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 – Opinion: The upcoming Palestinian elections, after nearly two decades of hiatus, could affect the arrangement of political forces, the legitimacy of institutions, and the future path of Palestinian governance.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: After several years of calm and immediately after the ceasefire agreement in Lebanon, the Syrian city of Aleppo has become the scene of clashes between opposition and armed groups led by Tahrir al-Sham (formerly Jabhat al-Nusra) and the Syrian army and government.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The second round of the Iran-Saudi-China trilateral meeting, hosted by Riyadh, signals the development of relations in an atmosphere of increasing regional and international tensions and uncertainties. The meeting also confirmed China’s role beyond facilitating the revived relations between Tehran and Riyadh and related to China’s political economy perspective in the Middle East, which has significant implications for the Beijing-Washington macro-rivalry.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: On the last day of October this year, North Korean media reported on the country’s new missile test. After firing, the new missile called the Hwasong-19, set a record for the longest range and highest altitude compared to other missiles in the country. This led the North Korean state news agency to introduce the missile as “the most powerful strategic missile in the world.”
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Under the status quo, where there is a possibility of change in the West’s approaches due to Trump’s arrival in the White House, Russia is unlikely to launch a nuclear response to the Ukrainian missile attacks.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on international law said: If two-thirds of the 124 member states of the International Criminal Court support the Court’s verdict to arrest Netanyahu and Gallant, it would be sufficient politically and legally. This verdict is intended to exert political and international pressure on the officials of the Zionist regime, especially Benjamin Netanyahu, so that, while condemning the actions and behavior that have been taken against the people of Gaza to date, this behavior and support for them will change in the future.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An expert on international affairs said that Ukraine’s nuclearization will not be a sustainable solution to the country’s security dilemma in the long term.
Strategic Council Online – Ronald Trump’s victory in the presidential election has brought Israeli officials so much “joy” that amidst the regime’s field and political defeats in the Gaza and Lebanon wars, they are talking about “annexing the West Bank” to the Occupied Territories.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A senior energy expert considered the increase in gas extraction from the joint field with Iran to be in line with Qatar’s maximum exploitation of hydrocarbon resources and greater connection to international markets.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Weakening the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) could lead to worse conditions for the Palestinians and intensify and accelerate their exodus from the Gaza Strip.
Strategic Council Online – Guest Opinion: Although some observers view the QUAD Security Dialogue as a fledgling military alliance focused solely on China’s growing regional influence and the rules-based order in the Indo-Pacific region, its four members, the United States, India, Australia, and Japan, have stated their goal to deepen economic, diplomatic, and military ties among the four countries.
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 – Opinion: The upcoming Palestinian elections, after nearly two decades of hiatus, could affect the arrangement of political forces, the legitimacy of institutions, and the future path of Palestinian governance.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: After several years of calm and immediately after the ceasefire agreement in Lebanon, the Syrian city of Aleppo has become the scene of clashes between opposition and armed groups led by Tahrir al-Sham (formerly Jabhat al-Nusra) and the Syrian army and government.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The second round of the Iran-Saudi-China trilateral meeting, hosted by Riyadh, signals the development of relations in an atmosphere of increasing regional and international tensions and uncertainties. The meeting also confirmed China’s role beyond facilitating the revived relations between Tehran and Riyadh and related to China’s political economy perspective in the Middle East, which has significant implications for the Beijing-Washington macro-rivalry.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: On the last day of October this year, North Korean media reported on the country’s new missile test. After firing, the new missile called the Hwasong-19, set a record for the longest range and highest altitude compared to other missiles in the country. This led the North Korean state news agency to introduce the missile as “the most powerful strategic missile in the world.”
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Under the status quo, where there is a possibility of change in the West’s approaches due to Trump’s arrival in the White House, Russia is unlikely to launch a nuclear response to the Ukrainian missile attacks.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on international law said: If two-thirds of the 124 member states of the International Criminal Court support the Court’s verdict to arrest Netanyahu and Gallant, it would be sufficient politically and legally. This verdict is intended to exert political and international pressure on the officials of the Zionist regime, especially Benjamin Netanyahu, so that, while condemning the actions and behavior that have been taken against the people of Gaza to date, this behavior and support for them will change in the future.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An expert on international affairs said that Ukraine’s nuclearization will not be a sustainable solution to the country’s security dilemma in the long term.
