Strategic Council Online- Interview: Having stated that at present circumstance we witness a cold war between China and the U.S. and to a lesser degree between Russia and the U.S., an analyst of international affairs said:” the competition that exists between the U.S. on one side and Russia and China on the other side, will form the aspects of the future order which the world and the country will face.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Seven years after Russia’s military action against Ukraine in 2014 and annexation of the Crimean peninsula to the mainland Russia, the country’s recent military rally along the border with Ukraine and holding of numerous exercises by the two countries, once again has increased the likelihood of Russian military action against Ukraine.
Hossein Sayyahi – Researcher on international affairs
Strategic Council Online: In the following analysis, the fate of the people of Ukraine, as a result of the wrong decisions of its politicians over the past two decades, and the country’s becoming a toy in the rivalry between international powers, Russia on the one hand and the US and EU on the other hand will be addressed.
Hassan Beheshtipour – Expert on Eurasian Affairs
Strategic Council Online: The first round of presidential elections in Ukraine has ended, and Volodymyr Zelensky and Petro Poroshenko could make it into the second round with a majority vote. At the same time, the interesting point is the inclination of both the candidates is to the West, which has made the choice difficult for Russian admirers as an important part of the country’s political process.
Shoaib Bahman – Researcher on Eurasia
Strategic Council Online: A Eurasian researcher and expert in Russian affairs, while pointing to the West’s steady strategy of Russophobia over the past few decades speaks about new tensions in relations between the two sides, emphasizing Kiev’s desire not to resolve the Ukrainian crisis.