Strategic Council Online: A university professor says the current protests in Hong Kong would not escalate, noting that the United Kingdom and the United States are evaluating the volatility in Hong Kong so they can use it as a platform to spread the unrest to other regions of China and implement the regional equations for global management and expand their favourite liberal order.
Strategic Council Online: When Britons voted to leave the EU despite their leaders’ warnings, the dream of a “united Europe” collapsed for many politicians and intellectuals around the world, and today that London is preparing to depart the EU without an agreement, the basics of this political thought are losing color more than ever before.
Hamideh Safamanesh – International Relations Researcher
Strategic Council Online: Measures such as ignoring international treaties, unilateral actions in support of Israel, or trade wars will ultimately weaken the US globally.
Amir Ali Abolfatah – American Affairs expert
Strategic Council Online: The United States is likely to once again push Russia into an arms race so that Moscow would dedicate a major part of its income to arms spending.
Abdolreza Farajirad – Expert on Geopolitics
Strategic Council Online: An analyst on regional issues pointing to a new US-Turkish plan to create a safe zone in northern Syria said the turn by Turkey towards Iran and Russia is a source of security concern for the White House and the Europeans. Washington is trying, by giving renewed promises, to prevent further Turkish alliance with Iran and Russia and shift the region’s crisis management from Astana Process to Brussels and Washington.
Strategic Council Online: Former Iranian ambassador to Venezuela, referring to the country’s rich oil and natural resources, said Russia and China have great interests in Venezuela and if the current situation continues there, it could turn into a war between the major powers.
Strategic Council Online: The United States is currently trying to somehow cripple the economic structure of Venezuela through the integrated sanctions system, prompting the people to revolt and overthrow Nicolas Maduro and bring the opposition to power.
Hadi Alami Fariman – Latin American Affairs expert
Strategic Council Online: A Subcontinent affairs expert says India’s decision to change its constitution and revoke Kashmir’s Special Status will have negative consequences for the Muslims, noting that the decision could have a serious impact on peaceful coexistence between Muslims and Hindus in India, provide a platform for terrorism by ISIS and al-Qaeda elements in the Kashmir region, and disrupt relations between India and Pakistan.
Strategic Council Online: A university professor said that the rivalry between China and the United States on becoming the dominant power is intensifying day by day, noting that the problem is that China’s power is increasing day by day, and it makes life difficult for the US accordingly.
Strategic Council Online: President Trump late Monday signed an executive order freezing all government assets and prohibiting transactions with it, unless specifically exempted, the first action of its kind against a government in the Western Hemisphere in more than 30 years. The move places Venezuela on a par with North Korea, Iran, China, Syria and Cuba, the only other countries currently under such illegal US sanctions.
Azam Golmohammadi – Expert on Human Rights Affairs