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 – Note: Middle powers such as India, Turkey, Australia, and some Persian Gulf countries are no longer marginal actors, but are redefining global power equations through balancing diplomacy.
Strategic Council Online – Note: In today’s global politics, the creation of narratives has become as important as territorial control and economic management, and has turned into the main tool of great power competition.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: There are various signs that indicate the failure of the US “New Middle East” plan in the region, as the Al-Aqsa Storm is the last sign of the failure of the old US plan to create a new Middle East, which could have unprecedented consequences in geostrategic and geopolitical dimensions. Barsam Mohammadi – Expert on regional affairs
Strategic Council Online-Opinion: During the past few days, the Gaza Strip witnessed a temporary ceasefire for the mutual release of Zionist and Palestinian prisoners and limited aid to Gaza. The ceasefire was finally implemented not because of respect for the UN General Assembly vote or the Security Council resolution but because of political negotiations, the mediation of Qatar, and the United States’s green light.
Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri—University professor
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A faculty member of the Institute of Strategic Studies said that it should be seen whether the Chinese will violate the agreement to re-establish military relations with the United States due to Biden’s calling Xi Jinping a dictator, added: If once again they conclude that establishment of relations between the military forces of the two countries should be delayed, it shows that the recent meeting between the two presidents has not been successful.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on European affairs stated that the European Union is faced with the challenge of conflict in some different opinions and policies among member countries, which can affect the overall approach to immigration in Europe. She noted that when the member states follow different paths, the principle of solidarity and cooperation of the Union is distorted and can challenge the unity of the Union.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An analyst of international issues said even though Russia’s victory in the Ukraine war will mean the defeat of NATO and its credibility in Europe, the course of the war has now reached such a stage that the Westerners have no choice but to put pressure on Ukraine for a ceasefire and implement a peace agreement.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An international relations professor said that although NATO’s training mission for the Iraqi police forces is carried out in line with preventing ISIS from regaining power, in fact, NATO has decided to develop the scope of its mission in Iraq, noted: NATO, and the United States at its head, is looking for influence in the social body of Arab countries, especially Iraq, to advance its targets while shaping the intellectual formation and organizing the police body against the Resistance.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: With the continuation of the ground operations of the Zionist regime in Gaza and the success of the Hamas resistance forces in crippling their military equipment and inflicting heavy casualties on them, important questions can be raised about the prospect of that military invasion.
Hamid Khoshayand – Expert on regional affairs
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Recently, we witnessed an extraordinary summit of Islamic countries in Riyadh. The Palestinians, especially the people of Gaza, had built hope on the meeting, and it was expected that at the end of it, we would see a collective, serious, and deterrent decision by the Islamic countries. But, unfortunately, such expectations were not met.
Dr. Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri – University professor
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on West Asia affairs stated that in the current situation, the Zionist regime is trying to cut off the geographical continuity of the north and south of the Gaza Strip, so that in this way while intensifying the pressure on Hamas; it would forge an achievement for itself, adding: Finally, the Zionist regime will go in the direction of completely destroying the infrastructures in Gaza in such a way that there will remain no possibility for living there, and by increasing the number of casualties to the level of genocide and weakening the military power of Hamas, it will create a deterrent for itself and after that, accept the truce.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An international relations professor stated that Russia, after withdrawing ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, found itself in a situation similar to the United States, adding: The CTBT helped define nuclear de-escalation after the Cold War, but now, with both sides reducing their commitments to the treaty, speculations may begin about the possibility of nuclear tests.
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 – Note: Middle powers such as India, Turkey, Australia, and some Persian Gulf countries are no longer marginal actors, but are redefining global power equations through balancing diplomacy.
Strategic Council Online – Note: In today’s global politics, the creation of narratives has become as important as territorial control and economic management, and has turned into the main tool of great power competition.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: There are various signs that indicate the failure of the US “New Middle East” plan in the region, as the Al-Aqsa Storm is the last sign of the failure of the old US plan to create a new Middle East, which could have unprecedented consequences in geostrategic and geopolitical dimensions. Barsam Mohammadi – Expert on regional affairs
Strategic Council Online-Opinion: During the past few days, the Gaza Strip witnessed a temporary ceasefire for the mutual release of Zionist and Palestinian prisoners and limited aid to Gaza. The ceasefire was finally implemented not because of respect for the UN General Assembly vote or the Security Council resolution but because of political negotiations, the mediation of Qatar, and the United States’s green light.
Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri—University professor
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A faculty member of the Institute of Strategic Studies said that it should be seen whether the Chinese will violate the agreement to re-establish military relations with the United States due to Biden’s calling Xi Jinping a dictator, added: If once again they conclude that establishment of relations between the military forces of the two countries should be delayed, it shows that the recent meeting between the two presidents has not been successful.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on European affairs stated that the European Union is faced with the challenge of conflict in some different opinions and policies among member countries, which can affect the overall approach to immigration in Europe. She noted that when the member states follow different paths, the principle of solidarity and cooperation of the Union is distorted and can challenge the unity of the Union.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An analyst of international issues said even though Russia’s victory in the Ukraine war will mean the defeat of NATO and its credibility in Europe, the course of the war has now reached such a stage that the Westerners have no choice but to put pressure on Ukraine for a ceasefire and implement a peace agreement.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An international relations professor said that although NATO’s training mission for the Iraqi police forces is carried out in line with preventing ISIS from regaining power, in fact, NATO has decided to develop the scope of its mission in Iraq, noted: NATO, and the United States at its head, is looking for influence in the social body of Arab countries, especially Iraq, to advance its targets while shaping the intellectual formation and organizing the police body against the Resistance.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: With the continuation of the ground operations of the Zionist regime in Gaza and the success of the Hamas resistance forces in crippling their military equipment and inflicting heavy casualties on them, important questions can be raised about the prospect of that military invasion.
Hamid Khoshayand – Expert on regional affairs
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Recently, we witnessed an extraordinary summit of Islamic countries in Riyadh. The Palestinians, especially the people of Gaza, had built hope on the meeting, and it was expected that at the end of it, we would see a collective, serious, and deterrent decision by the Islamic countries. But, unfortunately, such expectations were not met.
Dr. Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri – University professor
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on West Asia affairs stated that in the current situation, the Zionist regime is trying to cut off the geographical continuity of the north and south of the Gaza Strip, so that in this way while intensifying the pressure on Hamas; it would forge an achievement for itself, adding: Finally, the Zionist regime will go in the direction of completely destroying the infrastructures in Gaza in such a way that there will remain no possibility for living there, and by increasing the number of casualties to the level of genocide and weakening the military power of Hamas, it will create a deterrent for itself and after that, accept the truce.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An international relations professor stated that Russia, after withdrawing ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, found itself in a situation similar to the United States, adding: The CTBT helped define nuclear de-escalation after the Cold War, but now, with both sides reducing their commitments to the treaty, speculations may begin about the possibility of nuclear tests.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: There are various signs that indicate the failure of the US “New Middle East” plan in the region, as the Al-Aqsa Storm is the last sign of the failure of the old US plan to create a new Middle East, which could have unprecedented consequences in geostrategic and geopolitical dimensions. Barsam Mohammadi – Expert on regional affairs
Strategic Council Online-Opinion: During the past few days, the Gaza Strip witnessed a temporary ceasefire for the mutual release of Zionist and Palestinian prisoners and limited aid to Gaza. The ceasefire was finally implemented not because of respect for the UN General Assembly vote or the Security Council resolution but because of political negotiations, the mediation of Qatar, and the United States’s green light.
Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri—University professor
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A faculty member of the Institute of Strategic Studies said that it should be seen whether the Chinese will violate the agreement to re-establish military relations with the United States due to Biden’s calling Xi Jinping a dictator, added: If once again they conclude that establishment of relations between the military forces of the two countries should be delayed, it shows that the recent meeting between the two presidents has not been successful.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on European affairs stated that the European Union is faced with the challenge of conflict in some different opinions and policies among member countries, which can affect the overall approach to immigration in Europe. She noted that when the member states follow different paths, the principle of solidarity and cooperation of the Union is distorted and can challenge the unity of the Union.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An analyst of international issues said even though Russia’s victory in the Ukraine war will mean the defeat of NATO and its credibility in Europe, the course of the war has now reached such a stage that the Westerners have no choice but to put pressure on Ukraine for a ceasefire and implement a peace agreement.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An international relations professor said that although NATO’s training mission for the Iraqi police forces is carried out in line with preventing ISIS from regaining power, in fact, NATO has decided to develop the scope of its mission in Iraq, noted: NATO, and the United States at its head, is looking for influence in the social body of Arab countries, especially Iraq, to advance its targets while shaping the intellectual formation and organizing the police body against the Resistance.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: With the continuation of the ground operations of the Zionist regime in Gaza and the success of the Hamas resistance forces in crippling their military equipment and inflicting heavy casualties on them, important questions can be raised about the prospect of that military invasion.
Hamid Khoshayand – Expert on regional affairs
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Recently, we witnessed an extraordinary summit of Islamic countries in Riyadh. The Palestinians, especially the people of Gaza, had built hope on the meeting, and it was expected that at the end of it, we would see a collective, serious, and deterrent decision by the Islamic countries. But, unfortunately, such expectations were not met.
Dr. Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri – University professor
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on West Asia affairs stated that in the current situation, the Zionist regime is trying to cut off the geographical continuity of the north and south of the Gaza Strip, so that in this way while intensifying the pressure on Hamas; it would forge an achievement for itself, adding: Finally, the Zionist regime will go in the direction of completely destroying the infrastructures in Gaza in such a way that there will remain no possibility for living there, and by increasing the number of casualties to the level of genocide and weakening the military power of Hamas, it will create a deterrent for itself and after that, accept the truce.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An international relations professor stated that Russia, after withdrawing ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, found itself in a situation similar to the United States, adding: The CTBT helped define nuclear de-escalation after the Cold War, but now, with both sides reducing their commitments to the treaty, speculations may begin about the possibility of nuclear tests.
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 – Note: Middle powers such as India, Turkey, Australia, and some Persian Gulf countries are no longer marginal actors, but are redefining global power equations through balancing diplomacy.
Strategic Council Online – Note: In today’s global politics, the creation of narratives has become as important as territorial control and economic management, and has turned into the main tool of great power competition.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: There are various signs that indicate the failure of the US “New Middle East” plan in the region, as the Al-Aqsa Storm is the last sign of the failure of the old US plan to create a new Middle East, which could have unprecedented consequences in geostrategic and geopolitical dimensions. Barsam Mohammadi – Expert on regional affairs
Strategic Council Online-Opinion: During the past few days, the Gaza Strip witnessed a temporary ceasefire for the mutual release of Zionist and Palestinian prisoners and limited aid to Gaza. The ceasefire was finally implemented not because of respect for the UN General Assembly vote or the Security Council resolution but because of political negotiations, the mediation of Qatar, and the United States’s green light.
Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri—University professor
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A faculty member of the Institute of Strategic Studies said that it should be seen whether the Chinese will violate the agreement to re-establish military relations with the United States due to Biden’s calling Xi Jinping a dictator, added: If once again they conclude that establishment of relations between the military forces of the two countries should be delayed, it shows that the recent meeting between the two presidents has not been successful.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on European affairs stated that the European Union is faced with the challenge of conflict in some different opinions and policies among member countries, which can affect the overall approach to immigration in Europe. She noted that when the member states follow different paths, the principle of solidarity and cooperation of the Union is distorted and can challenge the unity of the Union.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An analyst of international issues said even though Russia’s victory in the Ukraine war will mean the defeat of NATO and its credibility in Europe, the course of the war has now reached such a stage that the Westerners have no choice but to put pressure on Ukraine for a ceasefire and implement a peace agreement.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An international relations professor said that although NATO’s training mission for the Iraqi police forces is carried out in line with preventing ISIS from regaining power, in fact, NATO has decided to develop the scope of its mission in Iraq, noted: NATO, and the United States at its head, is looking for influence in the social body of Arab countries, especially Iraq, to advance its targets while shaping the intellectual formation and organizing the police body against the Resistance.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: With the continuation of the ground operations of the Zionist regime in Gaza and the success of the Hamas resistance forces in crippling their military equipment and inflicting heavy casualties on them, important questions can be raised about the prospect of that military invasion.