Strategic Council Online – Ronald Trump’s victory in the presidential election has brought Israeli officials so much “joy” that amidst the regime’s field and political defeats in the Gaza and Lebanon wars, they are talking about “annexing the West Bank” to the Occupied Territories.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A senior energy expert considered the increase in gas extraction from the joint field with Iran to be in line with Qatar’s maximum exploitation of hydrocarbon resources and greater connection to international markets.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Weakening the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) could lead to worse conditions for the Palestinians and intensify and accelerate their exodus from the Gaza Strip.
Strategic Council Online – Guest Opinion: Although some observers view the QUAD Security Dialogue as a fledgling military alliance focused solely on China’s growing regional influence and the rules-based order in the Indo-Pacific region, its four members, the United States, India, Australia, and Japan, have stated their goal to deepen economic, diplomatic, and military ties among the four countries.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: After several years of calm and immediately after the ceasefire agreement in Lebanon, the Syrian city of Aleppo has become the scene of clashes between opposition and armed groups led by Tahrir al-Sham (formerly Jabhat al-Nusra) and the Syrian army and government.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The second round of the Iran-Saudi-China trilateral meeting, hosted by Riyadh, signals the development of relations in an atmosphere of increasing regional and international tensions and uncertainties. The meeting also confirmed China’s role beyond facilitating the revived relations between Tehran and Riyadh and related to China’s political economy perspective in the Middle East, which has significant implications for the Beijing-Washington macro-rivalry.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: On the last day of October this year, North Korean media reported on the country’s new missile test. After firing, the new missile called the Hwasong-19, set a record for the longest range and highest altitude compared to other missiles in the country. This led the North Korean state news agency to introduce the missile as “the most powerful strategic missile in the world.”
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Under the status quo, where there is a possibility of change in the West’s approaches due to Trump’s arrival in the White House, Russia is unlikely to launch a nuclear response to the Ukrainian missile attacks.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on international law said: If two-thirds of the 124 member states of the International Criminal Court support the Court’s verdict to arrest Netanyahu and Gallant, it would be sufficient politically and legally. This verdict is intended to exert political and international pressure on the officials of the Zionist regime, especially Benjamin Netanyahu, so that, while condemning the actions and behavior that have been taken against the people of Gaza to date, this behavior and support for them will change in the future.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An expert on international affairs said that Ukraine’s nuclearization will not be a sustainable solution to the country’s security dilemma in the long term.
Strategic Council Online – Ronald Trump’s victory in the presidential election has brought Israeli officials so much “joy” that amidst the regime’s field and political defeats in the Gaza and Lebanon wars, they are talking about “annexing the West Bank” to the Occupied Territories.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A senior energy expert considered the increase in gas extraction from the joint field with Iran to be in line with Qatar’s maximum exploitation of hydrocarbon resources and greater connection to international markets.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Weakening the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) could lead to worse conditions for the Palestinians and intensify and accelerate their exodus from the Gaza Strip.
Strategic Council Online – Guest Opinion: Although some observers view the QUAD Security Dialogue as a fledgling military alliance focused solely on China’s growing regional influence and the rules-based order in the Indo-Pacific region, its four members, the United States, India, Australia, and Japan, have stated their goal to deepen economic, diplomatic, and military ties among the four countries.
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 – Opinion: The upcoming Palestinian elections, after nearly two decades of hiatus, could affect the arrangement of political forces, the legitimacy of institutions, and the future path of Palestinian governance.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: After several years of calm and immediately after the ceasefire agreement in Lebanon, the Syrian city of Aleppo has become the scene of clashes between opposition and armed groups led by Tahrir al-Sham (formerly Jabhat al-Nusra) and the Syrian army and government.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The second round of the Iran-Saudi-China trilateral meeting, hosted by Riyadh, signals the development of relations in an atmosphere of increasing regional and international tensions and uncertainties. The meeting also confirmed China’s role beyond facilitating the revived relations between Tehran and Riyadh and related to China’s political economy perspective in the Middle East, which has significant implications for the Beijing-Washington macro-rivalry.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: On the last day of October this year, North Korean media reported on the country’s new missile test. After firing, the new missile called the Hwasong-19, set a record for the longest range and highest altitude compared to other missiles in the country. This led the North Korean state news agency to introduce the missile as “the most powerful strategic missile in the world.”
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Under the status quo, where there is a possibility of change in the West’s approaches due to Trump’s arrival in the White House, Russia is unlikely to launch a nuclear response to the Ukrainian missile attacks.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on international law said: If two-thirds of the 124 member states of the International Criminal Court support the Court’s verdict to arrest Netanyahu and Gallant, it would be sufficient politically and legally. This verdict is intended to exert political and international pressure on the officials of the Zionist regime, especially Benjamin Netanyahu, so that, while condemning the actions and behavior that have been taken against the people of Gaza to date, this behavior and support for them will change in the future.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An expert on international affairs said that Ukraine’s nuclearization will not be a sustainable solution to the country’s security dilemma in the long term.
