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.
SCFR Online – Opinion: On Friday, August 7, the heads of state of three countries – Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan – signed a text under the title “Makkah Joint Defense Agreement.”
Strategic Council Online – Note: The initiative to revive the Hejaz Railway, beyond being a transportation project, constitutes an attempt to redefine geopolitics, the economy, and Turkey’s regional position; however, its realization appears to face significant financial, security, and institutional challenges.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Strait of Hormuz crisis is no longer merely the consequence of a military confrontation, but rather a sign of the transition from the US-centered maritime order to a new energy security structure involving the participation of emerging and influential powers.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Africa is the continent of “opportunities” with the largest natural resource reserves. Many call the current century the “century of Africa.” Six out of 10 countries with the highest economic growth in the world are African. In this sense, Africa has the second fastest growth of the world economy.
Hamid Khoshayand – Expert on international affairs
Strategic Council Online – Guest Opinion: In the past weeks, along with political issues that have been the hot topic of news circles, the intensity of the heat has also become the subject of analysis by many media and news agencies, an issue that not only has not an internal aspect but is apparently a problem that all parts of the world, from North America to Western Europe and of course East and West Asia, are struggling with.
Dr. Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri – University professor
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A faculty member of the Research Institute for Strategic Studies, emphasizing that we should consider Wagner as being finished and annihilated, said: Wagner has handed over his weapons to Russia, and Moscow is closely monitoring them, therefore under the current situation taking organized measures against Kremlin is impossible, and the new leader of that group, in fact; is supposed to follow the plan for the integration of those people in the Ministry of Defense.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: Secretary of the Turkish Studies Department at the Iranian Association of West Asian Studies said: Turkey is trying to pass through the tensions it experienced with some countries in the region and its neighbors in the past years and put the policy of reducing tension seriously on its agenda. The increase in tensions has negatively affected the country’s economy, and now Ankara is not in a good position to bear more costs.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: After a decade of severance of diplomatic relations, Turkey and Egypt announced in a joint statement promotion of their political ties and nominated their ambassadors in Ankara and Cairo. The two sides announced that their goal behind “normalization and expansion of relations” is in line with the interests of the people of the two countries. From the point of view of the two countries, the re-normalization of relations will show the mutual will to develop bilateral relations in line with providing the interests of the people of Turkey and Egypt. The normalization was welcomed by the Secretary General of the Arab League, who considered it a positive development to create peace in the region and strengthen diplomatic relations to solve problems effectively.
Mahmoud Fazeli – Analyst of international affairs
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Almost eight years have passed since the last failure in establishing peace between Palestine and the Zionist regime at the United States of America initiative.
Hossein Sayyahi – Researcher of international politics
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: It would be simplistic if the verbal tensions between Biden and Netanyahu were interpreted as tensions in the relations between the US and the Zionist regime. Such an interpretation of Biden’s statements is incorrect and contrary to the facts governing their “strategic relations.”
Barsam Mohammadi – Expert on regional affairs
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on the Zionist regime affairs said: A few Arab governments that pursued normalization of relations with the Zionist regime do not have the interest and haste of the past due to the changing conditions in the region and the existence of the extreme right-wing cabinet in the occupied territories.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: The head of the Indian Subcontinent Desk at Jaraian Research Institute considered the view of that country on expanding relations with West Asian countries with economic and cultural objectives under the rivalry with China and said: India’s high economic growth has enlarged the middle class of that country and as a result has increased consumption and willingness to consume in that country and for this reason, India pays special attention to the hydrocarbon resources of West Asia.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: According to an expert on international affairs, since Greece owns the largest shipping industry in the world with 4901 ships and transports about 20 percent of all goods in the world, it will have strategic importance for the energy supply of the European Union, especially after the war in Ukraine.
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.
SCFR Online – Opinion: On Friday, August 7, the heads of state of three countries – Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan – signed a text under the title “Makkah Joint Defense Agreement.”
Strategic Council Online – Note: The initiative to revive the Hejaz Railway, beyond being a transportation project, constitutes an attempt to redefine geopolitics, the economy, and Turkey’s regional position; however, its realization appears to face significant financial, security, and institutional challenges.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Strait of Hormuz crisis is no longer merely the consequence of a military confrontation, but rather a sign of the transition from the US-centered maritime order to a new energy security structure involving the participation of emerging and influential powers.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Africa is the continent of “opportunities” with the largest natural resource reserves. Many call the current century the “century of Africa.” Six out of 10 countries with the highest economic growth in the world are African. In this sense, Africa has the second fastest growth of the world economy.
