Differences of Opinion among NATO Members on Ukraine’s Membership

Differences of Opinion among NATO Members on Ukraine’s Membership

Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The agenda of the recent meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Commission (NUC) in Brussels was to counter the Russian attack and also create suitable conditions for increasing the possibility of Ukraine’s possible membership in NATO. NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg requested the NATO member states to allocate 500 million euros annually for the aid package to Ukraine, and Ukraine will receive non-lethal aid from now on.
Mahmoud Fazeli – International Affairs analyst

Syria on the Way to Playing Effective Role in the Arab League

Syria on the Way to Playing Effective Role in the Arab League

Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The official invitation of King Salman bin Abdulaziz, the King of Saudi Arabia, extended to Bashar Assad, the President of Syria, to participate in the meeting of the heads of the Arab League in Riyadh is indicative of Syria’s final transition from the 12-year-old crisis.
Hassan Hanizadeh – Expert on Middle East affairs

EU Attempts to Redefine Strategy towards China

EU Attempts to Redefine Strategy towards China

Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Europe affairs saying that the European Union should redefine the terms of its interaction with China noted: The main question is whether the governments of the European Union are ready to unite against China’s new strategy.

Aims of New Russian Foreign Policy Document, Its Challenges

Aims of New Russian Foreign Policy Document, Its Challenges

Strategic Council Online – Interview: The associate professor of international relations at the University of Tehran, while explaining Moscow’s targets and challenges in implementing its new foreign policy strategy document, said: Russia’s desire to shape the new structures and norms in the international system is not a simple task; meanwhile, in this case too, Moscow’s strategy has its contradictions.

Dimensions, Consequences, Prospects of Intl. Trade De-dollarization

Dimensions, Consequences, Prospects of Intl. Trade De-dollarization

Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The war in Ukraine and the imposition of 13,656 sanctions against Russia, as well as blocking half of that country’s foreign exchange reserves (300 billion dollars) in foreign banks, has intensified the incentive for different countries in the world, from Brazil to Southeast Asia to “de-dollarize” foreign trade.
Barsam Mohammadi – Expert on international affairs