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Balancing in the chain of chokepoints; from sea-based deterrence to pluralistic diplomacy

Balancing in the chain of chokepoints; from sea-based deterrence to pluralistic diplomacy

2026/08/03

Strategic Council Online – Note: Recent developments in the political geography of West Asia, from rising tensions in the Persian Gulf to missile and drone activities in the Red Sea and the recent warning by Kaja Kallas, the European Union’s foreign policy chief, regarding the threat to freedom of navigation, indicate a key pattern shift; the US-Iran war has moved beyond the scope of a regional and local confrontation and has linked two vital passageways for the global economy: the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.

Indicators for Choosing Between War and Diplomacy

Indicators for Choosing Between War and Diplomacy

2026/07/23

SCFR Online – Opinion: Foreign policy analysis is valid when it evaluates decisions based on the information and circumstances prevailing at the time they were made, not on the basis of outcomes that only become apparent after the crisis has ended.

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Nationalists Rising in Europe; Fragility of European Unity, its Exorbitant Effects on Ukraine War

Nationalists Rising in Europe; Fragility of European Unity, its Exorbitant Effects on Ukraine War

2022/12/06

Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Europe affairs, stating that the Ukraine war and the exorbitant costs it imposed on European countries could be one of the causes of the rise of the far-right nationalist wing in that continent, added: Despite the energy crisis, rising prices, shortage of resources and economic problems caused by the war in Ukraine, it seems that European integration is weakening and countries, more than collective concerns in Europe, are thinking about their national interests.

The causes and consequences of stopping Turkey’s participation in joint patrols with Russia in northern Syria

The causes and consequences of stopping Turkey’s participation in joint patrols with Russia in northern Syria

2022/12/06

Strategic Council Online—Interview: An expert on Syrian affairs stated that the suspension of Turkey’s participation in joint patrols with Russia in northern Syria means that operations in that region are definitive and that a political deadlock is created to reduce the conflict in northern Syria, adding that Americans once again refused to back the Kurds in Syria and Moscow’s and Washington’s cooperation with Ankara and falling short of Turkey’s preferences in northern Syria show their need for Turkey in the developments related to the war in Ukraine.

Analysis of Goals, Salient Features of Three Important East Asian Summits

Analysis of Goals, Salient Features of Three Important East Asian Summits

2022/12/04

Strategic Council Online – A faculty member of the faculty of International Relations, referring to the holding of East Asian meetings emphasized: Countries of this region have accepted the reality of China’s economic power and despite the sanctions, China has passed against some of them, are still sitting next to each other and trying to strengthen their economic-political convergence.

Analysis of Recent French Senate Initiative in Imposing Sanctions on Azerbaijan Republic

Analysis of Recent French Senate Initiative in Imposing Sanctions on Azerbaijan Republic

2022/12/02

Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Caucasus affairs, commenting on the approval of the draft law by the French Senate on imposition of sanctions against the Republic of Azerbaijan, in which it asks the French government to impose sanctions on Azerbaijan due to its attacks on Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh, said: After the collapse of the Soviet Union, France, along with the United States and some other European states like Germany, sought to achieve several goals so that they could penetrate into the republics that had gained independence from the Soviet Union.

Iran’s Reasons for Confronting Separatist Terrorists in Iraqi Kurdistan Region

Iran’s Reasons for Confronting Separatist Terrorists in Iraqi Kurdistan Region

2022/12/02

Strategic Council Online – Opinion: In recent weeks, the armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran targeted bases and gathering centers of terrorist and separatist elements of Komeleh in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq in the form of missile and drone operations.
Barsam Mohammadi – Expert in regional affairs

Strategic consequences of attempting unacceptable border changes in the South Caucasus

Strategic consequences of attempting unacceptable border changes in the South Caucasus

2022/11/27

Strategic Council Online–Opinion: Baku claims based on paragraph 9 of the tripartite agreement that was clinched after the second Karabakh war on November 10, 2020, the right was given to the government of Baku to build through the territory of Armenia an exclusive “corridor” under Azerbaijan’s sovereignty to Nakhchivan.
Hamid Khoshayand—Expert of regional issues

Major Setback of Sharm el-Sheikh Conference in Preventing Climate Change

Major Setback of Sharm el-Sheikh Conference in Preventing Climate Change

2022/11/27

Strategic Council Online – Interview: A university professor said: At the UN Climate Change Conference in Egypt, no step was taken to strengthen the “Glasgow Climate Pact” and limit greenhouse gases and gradual elimination of the use of fossil fuels, and from this point of view, the meeting is considered as a serious setback.