Hamid Khoshayand – Expert on international affairs
Strategic Council Online – Guest Opinion: In the past weeks, along with political issues that have been the hot topic of news circles, the intensity of the heat has also become the subject of analysis by many media and news agencies, an issue that not only has not an internal aspect but is apparently a problem that all parts of the world, from North America to Western Europe and of course East and West Asia, are struggling with.
Dr. Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri – University professor
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A faculty member of the Research Institute for Strategic Studies, emphasizing that we should consider Wagner as being finished and annihilated, said: Wagner has handed over his weapons to Russia, and Moscow is closely monitoring them, therefore under the current situation taking organized measures against Kremlin is impossible, and the new leader of that group, in fact; is supposed to follow the plan for the integration of those people in the Ministry of Defense.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: Secretary of the Turkish Studies Department at the Iranian Association of West Asian Studies said: Turkey is trying to pass through the tensions it experienced with some countries in the region and its neighbors in the past years and put the policy of reducing tension seriously on its agenda. The increase in tensions has negatively affected the country’s economy, and now Ankara is not in a good position to bear more costs.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: After a decade of severance of diplomatic relations, Turkey and Egypt announced in a joint statement promotion of their political ties and nominated their ambassadors in Ankara and Cairo. The two sides announced that their goal behind “normalization and expansion of relations” is in line with the interests of the people of the two countries. From the point of view of the two countries, the re-normalization of relations will show the mutual will to develop bilateral relations in line with providing the interests of the people of Turkey and Egypt. The normalization was welcomed by the Secretary General of the Arab League, who considered it a positive development to create peace in the region and strengthen diplomatic relations to solve problems effectively.
Mahmoud Fazeli – Analyst of international affairs
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Almost eight years have passed since the last failure in establishing peace between Palestine and the Zionist regime at the United States of America initiative.
Hossein Sayyahi – Researcher of international politics
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: It would be simplistic if the verbal tensions between Biden and Netanyahu were interpreted as tensions in the relations between the US and the Zionist regime. Such an interpretation of Biden’s statements is incorrect and contrary to the facts governing their “strategic relations.”
Barsam Mohammadi – Expert on regional affairs
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on the Zionist regime affairs said: A few Arab governments that pursued normalization of relations with the Zionist regime do not have the interest and haste of the past due to the changing conditions in the region and the existence of the extreme right-wing cabinet in the occupied territories.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: The head of the Indian Subcontinent Desk at Jaraian Research Institute considered the view of that country on expanding relations with West Asian countries with economic and cultural objectives under the rivalry with China and said: India’s high economic growth has enlarged the middle class of that country and as a result has increased consumption and willingness to consume in that country and for this reason, India pays special attention to the hydrocarbon resources of West Asia.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: According to an expert on international affairs, since Greece owns the largest shipping industry in the world with 4901 ships and transports about 20 percent of all goods in the world, it will have strategic importance for the energy supply of the European Union, especially after the war in Ukraine.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Africa is the continent of “opportunities” with the largest natural resource reserves. Many call the current century the “century of Africa.” Six out of 10 countries with the highest economic growth in the world are African. In this sense, Africa has the second fastest growth of the world economy.
Hamid Khoshayand – Expert on international affairs
Strategic Council Online – Guest Opinion: In the past weeks, along with political issues that have been the hot topic of news circles, the intensity of the heat has also become the subject of analysis by many media and news agencies, an issue that not only has not an internal aspect but is apparently a problem that all parts of the world, from North America to Western Europe and of course East and West Asia, are struggling with.
Dr. Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri – University professor
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A faculty member of the Research Institute for Strategic Studies, emphasizing that we should consider Wagner as being finished and annihilated, said: Wagner has handed over his weapons to Russia, and Moscow is closely monitoring them, therefore under the current situation taking organized measures against Kremlin is impossible, and the new leader of that group, in fact; is supposed to follow the plan for the integration of those people in the Ministry of Defense.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: Secretary of the Turkish Studies Department at the Iranian Association of West Asian Studies said: Turkey is trying to pass through the tensions it experienced with some countries in the region and its neighbors in the past years and put the policy of reducing tension seriously on its agenda. The increase in tensions has negatively affected the country’s economy, and now Ankara is not in a good position to bear more costs.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: After a decade of severance of diplomatic relations, Turkey and Egypt announced in a joint statement promotion of their political ties and nominated their ambassadors in Ankara and Cairo. The two sides announced that their goal behind “normalization and expansion of relations” is in line with the interests of the people of the two countries. From the point of view of the two countries, the re-normalization of relations will show the mutual will to develop bilateral relations in line with providing the interests of the people of Turkey and Egypt. The normalization was welcomed by the Secretary General of the Arab League, who considered it a positive development to create peace in the region and strengthen diplomatic relations to solve problems effectively.