Strategic Council Online – Ronald Trump’s victory in the presidential election has brought Israeli officials so much “joy” that amidst the regime’s field and political defeats in the Gaza and Lebanon wars, they are talking about “annexing the West Bank” to the Occupied Territories.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A senior energy expert considered the increase in gas extraction from the joint field with Iran to be in line with Qatar’s maximum exploitation of hydrocarbon resources and greater connection to international markets.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Weakening the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) could lead to worse conditions for the Palestinians and intensify and accelerate their exodus from the Gaza Strip.
Strategic Council Online – Guest Opinion: Although some observers view the QUAD Security Dialogue as a fledgling military alliance focused solely on China’s growing regional influence and the rules-based order in the Indo-Pacific region, its four members, the United States, India, Australia, and Japan, have stated their goal to deepen economic, diplomatic, and military ties among the four countries.
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 – Opinion: The upcoming Palestinian elections, after nearly two decades of hiatus, could affect the arrangement of political forces, the legitimacy of institutions, and the future path of Palestinian governance.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: After several years of calm and immediately after the ceasefire agreement in Lebanon, the Syrian city of Aleppo has become the scene of clashes between opposition and armed groups led by Tahrir al-Sham (formerly Jabhat al-Nusra) and the Syrian army and government.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The second round of the Iran-Saudi-China trilateral meeting, hosted by Riyadh, signals the development of relations in an atmosphere of increasing regional and international tensions and uncertainties. The meeting also confirmed China’s role beyond facilitating the revived relations between Tehran and Riyadh and related to China’s political economy perspective in the Middle East, which has significant implications for the Beijing-Washington macro-rivalry.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: On the last day of October this year, North Korean media reported on the country’s new missile test. After firing, the new missile called the Hwasong-19, set a record for the longest range and highest altitude compared to other missiles in the country. This led the North Korean state news agency to introduce the missile as “the most powerful strategic missile in the world.”
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Under the status quo, where there is a possibility of change in the West’s approaches due to Trump’s arrival in the White House, Russia is unlikely to launch a nuclear response to the Ukrainian missile attacks.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on international law said: If two-thirds of the 124 member states of the International Criminal Court support the Court’s verdict to arrest Netanyahu and Gallant, it would be sufficient politically and legally. This verdict is intended to exert political and international pressure on the officials of the Zionist regime, especially Benjamin Netanyahu, so that, while condemning the actions and behavior that have been taken against the people of Gaza to date, this behavior and support for them will change in the future.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An expert on international affairs said that Ukraine’s nuclearization will not be a sustainable solution to the country’s security dilemma in the long term.
Strategic Council Online – Ronald Trump’s victory in the presidential election has brought Israeli officials so much “joy” that amidst the regime’s field and political defeats in the Gaza and Lebanon wars, they are talking about “annexing the West Bank” to the Occupied Territories.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A senior energy expert considered the increase in gas extraction from the joint field with Iran to be in line with Qatar’s maximum exploitation of hydrocarbon resources and greater connection to international markets.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Weakening the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) could lead to worse conditions for the Palestinians and intensify and accelerate their exodus from the Gaza Strip.
Strategic Council Online – Guest Opinion: Although some observers view the QUAD Security Dialogue as a fledgling military alliance focused solely on China’s growing regional influence and the rules-based order in the Indo-Pacific region, its four members, the United States, India, Australia, and Japan, have stated their goal to deepen economic, diplomatic, and military ties among the four countries.
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 – Opinion: The upcoming Palestinian elections, after nearly two decades of hiatus, could affect the arrangement of political forces, the legitimacy of institutions, and the future path of Palestinian governance.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: After several years of calm and immediately after the ceasefire agreement in Lebanon, the Syrian city of Aleppo has become the scene of clashes between opposition and armed groups led by Tahrir al-Sham (formerly Jabhat al-Nusra) and the Syrian army and government.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The second round of the Iran-Saudi-China trilateral meeting, hosted by Riyadh, signals the development of relations in an atmosphere of increasing regional and international tensions and uncertainties. The meeting also confirmed China’s role beyond facilitating the revived relations between Tehran and Riyadh and related to China’s political economy perspective in the Middle East, which has significant implications for the Beijing-Washington macro-rivalry.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: On the last day of October this year, North Korean media reported on the country’s new missile test. After firing, the new missile called the Hwasong-19, set a record for the longest range and highest altitude compared to other missiles in the country. This led the North Korean state news agency to introduce the missile as “the most powerful strategic missile in the world.”