Hamid Khoshayand – Expert on regional affairs
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Recently, we witnessed an extraordinary summit of Islamic countries in Riyadh. The Palestinians, especially the people of Gaza, had built hope on the meeting, and it was expected that at the end of it, we would see a collective, serious, and deterrent decision by the Islamic countries. But, unfortunately, such expectations were not met.
Dr. Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri – University professor
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on West Asia affairs stated that in the current situation, the Zionist regime is trying to cut off the geographical continuity of the north and south of the Gaza Strip, so that in this way while intensifying the pressure on Hamas; it would forge an achievement for itself, adding: Finally, the Zionist regime will go in the direction of completely destroying the infrastructures in Gaza in such a way that there will remain no possibility for living there, and by increasing the number of casualties to the level of genocide and weakening the military power of Hamas, it will create a deterrent for itself and after that, accept the truce.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An international relations professor stated that Russia, after withdrawing ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, found itself in a situation similar to the United States, adding: The CTBT helped define nuclear de-escalation after the Cold War, but now, with both sides reducing their commitments to the treaty, speculations may begin about the possibility of nuclear tests.
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 – Note: Middle powers such as India, Turkey, Australia, and some Persian Gulf countries are no longer marginal actors, but are redefining global power equations through balancing diplomacy.
Strategic Council Online – Note: In today’s global politics, the creation of narratives has become as important as territorial control and economic management, and has turned into the main tool of great power competition.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: There are various signs that indicate the failure of the US “New Middle East” plan in the region, as the Al-Aqsa Storm is the last sign of the failure of the old US plan to create a new Middle East, which could have unprecedented consequences in geostrategic and geopolitical dimensions. Barsam Mohammadi – Expert on regional affairs
Strategic Council Online-Opinion: During the past few days, the Gaza Strip witnessed a temporary ceasefire for the mutual release of Zionist and Palestinian prisoners and limited aid to Gaza. The ceasefire was finally implemented not because of respect for the UN General Assembly vote or the Security Council resolution but because of political negotiations, the mediation of Qatar, and the United States’s green light.
Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri—University professor
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A faculty member of the Institute of Strategic Studies said that it should be seen whether the Chinese will violate the agreement to re-establish military relations with the United States due to Biden’s calling Xi Jinping a dictator, added: If once again they conclude that establishment of relations between the military forces of the two countries should be delayed, it shows that the recent meeting between the two presidents has not been successful.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on European affairs stated that the European Union is faced with the challenge of conflict in some different opinions and policies among member countries, which can affect the overall approach to immigration in Europe. She noted that when the member states follow different paths, the principle of solidarity and cooperation of the Union is distorted and can challenge the unity of the Union.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An analyst of international issues said even though Russia’s victory in the Ukraine war will mean the defeat of NATO and its credibility in Europe, the course of the war has now reached such a stage that the Westerners have no choice but to put pressure on Ukraine for a ceasefire and implement a peace agreement.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An international relations professor said that although NATO’s training mission for the Iraqi police forces is carried out in line with preventing ISIS from regaining power, in fact, NATO has decided to develop the scope of its mission in Iraq, noted: NATO, and the United States at its head, is looking for influence in the social body of Arab countries, especially Iraq, to advance its targets while shaping the intellectual formation and organizing the police body against the Resistance.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: With the continuation of the ground operations of the Zionist regime in Gaza and the success of the Hamas resistance forces in crippling their military equipment and inflicting heavy casualties on them, important questions can be raised about the prospect of that military invasion.
Hamid Khoshayand – Expert on regional affairs
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Recently, we witnessed an extraordinary summit of Islamic countries in Riyadh. The Palestinians, especially the people of Gaza, had built hope on the meeting, and it was expected that at the end of it, we would see a collective, serious, and deterrent decision by the Islamic countries. But, unfortunately, such expectations were not met.