Mahmoud Fazeli – Analyst of international affairs
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Almost eight years have passed since the last failure in establishing peace between Palestine and the Zionist regime at the United States of America initiative.
Hossein Sayyahi – Researcher of international politics
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: It would be simplistic if the verbal tensions between Biden and Netanyahu were interpreted as tensions in the relations between the US and the Zionist regime. Such an interpretation of Biden’s statements is incorrect and contrary to the facts governing their “strategic relations.”
Barsam Mohammadi – Expert on regional affairs
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on the Zionist regime affairs said: A few Arab governments that pursued normalization of relations with the Zionist regime do not have the interest and haste of the past due to the changing conditions in the region and the existence of the extreme right-wing cabinet in the occupied territories.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: The head of the Indian Subcontinent Desk at Jaraian Research Institute considered the view of that country on expanding relations with West Asian countries with economic and cultural objectives under the rivalry with China and said: India’s high economic growth has enlarged the middle class of that country and as a result has increased consumption and willingness to consume in that country and for this reason, India pays special attention to the hydrocarbon resources of West Asia.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: According to an expert on international affairs, since Greece owns the largest shipping industry in the world with 4901 ships and transports about 20 percent of all goods in the world, it will have strategic importance for the energy supply of the European Union, especially after the war in Ukraine.
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.
SCFR Online – Opinion: On Friday, August 7, the heads of state of three countries – Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan – signed a text under the title “Makkah Joint Defense Agreement.”
Strategic Council Online – Note: The initiative to revive the Hejaz Railway, beyond being a transportation project, constitutes an attempt to redefine geopolitics, the economy, and Turkey’s regional position; however, its realization appears to face significant financial, security, and institutional challenges.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Strait of Hormuz crisis is no longer merely the consequence of a military confrontation, but rather a sign of the transition from the US-centered maritime order to a new energy security structure involving the participation of emerging and influential powers.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Africa is the continent of “opportunities” with the largest natural resource reserves. Many call the current century the “century of Africa.” Six out of 10 countries with the highest economic growth in the world are African. In this sense, Africa has the second fastest growth of the world economy.
Hamid Khoshayand – Expert on international affairs
Strategic Council Online – Guest Opinion: In the past weeks, along with political issues that have been the hot topic of news circles, the intensity of the heat has also become the subject of analysis by many media and news agencies, an issue that not only has not an internal aspect but is apparently a problem that all parts of the world, from North America to Western Europe and of course East and West Asia, are struggling with.
Dr. Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri – University professor
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A faculty member of the Research Institute for Strategic Studies, emphasizing that we should consider Wagner as being finished and annihilated, said: Wagner has handed over his weapons to Russia, and Moscow is closely monitoring them, therefore under the current situation taking organized measures against Kremlin is impossible, and the new leader of that group, in fact; is supposed to follow the plan for the integration of those people in the Ministry of Defense.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: Secretary of the Turkish Studies Department at the Iranian Association of West Asian Studies said: Turkey is trying to pass through the tensions it experienced with some countries in the region and its neighbors in the past years and put the policy of reducing tension seriously on its agenda. The increase in tensions has negatively affected the country’s economy, and now Ankara is not in a good position to bear more costs.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: After a decade of severance of diplomatic relations, Turkey and Egypt announced in a joint statement promotion of their political ties and nominated their ambassadors in Ankara and Cairo. The two sides announced that their goal behind “normalization and expansion of relations” is in line with the interests of the people of the two countries. From the point of view of the two countries, the re-normalization of relations will show the mutual will to develop bilateral relations in line with providing the interests of the people of Turkey and Egypt. The normalization was welcomed by the Secretary General of the Arab League, who considered it a positive development to create peace in the region and strengthen diplomatic relations to solve problems effectively.