Consequences of US Election Results on Its Domestic, Foreign Policy

Consequences of US Election Results on Its Domestic, Foreign Policy

2022/11/27

Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on international affairs says the recent elections in the US were not entirely in favor of the Republicans and that the success of the Democrats is visible to some extent. He noted: Considering the reality of the Republican Party and its policies, they will put pressure on the Biden administration to take tougher positions in domestic and foreign policy, including Iran, but in cases where the two parties have common positions, especially in relation to China and the Ukraine-Russia war, the previous US policies will continue.

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Balancing in the chain of chokepoints; from sea-based deterrence to pluralistic diplomacy

Balancing in the chain of chokepoints; from sea-based deterrence to pluralistic diplomacy

2026/08/03

Strategic Council Online – Note: Recent developments in the political geography of West Asia, from rising tensions in the Persian Gulf to missile and drone activities in the Red Sea and the recent warning by Kaja Kallas, the European Union’s foreign policy chief, regarding the threat to freedom of navigation, indicate a key pattern shift; the US-Iran war has moved beyond the scope of a regional and local confrontation and has linked two vital passageways for the global economy: the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.

Indicators for Choosing Between War and Diplomacy

Indicators for Choosing Between War and Diplomacy

2026/07/23

SCFR Online – Opinion: Foreign policy analysis is valid when it evaluates decisions based on the information and circumstances prevailing at the time they were made, not on the basis of outcomes that only become apparent after the crisis has ended.

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Nationalists Rising in Europe; Fragility of European Unity, its Exorbitant Effects on Ukraine War

Nationalists Rising in Europe; Fragility of European Unity, its Exorbitant Effects on Ukraine War

2022/12/06

Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Europe affairs, stating that the Ukraine war and the exorbitant costs it imposed on European countries could be one of the causes of the rise of the far-right nationalist wing in that continent, added: Despite the energy crisis, rising prices, shortage of resources and economic problems caused by the war in Ukraine, it seems that European integration is weakening and countries, more than collective concerns in Europe, are thinking about their national interests.

The causes and consequences of stopping Turkey’s participation in joint patrols with Russia in northern Syria

The causes and consequences of stopping Turkey’s participation in joint patrols with Russia in northern Syria

2022/12/06

Strategic Council Online—Interview: An expert on Syrian affairs stated that the suspension of Turkey’s participation in joint patrols with Russia in northern Syria means that operations in that region are definitive and that a political deadlock is created to reduce the conflict in northern Syria, adding that Americans once again refused to back the Kurds in Syria and Moscow’s and Washington’s cooperation with Ankara and falling short of Turkey’s preferences in northern Syria show their need for Turkey in the developments related to the war in Ukraine.

Analysis of Goals, Salient Features of Three Important East Asian Summits

Analysis of Goals, Salient Features of Three Important East Asian Summits

2022/12/04

Strategic Council Online – A faculty member of the faculty of International Relations, referring to the holding of East Asian meetings emphasized: Countries of this region have accepted the reality of China’s economic power and despite the sanctions, China has passed against some of them, are still sitting next to each other and trying to strengthen their economic-political convergence.

Analysis of Recent French Senate Initiative in Imposing Sanctions on Azerbaijan Republic

Analysis of Recent French Senate Initiative in Imposing Sanctions on Azerbaijan Republic

2022/12/02

Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Caucasus affairs, commenting on the approval of the draft law by the French Senate on imposition of sanctions against the Republic of Azerbaijan, in which it asks the French government to impose sanctions on Azerbaijan due to its attacks on Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh, said: After the collapse of the Soviet Union, France, along with the United States and some other European states like Germany, sought to achieve several goals so that they could penetrate into the republics that had gained independence from the Soviet Union.