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Under the status quo, where there is a possibility of change in the West’s approaches due to Trump’s arrival in the White House, Russia is unlikely to launch a nuclear response to the Ukrainian missile attacks.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on international law said: If two-thirds of the 124 member states of the International Criminal Court support the Court’s verdict to arrest Netanyahu and Gallant, it would be sufficient politically and legally. This verdict is intended to exert political and international pressure on the officials of the Zionist regime, especially Benjamin Netanyahu, so that, while condemning the actions and behavior that have been taken against the people of Gaza to date, this behavior and support for them will change in the future.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An expert on international affairs said that Ukraine’s nuclearization will not be a sustainable solution to the country’s security dilemma in the long term.
Strategic Council Online – Ronald Trump’s victory in the presidential election has brought Israeli officials so much “joy” that amidst the regime’s field and political defeats in the Gaza and Lebanon wars, they are talking about “annexing the West Bank” to the Occupied Territories.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A senior energy expert considered the increase in gas extraction from the joint field with Iran to be in line with Qatar’s maximum exploitation of hydrocarbon resources and greater connection to international markets.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Weakening the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) could lead to worse conditions for the Palestinians and intensify and accelerate their exodus from the Gaza Strip.
Strategic Council Online – Guest Opinion: Although some observers view the QUAD Security Dialogue as a fledgling military alliance focused solely on China’s growing regional influence and the rules-based order in the Indo-Pacific region, its four members, the United States, India, Australia, and Japan, have stated their goal to deepen economic, diplomatic, and military ties among the four countries.
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 – Opinion: The upcoming Palestinian elections, after nearly two decades of hiatus, could affect the arrangement of political forces, the legitimacy of institutions, and the future path of Palestinian governance.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: After several years of calm and immediately after the ceasefire agreement in Lebanon, the Syrian city of Aleppo has become the scene of clashes between opposition and armed groups led by Tahrir al-Sham (formerly Jabhat al-Nusra) and the Syrian army and government.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The second round of the Iran-Saudi-China trilateral meeting, hosted by Riyadh, signals the development of relations in an atmosphere of increasing regional and international tensions and uncertainties. The meeting also confirmed China’s role beyond facilitating the revived relations between Tehran and Riyadh and related to China’s political economy perspective in the Middle East, which has significant implications for the Beijing-Washington macro-rivalry.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: On the last day of October this year, North Korean media reported on the country’s new missile test. After firing, the new missile called the Hwasong-19, set a record for the longest range and highest altitude compared to other missiles in the country. This led the North Korean state news agency to introduce the missile as “the most powerful strategic missile in the world.”
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Under the status quo, where there is a possibility of change in the West’s approaches due to Trump’s arrival in the White House, Russia is unlikely to launch a nuclear response to the Ukrainian missile attacks.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on international law said: If two-thirds of the 124 member states of the International Criminal Court support the Court’s verdict to arrest Netanyahu and Gallant, it would be sufficient politically and legally. This verdict is intended to exert political and international pressure on the officials of the Zionist regime, especially Benjamin Netanyahu, so that, while condemning the actions and behavior that have been taken against the people of Gaza to date, this behavior and support for them will change in the future.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An expert on international affairs said that Ukraine’s nuclearization will not be a sustainable solution to the country’s security dilemma in the long term.
Strategic Council Online – Ronald Trump’s victory in the presidential election has brought Israeli officials so much “joy” that amidst the regime’s field and political defeats in the Gaza and Lebanon wars, they are talking about “annexing the West Bank” to the Occupied Territories.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A senior energy expert considered the increase in gas extraction from the joint field with Iran to be in line with Qatar’s maximum exploitation of hydrocarbon resources and greater connection to international markets.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Weakening the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) could lead to worse conditions for the Palestinians and intensify and accelerate their exodus from the Gaza Strip.
Strategic Council Online – Guest Opinion: Although some observers view the QUAD Security Dialogue as a fledgling military alliance focused solely on China’s growing regional influence and the rules-based order in the Indo-Pacific region, its four members, the United States, India, Australia, and Japan, have stated their goal to deepen economic, diplomatic, and military ties among the four countries.
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 – Opinion: The upcoming Palestinian elections, after nearly two decades of hiatus, could affect the arrangement of political forces, the legitimacy of institutions, and the future path of Palestinian governance.