SCFR Online – Opinion: The escalation of verbal and strategic tensions between Turkey and the Israeli regime, although not increasing the likelihood of direct war, indicates the formation of a new order in West Asian geopolitical rivalries.
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.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Ukraine war was not merely a European crisis, but rather the starting point for the rearrangement of the global balance of power and a shift in the strategic behavior of great powers.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Great power competition is now pursued more in trade, currency, technology, and global supply chains than on the battlefields of military confrontation.
Strategic Council Online – Note: By disregarding Iran’s deterrence capabilities and political economy leverage in the Strait of Hormuz, Washington has reached a strategic deadlock from which military means are unable to extricate it.
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.
SCFR Online-Opinion: Sanctions are gradually transforming from classical financial instruments into complex mechanisms for the containment of technology, data, and global supply chains.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Damascus is an attempt to redefine France’s role in Syria following the recent political developments in that country; an effort pursued within the context of great power competition and the country’s security challenges.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Caucasus affairs considering the Prague talks as a step to internalize the issue of the Nagorno-Karabakh Armenian minority said: The recent development in the relations between Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan is not far from the red lines considered by Russia.
Strategic Council Online-Interview: An expert on Syrian issues said that with the encouragement and emphasis of Iran and Russia, Turkey moved in the direction of resolving the differences with Syria politically, adding that “Ankara has come to the conclusion that it should resolve the Kurdish issue politically. And if he wants to take military action in northern Syria, it will face many challenges on the eve of the elections”.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: Having stated that the U.S. takes the most benefit from destroy and or halt in gas transfer of Nord Stream pipelines, an expert of international affairs said:” with hiatus of Russian gas export, the U.S. will enjoy the opportunity more than ever to double the export of its gas to Europe which will, of course, be more expensive for them. The White House wishes a weakened Europe in order to be completely depended on the U.S. in every case especially on vital issues”.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The energy crisis in Europe has made fundamental challenges for the economy of many European countries including Germany and France.
Pouria Nabipour, Ph.D., Political Science, and International Relations
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Turkey and Libya, three years after signing an agreement on the delimitation of maritime zones between the two countries, signed a memorandum of understanding on hydrocarbons on October 3, which is considered a new chapter in Turkey’s relationship with the Libyan government headed by Abdul Hamid al-Dbeibeh.
Mahmoud Fazeli – Analyst of international affairs
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Turkey affairs, stating that Ankara is trying to increase its bargaining power in the political arena by using energy diplomacy on transfer of Israeli gas to Europe, added: Erdogan knows that in the circumstances close to the elections, in order to improve relations with the United States and other Eastern Mediterranean countries, it cannot have a conflict with the Zionist regime; because he thinks that the essence of the Zionist regime is important for the formation of regional coalitions, especially in the Eastern Mediterranean region.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Europe affairs emphasized: The victory of the “Brothers of Italy” Party is a warning for European integration and is viewed by the leaders of the Union or European federalists as a threat.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Signing of the treaty for annexation of four regions of Ukraine to Russia by Vladimir Putin is considered a new dimension in the Ukraine war.
Hossein Sayyahi – International affairs researcher
Strategic Council Online—Opinion: Currently, Russia is following the strategy of drawing other countries to the first line of the Ukraine war to be on the front line of confrontation with the EU-US or broadly NATO.
Reza Majidzadeh—Researcher of the political economy of development
Strategic Council Online – Interview: Having stated that at present situation, China does not see accompaniment with Russia to its benefits, an expert of strategic affairs said:” China does not support Russian invasion of Ukraine categorically and Russia has remained alone in the war against Ukraine”.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The escalation of verbal and strategic tensions between Turkey and the Israeli regime, although not increasing the likelihood of direct war, indicates the formation of a new order in West Asian geopolitical rivalries.
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.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Ukraine war was not merely a European crisis, but rather the starting point for the rearrangement of the global balance of power and a shift in the strategic behavior of great powers.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Great power competition is now pursued more in trade, currency, technology, and global supply chains than on the battlefields of military confrontation.
Strategic Council Online – Note: By disregarding Iran’s deterrence capabilities and political economy leverage in the Strait of Hormuz, Washington has reached a strategic deadlock from which military means are unable to extricate it.