Iran’s Reasons for Confronting Separatist Terrorists in Iraqi Kurdistan Region

Iran’s Reasons for Confronting Separatist Terrorists in Iraqi Kurdistan Region

2022/12/02

Strategic Council Online – Opinion: In recent weeks, the armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran targeted bases and gathering centers of terrorist and separatist elements of Komeleh in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq in the form of missile and drone operations.
Barsam Mohammadi – Expert in regional affairs

Strategic consequences of attempting unacceptable border changes in the South Caucasus

Strategic consequences of attempting unacceptable border changes in the South Caucasus

2022/11/27

Strategic Council Online–Opinion: Baku claims based on paragraph 9 of the tripartite agreement that was clinched after the second Karabakh war on November 10, 2020, the right was given to the government of Baku to build through the territory of Armenia an exclusive “corridor” under Azerbaijan’s sovereignty to Nakhchivan.
Hamid Khoshayand—Expert of regional issues

Major Setback of Sharm el-Sheikh Conference in Preventing Climate Change

Major Setback of Sharm el-Sheikh Conference in Preventing Climate Change

2022/11/27

Strategic Council Online – Interview: A university professor said: At the UN Climate Change Conference in Egypt, no step was taken to strengthen the “Glasgow Climate Pact” and limit greenhouse gases and gradual elimination of the use of fossil fuels, and from this point of view, the meeting is considered as a serious setback.

Consequences of US Election Results on Its Domestic, Foreign Policy

Consequences of US Election Results on Its Domestic, Foreign Policy

2022/11/27

Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on international affairs says the recent elections in the US were not entirely in favor of the Republicans and that the success of the Democrats is visible to some extent. He noted: Considering the reality of the Republican Party and its policies, they will put pressure on the Biden administration to take tougher positions in domestic and foreign policy, including Iran, but in cases where the two parties have common positions, especially in relation to China and the Ukraine-Russia war, the previous US policies will continue.

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Nationalists Rising in Europe; Fragility of European Unity, its Exorbitant Effects on Ukraine War

Nationalists Rising in Europe; Fragility of European Unity, its Exorbitant Effects on Ukraine War

2022/12/06

Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Europe affairs, stating that the Ukraine war and the exorbitant costs it imposed on European countries could be one of the causes of the rise of the far-right nationalist wing in that continent, added: Despite the energy crisis, rising prices, shortage of resources and economic problems caused by the war in Ukraine, it seems that European integration is weakening and countries, more than collective concerns in Europe, are thinking about their national interests.

The causes and consequences of stopping Turkey’s participation in joint patrols with Russia in northern Syria

The causes and consequences of stopping Turkey’s participation in joint patrols with Russia in northern Syria

2022/12/06

Strategic Council Online—Interview: An expert on Syrian affairs stated that the suspension of Turkey’s participation in joint patrols with Russia in northern Syria means that operations in that region are definitive and that a political deadlock is created to reduce the conflict in northern Syria, adding that Americans once again refused to back the Kurds in Syria and Moscow’s and Washington’s cooperation with Ankara and falling short of Turkey’s preferences in northern Syria show their need for Turkey in the developments related to the war in Ukraine.

Analysis of Goals, Salient Features of Three Important East Asian Summits

Analysis of Goals, Salient Features of Three Important East Asian Summits

2022/12/04

Strategic Council Online – A faculty member of the faculty of International Relations, referring to the holding of East Asian meetings emphasized: Countries of this region have accepted the reality of China’s economic power and despite the sanctions, China has passed against some of them, are still sitting next to each other and trying to strengthen their economic-political convergence.