Mahmoud Fazeli – Analyst of international affairs
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Almost eight years have passed since the last failure in establishing peace between Palestine and the Zionist regime at the United States of America initiative.
Hossein Sayyahi – Researcher of international politics
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: It would be simplistic if the verbal tensions between Biden and Netanyahu were interpreted as tensions in the relations between the US and the Zionist regime. Such an interpretation of Biden’s statements is incorrect and contrary to the facts governing their “strategic relations.”
Barsam Mohammadi – Expert on regional affairs
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on the Zionist regime affairs said: A few Arab governments that pursued normalization of relations with the Zionist regime do not have the interest and haste of the past due to the changing conditions in the region and the existence of the extreme right-wing cabinet in the occupied territories.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: The head of the Indian Subcontinent Desk at Jaraian Research Institute considered the view of that country on expanding relations with West Asian countries with economic and cultural objectives under the rivalry with China and said: India’s high economic growth has enlarged the middle class of that country and as a result has increased consumption and willingness to consume in that country and for this reason, India pays special attention to the hydrocarbon resources of West Asia.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: According to an expert on international affairs, since Greece owns the largest shipping industry in the world with 4901 ships and transports about 20 percent of all goods in the world, it will have strategic importance for the energy supply of the European Union, especially after the war in Ukraine.
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.
SCFR Online – Opinion: On Friday, August 7, the heads of state of three countries – Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan – signed a text under the title “Makkah Joint Defense Agreement.”
Strategic Council Online – Note: The initiative to revive the Hejaz Railway, beyond being a transportation project, constitutes an attempt to redefine geopolitics, the economy, and Turkey’s regional position; however, its realization appears to face significant financial, security, and institutional challenges.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Strait of Hormuz crisis is no longer merely the consequence of a military confrontation, but rather a sign of the transition from the US-centered maritime order to a new energy security structure involving the participation of emerging and influential powers.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Africa is the continent of “opportunities” with the largest natural resource reserves. Many call the current century the “century of Africa.” Six out of 10 countries with the highest economic growth in the world are African. In this sense, Africa has the second fastest growth of the world economy.
Hamid Khoshayand – Expert on international affairs
Strategic Council Online – Guest Opinion: In the past weeks, along with political issues that have been the hot topic of news circles, the intensity of the heat has also become the subject of analysis by many media and news agencies, an issue that not only has not an internal aspect but is apparently a problem that all parts of the world, from North America to Western Europe and of course East and West Asia, are struggling with.
Dr. Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri – University professor
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A faculty member of the Research Institute for Strategic Studies, emphasizing that we should consider Wagner as being finished and annihilated, said: Wagner has handed over his weapons to Russia, and Moscow is closely monitoring them, therefore under the current situation taking organized measures against Kremlin is impossible, and the new leader of that group, in fact; is supposed to follow the plan for the integration of those people in the Ministry of Defense.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: Secretary of the Turkish Studies Department at the Iranian Association of West Asian Studies said: Turkey is trying to pass through the tensions it experienced with some countries in the region and its neighbors in the past years and put the policy of reducing tension seriously on its agenda. The increase in tensions has negatively affected the country’s economy, and now Ankara is not in a good position to bear more costs.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: After a decade of severance of diplomatic relations, Turkey and Egypt announced in a joint statement promotion of their political ties and nominated their ambassadors in Ankara and Cairo. The two sides announced that their goal behind “normalization and expansion of relations” is in line with the interests of the people of the two countries. From the point of view of the two countries, the re-normalization of relations will show the mutual will to develop bilateral relations in line with providing the interests of the people of Turkey and Egypt. The normalization was welcomed by the Secretary General of the Arab League, who considered it a positive development to create peace in the region and strengthen diplomatic relations to solve problems effectively.
Mahmoud Fazeli – Analyst of international affairs
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Almost eight years have passed since the last failure in establishing peace between Palestine and the Zionist regime at the United States of America initiative.
Hossein Sayyahi – Researcher of international politics
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: It would be simplistic if the verbal tensions between Biden and Netanyahu were interpreted as tensions in the relations between the US and the Zionist regime. Such an interpretation of Biden’s statements is incorrect and contrary to the facts governing their “strategic relations.”