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.
SCFR Online-Opinion: Sanctions are gradually transforming from classical financial instruments into complex mechanisms for the containment of technology, data, and global supply chains.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Damascus is an attempt to redefine France’s role in Syria following the recent political developments in that country; an effort pursued within the context of great power competition and the country’s security challenges.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Caucasus affairs considering the Prague talks as a step to internalize the issue of the Nagorno-Karabakh Armenian minority said: The recent development in the relations between Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan is not far from the red lines considered by Russia.
Strategic Council Online-Interview: An expert on Syrian issues said that with the encouragement and emphasis of Iran and Russia, Turkey moved in the direction of resolving the differences with Syria politically, adding that “Ankara has come to the conclusion that it should resolve the Kurdish issue politically. And if he wants to take military action in northern Syria, it will face many challenges on the eve of the elections”.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: Having stated that the U.S. takes the most benefit from destroy and or halt in gas transfer of Nord Stream pipelines, an expert of international affairs said:” with hiatus of Russian gas export, the U.S. will enjoy the opportunity more than ever to double the export of its gas to Europe which will, of course, be more expensive for them. The White House wishes a weakened Europe in order to be completely depended on the U.S. in every case especially on vital issues”.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The energy crisis in Europe has made fundamental challenges for the economy of many European countries including Germany and France.
Pouria Nabipour, Ph.D., Political Science, and International Relations
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Turkey and Libya, three years after signing an agreement on the delimitation of maritime zones between the two countries, signed a memorandum of understanding on hydrocarbons on October 3, which is considered a new chapter in Turkey’s relationship with the Libyan government headed by Abdul Hamid al-Dbeibeh.
Mahmoud Fazeli – Analyst of international affairs
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Turkey affairs, stating that Ankara is trying to increase its bargaining power in the political arena by using energy diplomacy on transfer of Israeli gas to Europe, added: Erdogan knows that in the circumstances close to the elections, in order to improve relations with the United States and other Eastern Mediterranean countries, it cannot have a conflict with the Zionist regime; because he thinks that the essence of the Zionist regime is important for the formation of regional coalitions, especially in the Eastern Mediterranean region.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Europe affairs emphasized: The victory of the “Brothers of Italy” Party is a warning for European integration and is viewed by the leaders of the Union or European federalists as a threat.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Signing of the treaty for annexation of four regions of Ukraine to Russia by Vladimir Putin is considered a new dimension in the Ukraine war.
Hossein Sayyahi – International affairs researcher
Strategic Council Online—Opinion: Currently, Russia is following the strategy of drawing other countries to the first line of the Ukraine war to be on the front line of confrontation with the EU-US or broadly NATO.
Reza Majidzadeh—Researcher of the political economy of development
Strategic Council Online – Interview: Having stated that at present situation, China does not see accompaniment with Russia to its benefits, an expert of strategic affairs said:” China does not support Russian invasion of Ukraine categorically and Russia has remained alone in the war against Ukraine”.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Caucasus affairs considering the Prague talks as a step to internalize the issue of the Nagorno-Karabakh Armenian minority said: The recent development in the relations between Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan is not far from the red lines considered by Russia.
Strategic Council Online-Interview: An expert on Syrian issues said that with the encouragement and emphasis of Iran and Russia, Turkey moved in the direction of resolving the differences with Syria politically, adding that “Ankara has come to the conclusion that it should resolve the Kurdish issue politically. And if he wants to take military action in northern Syria, it will face many challenges on the eve of the elections”.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: Having stated that the U.S. takes the most benefit from destroy and or halt in gas transfer of Nord Stream pipelines, an expert of international affairs said:” with hiatus of Russian gas export, the U.S. will enjoy the opportunity more than ever to double the export of its gas to Europe which will, of course, be more expensive for them. The White House wishes a weakened Europe in order to be completely depended on the U.S. in every case especially on vital issues”.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The energy crisis in Europe has made fundamental challenges for the economy of many European countries including Germany and France.
