Europe affairs, referring to the fruitless meeting of the Security Council on the Ukraine crisis, said: The crisis in Ukraine, as was expected, will not end easily, because Russia is neither simply ready for war nor to easily retreat from its positions.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: Having stated that the U.S. is looking for dismemberment of Russia in long term, an expert on Russian Affairs said:” the West intends to engage Russia in a war through which a pretext is made for further infiltration and also halting NordStream-2 project as well as cooperation in energy field”.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: Having stated that the U.S. demand to receive compensation from Afghanistan is an illegal and unreasonable measure, a university professor of international law said:” when a country freezes and blocks the assets of another country like blackmailers and thieves through its domestic legal rulings and national laws, it acts against the international norms and standards, thus it hinders the development of international relations”.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert of Asian affairs considered the virtual Summit Meeting of five Central Asian countries on Afghanistan in line with New Big Game of hegemon powers of the region and said:” new relations between Russia and India is kind of deal for broad presence of New Delhi in the Asia’s Heartland in order to make a balance versus China.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An analyst of Russia affairs, saying that creating crisis in Eastern Europe is in Russia’s interest, ruled out Ukraine’s membership in NATO, and said: The United States is in a situation before Russia and the Ukraine issue that while its withdrawal is considered a failure, its presence is regarded a failure as well; because Russia’s struggle to maintain its security and position poses more challenges for the United States.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Turkey affairs, commenting on the recent efforts by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to resolve the Ukraine crisis, said: As tensions between Russia and Ukraine increase, consultations were made in the form of mediation by some countries, including the Europeans, to reduce tensions between the two countries, and in the midst of such consultations, Turkey’s involvement in that issue was significant.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on international affairs, commenting on the recent meeting between presidents of Russia and China said: Russian President Vladimir Putin recently met with Chinese President Xi Jinping after two years. Although the excuse for Putin’s travel to Beijing was to attend the opening ceremony of China’s 2022 Winter Olympics, the meeting was in fact in line with new understandings and agreements between Beijing and Moscow, as well as signing of 15 cooperation agreements.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Makkah Pact, signed between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey under the motto “an attack on one is an attack on all,” is viewed by some analysts less as a full-fledged military coalition and more as an attempt to reduce security dependence on an external power and to establish a regional security mechanism.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The new US-Saudi nuclear agreement, despite legal and political ambiguities, could alter previous non-proliferation standards in West Asia and intensify nuclear competition, ushering it into a new phase.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Recent developments in Syria indicate an intensification of strategic rivalry between Turkey and the Israeli regime, but mutual considerations and the role of the United States have limited the likelihood of direct war.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The future of the so-called Trump peace plan for Gaza, despite claims of an agreement on Hamas’s disarmament, remains shrouded in ambiguity due to structural deficiencies and opposition from key actors.
SCFR Online – Opinion: An examination of the mechanisms of the Israeli regime’s influence in the United States depicts a complex picture of shared interests, strategic dependencies, and the limitations of this relationship.
SCFR Online – Interview: The signing of the Makkah agreement between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey has raised questions about the future of the region’s security structure and the position of these countries in West Asian equations. Can this agreement become a genuine collective defense mechanism, or does it have more of a political and deterrent function than creating new military capacity?
SCFR Online – Opinion: The continuation of the US war against Iran, in addition to increasing operational costs, has called into question the actual capacity of the American arsenal to simultaneously fulfill security commitments on multiple fronts; an issue that affects deterrence, defense production capacity, and Washington’s resource prioritization.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Russia-Ukraine war and the war of the United States and the Israeli regime against Iran have been formed with different objectives and actors, but field and political developments indicate that they are not entirely separate from one another.