Barsam Mohammadi – Expert on regional affairs
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on the Zionist regime affairs said: A few Arab governments that pursued normalization of relations with the Zionist regime do not have the interest and haste of the past due to the changing conditions in the region and the existence of the extreme right-wing cabinet in the occupied territories.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: The head of the Indian Subcontinent Desk at Jaraian Research Institute considered the view of that country on expanding relations with West Asian countries with economic and cultural objectives under the rivalry with China and said: India’s high economic growth has enlarged the middle class of that country and as a result has increased consumption and willingness to consume in that country and for this reason, India pays special attention to the hydrocarbon resources of West Asia.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: According to an expert on international affairs, since Greece owns the largest shipping industry in the world with 4901 ships and transports about 20 percent of all goods in the world, it will have strategic importance for the energy supply of the European Union, especially after the war in Ukraine.
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.
SCFR Online – Opinion: On Friday, August 7, the heads of state of three countries – Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan – signed a text under the title “Makkah Joint Defense Agreement.”
Strategic Council Online – Note: The initiative to revive the Hejaz Railway, beyond being a transportation project, constitutes an attempt to redefine geopolitics, the economy, and Turkey’s regional position; however, its realization appears to face significant financial, security, and institutional challenges.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Strait of Hormuz crisis is no longer merely the consequence of a military confrontation, but rather a sign of the transition from the US-centered maritime order to a new energy security structure involving the participation of emerging and influential powers.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Africa is the continent of “opportunities” with the largest natural resource reserves. Many call the current century the “century of Africa.” Six out of 10 countries with the highest economic growth in the world are African. In this sense, Africa has the second fastest growth of the world economy.
Hamid Khoshayand – Expert on international affairs
Strategic Council Online – Guest Opinion: In the past weeks, along with political issues that have been the hot topic of news circles, the intensity of the heat has also become the subject of analysis by many media and news agencies, an issue that not only has not an internal aspect but is apparently a problem that all parts of the world, from North America to Western Europe and of course East and West Asia, are struggling with.
Dr. Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri – University professor
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A faculty member of the Research Institute for Strategic Studies, emphasizing that we should consider Wagner as being finished and annihilated, said: Wagner has handed over his weapons to Russia, and Moscow is closely monitoring them, therefore under the current situation taking organized measures against Kremlin is impossible, and the new leader of that group, in fact; is supposed to follow the plan for the integration of those people in the Ministry of Defense.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: Secretary of the Turkish Studies Department at the Iranian Association of West Asian Studies said: Turkey is trying to pass through the tensions it experienced with some countries in the region and its neighbors in the past years and put the policy of reducing tension seriously on its agenda. The increase in tensions has negatively affected the country’s economy, and now Ankara is not in a good position to bear more costs.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: After a decade of severance of diplomatic relations, Turkey and Egypt announced in a joint statement promotion of their political ties and nominated their ambassadors in Ankara and Cairo. The two sides announced that their goal behind “normalization and expansion of relations” is in line with the interests of the people of the two countries. From the point of view of the two countries, the re-normalization of relations will show the mutual will to develop bilateral relations in line with providing the interests of the people of Turkey and Egypt. The normalization was welcomed by the Secretary General of the Arab League, who considered it a positive development to create peace in the region and strengthen diplomatic relations to solve problems effectively.
Mahmoud Fazeli – Analyst of international affairs
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Almost eight years have passed since the last failure in establishing peace between Palestine and the Zionist regime at the United States of America initiative.
Hossein Sayyahi – Researcher of international politics
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: It would be simplistic if the verbal tensions between Biden and Netanyahu were interpreted as tensions in the relations between the US and the Zionist regime. Such an interpretation of Biden’s statements is incorrect and contrary to the facts governing their “strategic relations.”
Barsam Mohammadi – Expert on regional affairs
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on the Zionist regime affairs said: A few Arab governments that pursued normalization of relations with the Zionist regime do not have the interest and haste of the past due to the changing conditions in the region and the existence of the extreme right-wing cabinet in the occupied territories.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: The head of the Indian Subcontinent Desk at Jaraian Research Institute considered the view of that country on expanding relations with West Asian countries with economic and cultural objectives under the rivalry with China and said: India’s high economic growth has enlarged the middle class of that country and as a result has increased consumption and willingness to consume in that country and for this reason, India pays special attention to the hydrocarbon resources of West Asia.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: According to an expert on international affairs, since Greece owns the largest shipping industry in the world with 4901 ships and transports about 20 percent of all goods in the world, it will have strategic importance for the energy supply of the European Union, especially after the war in Ukraine.