Pouria Nabipour, Ph.D., Political Science, and International Relations
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Turkey and Libya, three years after signing an agreement on the delimitation of maritime zones between the two countries, signed a memorandum of understanding on hydrocarbons on October 3, which is considered a new chapter in Turkey’s relationship with the Libyan government headed by Abdul Hamid al-Dbeibeh.
Mahmoud Fazeli – Analyst of international affairs
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Turkey affairs, stating that Ankara is trying to increase its bargaining power in the political arena by using energy diplomacy on transfer of Israeli gas to Europe, added: Erdogan knows that in the circumstances close to the elections, in order to improve relations with the United States and other Eastern Mediterranean countries, it cannot have a conflict with the Zionist regime; because he thinks that the essence of the Zionist regime is important for the formation of regional coalitions, especially in the Eastern Mediterranean region.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Europe affairs emphasized: The victory of the “Brothers of Italy” Party is a warning for European integration and is viewed by the leaders of the Union or European federalists as a threat.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Signing of the treaty for annexation of four regions of Ukraine to Russia by Vladimir Putin is considered a new dimension in the Ukraine war.
Hossein Sayyahi – International affairs researcher
Strategic Council Online—Opinion: Currently, Russia is following the strategy of drawing other countries to the first line of the Ukraine war to be on the front line of confrontation with the EU-US or broadly NATO.
Reza Majidzadeh—Researcher of the political economy of development
Strategic Council Online – Interview: Having stated that at present situation, China does not see accompaniment with Russia to its benefits, an expert of strategic affairs said:” China does not support Russian invasion of Ukraine categorically and Russia has remained alone in the war against Ukraine”.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The escalation of verbal and strategic tensions between Turkey and the Israeli regime, although not increasing the likelihood of direct war, indicates the formation of a new order in West Asian geopolitical rivalries.
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.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Ukraine war was not merely a European crisis, but rather the starting point for the rearrangement of the global balance of power and a shift in the strategic behavior of great powers.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Great power competition is now pursued more in trade, currency, technology, and global supply chains than on the battlefields of military confrontation.
Strategic Council Online – Note: By disregarding Iran’s deterrence capabilities and political economy leverage in the Strait of Hormuz, Washington has reached a strategic deadlock from which military means are unable to extricate it.
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.
SCFR Online-Opinion: Sanctions are gradually transforming from classical financial instruments into complex mechanisms for the containment of technology, data, and global supply chains.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Damascus is an attempt to redefine France’s role in Syria following the recent political developments in that country; an effort pursued within the context of great power competition and the country’s security challenges.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Caucasus affairs considering the Prague talks as a step to internalize the issue of the Nagorno-Karabakh Armenian minority said: The recent development in the relations between Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan is not far from the red lines considered by Russia.
Strategic Council Online-Interview: An expert on Syrian issues said that with the encouragement and emphasis of Iran and Russia, Turkey moved in the direction of resolving the differences with Syria politically, adding that “Ankara has come to the conclusion that it should resolve the Kurdish issue politically. And if he wants to take military action in northern Syria, it will face many challenges on the eve of the elections”.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: Having stated that the U.S. takes the most benefit from destroy and or halt in gas transfer of Nord Stream pipelines, an expert of international affairs said:” with hiatus of Russian gas export, the U.S. will enjoy the opportunity more than ever to double the export of its gas to Europe which will, of course, be more expensive for them. The White House wishes a weakened Europe in order to be completely depended on the U.S. in every case especially on vital issues”.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The energy crisis in Europe has made fundamental challenges for the economy of many European countries including Germany and France.
Pouria Nabipour, Ph.D., Political Science, and International Relations
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Turkey and Libya, three years after signing an agreement on the delimitation of maritime zones between the two countries, signed a memorandum of understanding on hydrocarbons on October 3, which is considered a new chapter in Turkey’s relationship with the Libyan government headed by Abdul Hamid al-Dbeibeh.
Mahmoud Fazeli – Analyst of international affairs
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Turkey affairs, stating that Ankara is trying to increase its bargaining power in the political arena by using energy diplomacy on transfer of Israeli gas to Europe, added: Erdogan knows that in the circumstances close to the elections, in order to improve relations with the United States and other Eastern Mediterranean countries, it cannot have a conflict with the Zionist regime; because he thinks that the essence of the Zionist regime is important for the formation of regional coalitions, especially in the Eastern Mediterranean region.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Europe affairs emphasized: The victory of the “Brothers of Italy” Party is a warning for European integration and is viewed by the leaders of the Union or European federalists as a threat.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Signing of the treaty for annexation of four regions of Ukraine to Russia by Vladimir Putin is considered a new dimension in the Ukraine war.