Dr. Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri – University professor
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on West Asia affairs stated that in the current situation, the Zionist regime is trying to cut off the geographical continuity of the north and south of the Gaza Strip, so that in this way while intensifying the pressure on Hamas; it would forge an achievement for itself, adding: Finally, the Zionist regime will go in the direction of completely destroying the infrastructures in Gaza in such a way that there will remain no possibility for living there, and by increasing the number of casualties to the level of genocide and weakening the military power of Hamas, it will create a deterrent for itself and after that, accept the truce.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An international relations professor stated that Russia, after withdrawing ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, found itself in a situation similar to the United States, adding: The CTBT helped define nuclear de-escalation after the Cold War, but now, with both sides reducing their commitments to the treaty, speculations may begin about the possibility of nuclear tests.
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 – Note: Middle powers such as India, Turkey, Australia, and some Persian Gulf countries are no longer marginal actors, but are redefining global power equations through balancing diplomacy.
Strategic Council Online – Note: In today’s global politics, the creation of narratives has become as important as territorial control and economic management, and has turned into the main tool of great power competition.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: There are various signs that indicate the failure of the US “New Middle East” plan in the region, as the Al-Aqsa Storm is the last sign of the failure of the old US plan to create a new Middle East, which could have unprecedented consequences in geostrategic and geopolitical dimensions. Barsam Mohammadi – Expert on regional affairs
Strategic Council Online-Opinion: During the past few days, the Gaza Strip witnessed a temporary ceasefire for the mutual release of Zionist and Palestinian prisoners and limited aid to Gaza. The ceasefire was finally implemented not because of respect for the UN General Assembly vote or the Security Council resolution but because of political negotiations, the mediation of Qatar, and the United States’s green light.
Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri—University professor
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A faculty member of the Institute of Strategic Studies said that it should be seen whether the Chinese will violate the agreement to re-establish military relations with the United States due to Biden’s calling Xi Jinping a dictator, added: If once again they conclude that establishment of relations between the military forces of the two countries should be delayed, it shows that the recent meeting between the two presidents has not been successful.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on European affairs stated that the European Union is faced with the challenge of conflict in some different opinions and policies among member countries, which can affect the overall approach to immigration in Europe. She noted that when the member states follow different paths, the principle of solidarity and cooperation of the Union is distorted and can challenge the unity of the Union.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An analyst of international issues said even though Russia’s victory in the Ukraine war will mean the defeat of NATO and its credibility in Europe, the course of the war has now reached such a stage that the Westerners have no choice but to put pressure on Ukraine for a ceasefire and implement a peace agreement.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An international relations professor said that although NATO’s training mission for the Iraqi police forces is carried out in line with preventing ISIS from regaining power, in fact, NATO has decided to develop the scope of its mission in Iraq, noted: NATO, and the United States at its head, is looking for influence in the social body of Arab countries, especially Iraq, to advance its targets while shaping the intellectual formation and organizing the police body against the Resistance.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: With the continuation of the ground operations of the Zionist regime in Gaza and the success of the Hamas resistance forces in crippling their military equipment and inflicting heavy casualties on them, important questions can be raised about the prospect of that military invasion.
Hamid Khoshayand – Expert on regional affairs
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Recently, we witnessed an extraordinary summit of Islamic countries in Riyadh. The Palestinians, especially the people of Gaza, had built hope on the meeting, and it was expected that at the end of it, we would see a collective, serious, and deterrent decision by the Islamic countries. But, unfortunately, such expectations were not met.
Dr. Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri – University professor
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on West Asia affairs stated that in the current situation, the Zionist regime is trying to cut off the geographical continuity of the north and south of the Gaza Strip, so that in this way while intensifying the pressure on Hamas; it would forge an achievement for itself, adding: Finally, the Zionist regime will go in the direction of completely destroying the infrastructures in Gaza in such a way that there will remain no possibility for living there, and by increasing the number of casualties to the level of genocide and weakening the military power of Hamas, it will create a deterrent for itself and after that, accept the truce.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An international relations professor stated that Russia, after withdrawing ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, found itself in a situation similar to the United States, adding: The CTBT helped define nuclear de-escalation after the Cold War, but now, with both sides reducing their commitments to the treaty, speculations may begin about the possibility of nuclear tests.