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.
SCFR Online – Opinion: On Friday, August 7, the heads of state of three countries – Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan – signed a text under the title “Makkah Joint Defense Agreement.”
Strategic Council Online – Note: The initiative to revive the Hejaz Railway, beyond being a transportation project, constitutes an attempt to redefine geopolitics, the economy, and Turkey’s regional position; however, its realization appears to face significant financial, security, and institutional challenges.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Strait of Hormuz crisis is no longer merely the consequence of a military confrontation, but rather a sign of the transition from the US-centered maritime order to a new energy security structure involving the participation of emerging and influential powers.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Africa is the continent of “opportunities” with the largest natural resource reserves. Many call the current century the “century of Africa.” Six out of 10 countries with the highest economic growth in the world are African. In this sense, Africa has the second fastest growth of the world economy.
Hamid Khoshayand – Expert on international affairs
Strategic Council Online – Guest Opinion: In the past weeks, along with political issues that have been the hot topic of news circles, the intensity of the heat has also become the subject of analysis by many media and news agencies, an issue that not only has not an internal aspect but is apparently a problem that all parts of the world, from North America to Western Europe and of course East and West Asia, are struggling with.
Dr. Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri – University professor
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A faculty member of the Research Institute for Strategic Studies, emphasizing that we should consider Wagner as being finished and annihilated, said: Wagner has handed over his weapons to Russia, and Moscow is closely monitoring them, therefore under the current situation taking organized measures against Kremlin is impossible, and the new leader of that group, in fact; is supposed to follow the plan for the integration of those people in the Ministry of Defense.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: Secretary of the Turkish Studies Department at the Iranian Association of West Asian Studies said: Turkey is trying to pass through the tensions it experienced with some countries in the region and its neighbors in the past years and put the policy of reducing tension seriously on its agenda. The increase in tensions has negatively affected the country’s economy, and now Ankara is not in a good position to bear more costs.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: After a decade of severance of diplomatic relations, Turkey and Egypt announced in a joint statement promotion of their political ties and nominated their ambassadors in Ankara and Cairo. The two sides announced that their goal behind “normalization and expansion of relations” is in line with the interests of the people of the two countries. From the point of view of the two countries, the re-normalization of relations will show the mutual will to develop bilateral relations in line with providing the interests of the people of Turkey and Egypt. The normalization was welcomed by the Secretary General of the Arab League, who considered it a positive development to create peace in the region and strengthen diplomatic relations to solve problems effectively.
Mahmoud Fazeli – Analyst of international affairs
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Almost eight years have passed since the last failure in establishing peace between Palestine and the Zionist regime at the United States of America initiative.
Hossein Sayyahi – Researcher of international politics
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: It would be simplistic if the verbal tensions between Biden and Netanyahu were interpreted as tensions in the relations between the US and the Zionist regime. Such an interpretation of Biden’s statements is incorrect and contrary to the facts governing their “strategic relations.”
Barsam Mohammadi – Expert on regional affairs
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on the Zionist regime affairs said: A few Arab governments that pursued normalization of relations with the Zionist regime do not have the interest and haste of the past due to the changing conditions in the region and the existence of the extreme right-wing cabinet in the occupied territories.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: The head of the Indian Subcontinent Desk at Jaraian Research Institute considered the view of that country on expanding relations with West Asian countries with economic and cultural objectives under the rivalry with China and said: India’s high economic growth has enlarged the middle class of that country and as a result has increased consumption and willingness to consume in that country and for this reason, India pays special attention to the hydrocarbon resources of West Asia.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: According to an expert on international affairs, since Greece owns the largest shipping industry in the world with 4901 ships and transports about 20 percent of all goods in the world, it will have strategic importance for the energy supply of the European Union, especially after the war in Ukraine.
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.
SCFR Online – Opinion: On Friday, August 7, the heads of state of three countries – Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan – signed a text under the title “Makkah Joint Defense Agreement.”
Strategic Council Online – Note: The initiative to revive the Hejaz Railway, beyond being a transportation project, constitutes an attempt to redefine geopolitics, the economy, and Turkey’s regional position; however, its realization appears to face significant financial, security, and institutional challenges.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Strait of Hormuz crisis is no longer merely the consequence of a military confrontation, but rather a sign of the transition from the US-centered maritime order to a new energy security structure involving the participation of emerging and influential powers.