Hossein Sayyahi – International affairs researcher
Strategic Council Online—Opinion: Currently, Russia is following the strategy of drawing other countries to the first line of the Ukraine war to be on the front line of confrontation with the EU-US or broadly NATO.
Reza Majidzadeh—Researcher of the political economy of development
Strategic Council Online – Interview: Having stated that at present situation, China does not see accompaniment with Russia to its benefits, an expert of strategic affairs said:” China does not support Russian invasion of Ukraine categorically and Russia has remained alone in the war against Ukraine”.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The escalation of verbal and strategic tensions between Turkey and the Israeli regime, although not increasing the likelihood of direct war, indicates the formation of a new order in West Asian geopolitical rivalries.
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.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Ukraine war was not merely a European crisis, but rather the starting point for the rearrangement of the global balance of power and a shift in the strategic behavior of great powers.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Great power competition is now pursued more in trade, currency, technology, and global supply chains than on the battlefields of military confrontation.
Strategic Council Online – Note: By disregarding Iran’s deterrence capabilities and political economy leverage in the Strait of Hormuz, Washington has reached a strategic deadlock from which military means are unable to extricate it.
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.
SCFR Online-Opinion: Sanctions are gradually transforming from classical financial instruments into complex mechanisms for the containment of technology, data, and global supply chains.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Damascus is an attempt to redefine France’s role in Syria following the recent political developments in that country; an effort pursued within the context of great power competition and the country’s security challenges.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Caucasus affairs considering the Prague talks as a step to internalize the issue of the Nagorno-Karabakh Armenian minority said: The recent development in the relations between Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan is not far from the red lines considered by Russia.
Strategic Council Online-Interview: An expert on Syrian issues said that with the encouragement and emphasis of Iran and Russia, Turkey moved in the direction of resolving the differences with Syria politically, adding that “Ankara has come to the conclusion that it should resolve the Kurdish issue politically. And if he wants to take military action in northern Syria, it will face many challenges on the eve of the elections”.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: Having stated that the U.S. takes the most benefit from destroy and or halt in gas transfer of Nord Stream pipelines, an expert of international affairs said:” with hiatus of Russian gas export, the U.S. will enjoy the opportunity more than ever to double the export of its gas to Europe which will, of course, be more expensive for them. The White House wishes a weakened Europe in order to be completely depended on the U.S. in every case especially on vital issues”.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The energy crisis in Europe has made fundamental challenges for the economy of many European countries including Germany and France.
Pouria Nabipour, Ph.D., Political Science, and International Relations
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Turkey and Libya, three years after signing an agreement on the delimitation of maritime zones between the two countries, signed a memorandum of understanding on hydrocarbons on October 3, which is considered a new chapter in Turkey’s relationship with the Libyan government headed by Abdul Hamid al-Dbeibeh.
Mahmoud Fazeli – Analyst of international affairs
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Turkey affairs, stating that Ankara is trying to increase its bargaining power in the political arena by using energy diplomacy on transfer of Israeli gas to Europe, added: Erdogan knows that in the circumstances close to the elections, in order to improve relations with the United States and other Eastern Mediterranean countries, it cannot have a conflict with the Zionist regime; because he thinks that the essence of the Zionist regime is important for the formation of regional coalitions, especially in the Eastern Mediterranean region.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Europe affairs emphasized: The victory of the “Brothers of Italy” Party is a warning for European integration and is viewed by the leaders of the Union or European federalists as a threat.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Signing of the treaty for annexation of four regions of Ukraine to Russia by Vladimir Putin is considered a new dimension in the Ukraine war.
Hossein Sayyahi – International affairs researcher
Strategic Council Online—Opinion: Currently, Russia is following the strategy of drawing other countries to the first line of the Ukraine war to be on the front line of confrontation with the EU-US or broadly NATO.