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 – Note: Middle powers such as India, Turkey, Australia, and some Persian Gulf countries are no longer marginal actors, but are redefining global power equations through balancing diplomacy.
Strategic Council Online – Note: In today’s global politics, the creation of narratives has become as important as territorial control and economic management, and has turned into the main tool of great power competition.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: There are various signs that indicate the failure of the US “New Middle East” plan in the region, as the Al-Aqsa Storm is the last sign of the failure of the old US plan to create a new Middle East, which could have unprecedented consequences in geostrategic and geopolitical dimensions. Barsam Mohammadi – Expert on regional affairs
Strategic Council Online-Opinion: During the past few days, the Gaza Strip witnessed a temporary ceasefire for the mutual release of Zionist and Palestinian prisoners and limited aid to Gaza. The ceasefire was finally implemented not because of respect for the UN General Assembly vote or the Security Council resolution but because of political negotiations, the mediation of Qatar, and the United States’s green light.
Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri—University professor
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A faculty member of the Institute of Strategic Studies said that it should be seen whether the Chinese will violate the agreement to re-establish military relations with the United States due to Biden’s calling Xi Jinping a dictator, added: If once again they conclude that establishment of relations between the military forces of the two countries should be delayed, it shows that the recent meeting between the two presidents has not been successful.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on European affairs stated that the European Union is faced with the challenge of conflict in some different opinions and policies among member countries, which can affect the overall approach to immigration in Europe. She noted that when the member states follow different paths, the principle of solidarity and cooperation of the Union is distorted and can challenge the unity of the Union.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An analyst of international issues said even though Russia’s victory in the Ukraine war will mean the defeat of NATO and its credibility in Europe, the course of the war has now reached such a stage that the Westerners have no choice but to put pressure on Ukraine for a ceasefire and implement a peace agreement.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An international relations professor said that although NATO’s training mission for the Iraqi police forces is carried out in line with preventing ISIS from regaining power, in fact, NATO has decided to develop the scope of its mission in Iraq, noted: NATO, and the United States at its head, is looking for influence in the social body of Arab countries, especially Iraq, to advance its targets while shaping the intellectual formation and organizing the police body against the Resistance.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: With the continuation of the ground operations of the Zionist regime in Gaza and the success of the Hamas resistance forces in crippling their military equipment and inflicting heavy casualties on them, important questions can be raised about the prospect of that military invasion.
Hamid Khoshayand – Expert on regional affairs
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Recently, we witnessed an extraordinary summit of Islamic countries in Riyadh. The Palestinians, especially the people of Gaza, had built hope on the meeting, and it was expected that at the end of it, we would see a collective, serious, and deterrent decision by the Islamic countries. But, unfortunately, such expectations were not met.
Dr. Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri – University professor
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on West Asia affairs stated that in the current situation, the Zionist regime is trying to cut off the geographical continuity of the north and south of the Gaza Strip, so that in this way while intensifying the pressure on Hamas; it would forge an achievement for itself, adding: Finally, the Zionist regime will go in the direction of completely destroying the infrastructures in Gaza in such a way that there will remain no possibility for living there, and by increasing the number of casualties to the level of genocide and weakening the military power of Hamas, it will create a deterrent for itself and after that, accept the truce.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An international relations professor stated that Russia, after withdrawing ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, found itself in a situation similar to the United States, adding: The CTBT helped define nuclear de-escalation after the Cold War, but now, with both sides reducing their commitments to the treaty, speculations may begin about the possibility of nuclear tests.
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 – Note: Middle powers such as India, Turkey, Australia, and some Persian Gulf countries are no longer marginal actors, but are redefining global power equations through balancing diplomacy.
Strategic Council Online – Note: In today’s global politics, the creation of narratives has become as important as territorial control and economic management, and has turned into the main tool of great power competition.