Analysis of Recent French Senate Initiative in Imposing Sanctions on Azerbaijan Republic

Analysis of Recent French Senate Initiative in Imposing Sanctions on Azerbaijan Republic

2022/12/02

Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Caucasus affairs, commenting on the approval of the draft law by the French Senate on imposition of sanctions against the Republic of Azerbaijan, in which it asks the French government to impose sanctions on Azerbaijan due to its attacks on Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh, said: After the collapse of the Soviet Union, France, along with the United States and some other European states like Germany, sought to achieve several goals so that they could penetrate into the republics that had gained independence from the Soviet Union.

Iran’s Reasons for Confronting Separatist Terrorists in Iraqi Kurdistan Region

Iran’s Reasons for Confronting Separatist Terrorists in Iraqi Kurdistan Region

2022/12/02

Strategic Council Online – Opinion: In recent weeks, the armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran targeted bases and gathering centers of terrorist and separatist elements of Komeleh in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq in the form of missile and drone operations.
Barsam Mohammadi – Expert in regional affairs

Strategic consequences of attempting unacceptable border changes in the South Caucasus

Strategic consequences of attempting unacceptable border changes in the South Caucasus

2022/11/27

Strategic Council Online–Opinion: Baku claims based on paragraph 9 of the tripartite agreement that was clinched after the second Karabakh war on November 10, 2020, the right was given to the government of Baku to build through the territory of Armenia an exclusive “corridor” under Azerbaijan’s sovereignty to Nakhchivan.
Hamid Khoshayand—Expert of regional issues

Major Setback of Sharm el-Sheikh Conference in Preventing Climate Change

Major Setback of Sharm el-Sheikh Conference in Preventing Climate Change

2022/11/27

Strategic Council Online – Interview: A university professor said: At the UN Climate Change Conference in Egypt, no step was taken to strengthen the “Glasgow Climate Pact” and limit greenhouse gases and gradual elimination of the use of fossil fuels, and from this point of view, the meeting is considered as a serious setback.

Consequences of US Election Results on Its Domestic, Foreign Policy

Consequences of US Election Results on Its Domestic, Foreign Policy

2022/11/27

Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on international affairs says the recent elections in the US were not entirely in favor of the Republicans and that the success of the Democrats is visible to some extent. He noted: Considering the reality of the Republican Party and its policies, they will put pressure on the Biden administration to take tougher positions in domestic and foreign policy, including Iran, but in cases where the two parties have common positions, especially in relation to China and the Ukraine-Russia war, the previous US policies will continue.

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The causes and consequences of stopping Turkey’s participation in joint patrols with Russia in northern Syria

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Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on international affairs says the recent elections in the US were not entirely in favor of the Republicans and that the success of the Democrats is visible to some extent. He noted: Considering the reality of the Republican Party and its policies, they will put pressure on the Biden administration to take tougher positions in domestic and foreign policy, including Iran, but in cases where the two parties have common positions, especially in relation to China and the Ukraine-Russia war, the previous US policies will continue.

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Nationalists Rising in Europe; Fragility of European Unity, its Exorbitant Effects on Ukraine War

Nationalists Rising in Europe; Fragility of European Unity, its Exorbitant Effects on Ukraine War

2022/12/06

Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Europe affairs, stating that the Ukraine war and the exorbitant costs it imposed on European countries could be one of the causes of the rise of the far-right nationalist wing in that continent, added: Despite the energy crisis, rising prices, shortage of resources and economic problems caused by the war in Ukraine, it seems that European integration is weakening and countries, more than collective concerns in Europe, are thinking about their national interests.

The causes and consequences of stopping Turkey’s participation in joint patrols with Russia in northern Syria

The causes and consequences of stopping Turkey’s participation in joint patrols with Russia in northern Syria

2022/12/06

Strategic Council Online—Interview: An expert on Syrian affairs stated that the suspension of Turkey’s participation in joint patrols with Russia in northern Syria means that operations in that region are definitive and that a political deadlock is created to reduce the conflict in northern Syria, adding that Americans once again refused to back the Kurds in Syria and Moscow’s and Washington’s cooperation with Ankara and falling short of Turkey’s preferences in northern Syria show their need for Turkey in the developments related to the war in Ukraine.