Reza Majidzadeh—Researcher of the political economy of development
Strategic Council Online – Interview: Having stated that at present situation, China does not see accompaniment with Russia to its benefits, an expert of strategic affairs said:” China does not support Russian invasion of Ukraine categorically and Russia has remained alone in the war against Ukraine”.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The escalation of verbal and strategic tensions between Turkey and the Israeli regime, although not increasing the likelihood of direct war, indicates the formation of a new order in West Asian geopolitical rivalries.
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.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Ukraine war was not merely a European crisis, but rather the starting point for the rearrangement of the global balance of power and a shift in the strategic behavior of great powers.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Great power competition is now pursued more in trade, currency, technology, and global supply chains than on the battlefields of military confrontation.
Strategic Council Online – Note: By disregarding Iran’s deterrence capabilities and political economy leverage in the Strait of Hormuz, Washington has reached a strategic deadlock from which military means are unable to extricate it.
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.
SCFR Online-Opinion: Sanctions are gradually transforming from classical financial instruments into complex mechanisms for the containment of technology, data, and global supply chains.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Damascus is an attempt to redefine France’s role in Syria following the recent political developments in that country; an effort pursued within the context of great power competition and the country’s security challenges.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Caucasus affairs considering the Prague talks as a step to internalize the issue of the Nagorno-Karabakh Armenian minority said: The recent development in the relations between Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan is not far from the red lines considered by Russia.
Strategic Council Online-Interview: An expert on Syrian issues said that with the encouragement and emphasis of Iran and Russia, Turkey moved in the direction of resolving the differences with Syria politically, adding that “Ankara has come to the conclusion that it should resolve the Kurdish issue politically. And if he wants to take military action in northern Syria, it will face many challenges on the eve of the elections”.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: Having stated that the U.S. takes the most benefit from destroy and or halt in gas transfer of Nord Stream pipelines, an expert of international affairs said:” with hiatus of Russian gas export, the U.S. will enjoy the opportunity more than ever to double the export of its gas to Europe which will, of course, be more expensive for them. The White House wishes a weakened Europe in order to be completely depended on the U.S. in every case especially on vital issues”.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The energy crisis in Europe has made fundamental challenges for the economy of many European countries including Germany and France.
Pouria Nabipour, Ph.D., Political Science, and International Relations
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Turkey and Libya, three years after signing an agreement on the delimitation of maritime zones between the two countries, signed a memorandum of understanding on hydrocarbons on October 3, which is considered a new chapter in Turkey’s relationship with the Libyan government headed by Abdul Hamid al-Dbeibeh.
Mahmoud Fazeli – Analyst of international affairs
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Turkey affairs, stating that Ankara is trying to increase its bargaining power in the political arena by using energy diplomacy on transfer of Israeli gas to Europe, added: Erdogan knows that in the circumstances close to the elections, in order to improve relations with the United States and other Eastern Mediterranean countries, it cannot have a conflict with the Zionist regime; because he thinks that the essence of the Zionist regime is important for the formation of regional coalitions, especially in the Eastern Mediterranean region.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Europe affairs emphasized: The victory of the “Brothers of Italy” Party is a warning for European integration and is viewed by the leaders of the Union or European federalists as a threat.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Signing of the treaty for annexation of four regions of Ukraine to Russia by Vladimir Putin is considered a new dimension in the Ukraine war.
Hossein Sayyahi – International affairs researcher
Strategic Council Online—Opinion: Currently, Russia is following the strategy of drawing other countries to the first line of the Ukraine war to be on the front line of confrontation with the EU-US or broadly NATO.
Reza Majidzadeh—Researcher of the political economy of development
Strategic Council Online – Interview: Having stated that at present situation, China does not see accompaniment with Russia to its benefits, an expert of strategic affairs said:” China does not support Russian invasion of Ukraine categorically and Russia has remained alone in the war against Ukraine”.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The escalation of verbal and strategic tensions between Turkey and the Israeli regime, although not increasing the likelihood of direct war, indicates the formation of a new order in West Asian geopolitical rivalries.
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.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Ukraine war was not merely a European crisis, but rather the starting point for the rearrangement of the global balance of power and a shift in the strategic behavior of great powers.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Great power competition is now pursued more in trade, currency, technology, and global supply chains than on the battlefields of military confrontation.
Strategic Council Online – Note: By disregarding Iran’s deterrence capabilities and political economy leverage in the Strait of Hormuz, Washington has reached a strategic deadlock from which military means are unable to extricate it.
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.
SCFR Online-Opinion: Sanctions are gradually transforming from classical financial instruments into complex mechanisms for the containment of technology, data, and global supply chains.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Damascus is an attempt to redefine France’s role in Syria following the recent political developments in that country; an effort pursued within the context of great power competition and the country’s security challenges.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Caucasus affairs considering the Prague talks as a step to internalize the issue of the Nagorno-Karabakh Armenian minority said: The recent development in the relations between Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan is not far from the red lines considered by Russia.
Strategic Council Online-Interview: An expert on Syrian issues said that with the encouragement and emphasis of Iran and Russia, Turkey moved in the direction of resolving the differences with Syria politically, adding that “Ankara has come to the conclusion that it should resolve the Kurdish issue politically. And if he wants to take military action in northern Syria, it will face many challenges on the eve of the elections”.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: Having stated that the U.S. takes the most benefit from destroy and or halt in gas transfer of Nord Stream pipelines, an expert of international affairs said:” with hiatus of Russian gas export, the U.S. will enjoy the opportunity more than ever to double the export of its gas to Europe which will, of course, be more expensive for them. The White House wishes a weakened Europe in order to be completely depended on the U.S. in every case especially on vital issues”.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The energy crisis in Europe has made fundamental challenges for the economy of many European countries including Germany and France.
Pouria Nabipour, Ph.D., Political Science, and International Relations
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Turkey and Libya, three years after signing an agreement on the delimitation of maritime zones between the two countries, signed a memorandum of understanding on hydrocarbons on October 3, which is considered a new chapter in Turkey’s relationship with the Libyan government headed by Abdul Hamid al-Dbeibeh.
Mahmoud Fazeli – Analyst of international affairs
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Turkey affairs, stating that Ankara is trying to increase its bargaining power in the political arena by using energy diplomacy on transfer of Israeli gas to Europe, added: Erdogan knows that in the circumstances close to the elections, in order to improve relations with the United States and other Eastern Mediterranean countries, it cannot have a conflict with the Zionist regime; because he thinks that the essence of the Zionist regime is important for the formation of regional coalitions, especially in the Eastern Mediterranean region.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Europe affairs emphasized: The victory of the “Brothers of Italy” Party is a warning for European integration and is viewed by the leaders of the Union or European federalists as a threat.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Signing of the treaty for annexation of four regions of Ukraine to Russia by Vladimir Putin is considered a new dimension in the Ukraine war.
Hossein Sayyahi – International affairs researcher
Strategic Council Online—Opinion: Currently, Russia is following the strategy of drawing other countries to the first line of the Ukraine war to be on the front line of confrontation with the EU-US or broadly NATO.
Reza Majidzadeh—Researcher of the political economy of development
Strategic Council Online – Interview: Having stated that at present situation, China does not see accompaniment with Russia to its benefits, an expert of strategic affairs said:” China does not support Russian invasion of Ukraine categorically and Russia has remained alone in the war against Ukraine”.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The escalation of verbal and strategic tensions between Turkey and the Israeli regime, although not increasing the likelihood of direct war, indicates the formation of a new order in West Asian geopolitical rivalries.
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.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Ukraine war was not merely a European crisis, but rather the starting point for the rearrangement of the global balance of power and a shift in the strategic behavior of great powers.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Great power competition is now pursued more in trade, currency, technology, and global supply chains than on the battlefields of military confrontation.
Strategic Council Online – Note: By disregarding Iran’s deterrence capabilities and political economy leverage in the Strait of Hormuz, Washington has reached a strategic deadlock from which military means are unable to extricate it.
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.
SCFR Online-Opinion: Sanctions are gradually transforming from classical financial instruments into complex mechanisms for the containment of technology, data, and global supply chains.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Damascus is an attempt to redefine France’s role in Syria following the recent political developments in that country; an effort pursued within the context of great power competition and the country’s security challenges.