Analysis of Goals, Salient Features of Three Important East Asian Summits

Analysis of Goals, Salient Features of Three Important East Asian Summits

2022/12/04

Strategic Council Online – A faculty member of the faculty of International Relations, referring to the holding of East Asian meetings emphasized: Countries of this region have accepted the reality of China’s economic power and despite the sanctions, China has passed against some of them, are still sitting next to each other and trying to strengthen their economic-political convergence.

Analysis of Recent French Senate Initiative in Imposing Sanctions on Azerbaijan Republic

Analysis of Recent French Senate Initiative in Imposing Sanctions on Azerbaijan Republic

2022/12/02

Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Caucasus affairs, commenting on the approval of the draft law by the French Senate on imposition of sanctions against the Republic of Azerbaijan, in which it asks the French government to impose sanctions on Azerbaijan due to its attacks on Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh, said: After the collapse of the Soviet Union, France, along with the United States and some other European states like Germany, sought to achieve several goals so that they could penetrate into the republics that had gained independence from the Soviet Union.

Iran’s Reasons for Confronting Separatist Terrorists in Iraqi Kurdistan Region

Iran’s Reasons for Confronting Separatist Terrorists in Iraqi Kurdistan Region

2022/12/02

Strategic Council Online – Opinion: In recent weeks, the armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran targeted bases and gathering centers of terrorist and separatist elements of Komeleh in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq in the form of missile and drone operations.
Barsam Mohammadi – Expert in regional affairs

Strategic consequences of attempting unacceptable border changes in the South Caucasus

Strategic consequences of attempting unacceptable border changes in the South Caucasus

2022/11/27

Strategic Council Online–Opinion: Baku claims based on paragraph 9 of the tripartite agreement that was clinched after the second Karabakh war on November 10, 2020, the right was given to the government of Baku to build through the territory of Armenia an exclusive “corridor” under Azerbaijan’s sovereignty to Nakhchivan.
Hamid Khoshayand—Expert of regional issues

Major Setback of Sharm el-Sheikh Conference in Preventing Climate Change

Major Setback of Sharm el-Sheikh Conference in Preventing Climate Change

2022/11/27

Strategic Council Online – Interview: A university professor said: At the UN Climate Change Conference in Egypt, no step was taken to strengthen the “Glasgow Climate Pact” and limit greenhouse gases and gradual elimination of the use of fossil fuels, and from this point of view, the meeting is considered as a serious setback.

Consequences of US Election Results on Its Domestic, Foreign Policy

Consequences of US Election Results on Its Domestic, Foreign Policy

2022/11/27

Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on international affairs says the recent elections in the US were not entirely in favor of the Republicans and that the success of the Democrats is visible to some extent. He noted: Considering the reality of the Republican Party and its policies, they will put pressure on the Biden administration to take tougher positions in domestic and foreign policy, including Iran, but in cases where the two parties have common positions, especially in relation to China and the Ukraine-Russia war, the previous US policies will continue.

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Balancing in the chain of chokepoints; from sea-based deterrence to pluralistic diplomacy

Balancing in the chain of chokepoints; from sea-based deterrence to pluralistic diplomacy

2026/08/03

Strategic Council Online – Note: Recent developments in the political geography of West Asia, from rising tensions in the Persian Gulf to missile and drone activities in the Red Sea and the recent warning by Kaja Kallas, the European Union’s foreign policy chief, regarding the threat to freedom of navigation, indicate a key pattern shift; the US-Iran war has moved beyond the scope of a regional and local confrontation and has linked two vital passageways for the global economy: the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.

Indicators for Choosing Between War and Diplomacy

Indicators for Choosing Between War and Diplomacy

2026/07/23

SCFR Online – Opinion: Foreign policy analysis is valid when it evaluates decisions based on the information and circumstances prevailing at the time they were made, not on the basis of outcomes that only become apparent after the crisis has ended.

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