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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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Amir Ali Abolfatah

Yemen’s Future Reaction to Illegal US and UK Attacks

Yemen’s Future Reaction to Illegal US and UK Attacks

2024/01/20

Strategic Council Online-Interview: An expert on American issues says the US-UK coalition attack on Yemen is unlikely to achieve their desired security in the Red Sea as well as the transit and traffic of cargo ships. Yemen’s response to the first strike of this coalition showed that Yemen would not give up its position regarding the ceasefire in Gaza and the end of Israeli attacks.

Analysis of US Role, Interests in Continuation of Russia-Ukraine War

Analysis of US Role, Interests in Continuation of Russia-Ukraine War

2023/10/14

Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on US affairs stated that the US priority is to contain Russia, even at the cost of destroying the Ukrainian nation or weakening Europe, to finally force Moscow to give concessions to Kyiv at the negotiating table. He emphasized that the main war is about survival, and the US is ready to pay heavy costs for it, but in fact, the main cost is from Europe, and the people of Europe, Ukrainian and non-Ukrainian, are dying.

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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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Amir Ali Abolfatah

Yemen’s Future Reaction to Illegal US and UK Attacks

Yemen’s Future Reaction to Illegal US and UK Attacks

2024/01/20

Strategic Council Online-Interview: An expert on American issues says the US-UK coalition attack on Yemen is unlikely to achieve their desired security in the Red Sea as well as the transit and traffic of cargo ships. Yemen’s response to the first strike of this coalition showed that Yemen would not give up its position regarding the ceasefire in Gaza and the end of Israeli attacks.

Analysis of US Role, Interests in Continuation of Russia-Ukraine War

Analysis of US Role, Interests in Continuation of Russia-Ukraine War

2023/10/14

Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on US affairs stated that the US priority is to contain Russia, even at the cost of destroying the Ukrainian nation or weakening Europe, to finally force Moscow to give concessions to Kyiv at the negotiating table. He emphasized that the main war is about survival, and the US is ready to pay heavy costs for it, but in fact, the main cost is from Europe, and the people of Europe, Ukrainian and non-Ukrainian, are dying.

Amir Ali Abolfatah

Yemen’s Future Reaction to Illegal US and UK Attacks

Yemen’s Future Reaction to Illegal US and UK Attacks

2024/01/20

Strategic Council Online-Interview: An expert on American issues says the US-UK coalition attack on Yemen is unlikely to achieve their desired security in the Red Sea as well as the transit and traffic of cargo ships. Yemen’s response to the first strike of this coalition showed that Yemen would not give up its position regarding the ceasefire in Gaza and the end of Israeli attacks.

Analysis of US Role, Interests in Continuation of Russia-Ukraine War

Analysis of US Role, Interests in Continuation of Russia-Ukraine War

2023/10/14

Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on US affairs stated that the US priority is to contain Russia, even at the cost of destroying the Ukrainian nation or weakening Europe, to finally force Moscow to give concessions to Kyiv at the negotiating table. He emphasized that the main war is about survival, and the US is ready to pay heavy costs for it, but in fact, the main cost is from Europe, and the people of Europe, Ukrainian and non-Ukrainian, are dying.

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

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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.

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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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Yemen’s Future Reaction to Illegal US and UK Attacks

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Analysis of US Role, Interests in Continuation of Russia-Ukraine War

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Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on US affairs stated that the US priority is to contain Russia, even at the cost of destroying the Ukrainian nation or weakening Europe, to finally force Moscow to give concessions to Kyiv at the negotiating table. He emphasized that the main war is about survival, and the US is ready to pay heavy costs for it, but in fact, the main cost is from Europe, and the people of Europe, Ukrainian and non-Ukrainian, are dying.

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

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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

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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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Yemen’s Future Reaction to Illegal US and UK Attacks

Yemen’s Future Reaction to Illegal US and UK Attacks

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Strategic Council Online-Interview: An expert on American issues says the US-UK coalition attack on Yemen is unlikely to achieve their desired security in the Red Sea as well as the transit and traffic of cargo ships. Yemen’s response to the first strike of this coalition showed that Yemen would not give up its position regarding the ceasefire in Gaza and the end of Israeli attacks.

Analysis of US Role, Interests in Continuation of Russia-Ukraine War

Analysis of US Role, Interests in Continuation of Russia-Ukraine War

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Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on US affairs stated that the US priority is to contain Russia, even at the cost of destroying the Ukrainian nation or weakening Europe, to finally force Moscow to give concessions to Kyiv at the negotiating table. He emphasized that the main war is about survival, and the US is ready to pay heavy costs for it, but in fact, the main cost is from Europe, and the people of Europe, Ukrainian and non-Ukrainian, are dying.

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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

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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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Yemen’s Future Reaction to Illegal US and UK Attacks

Yemen’s Future Reaction to Illegal US and UK Attacks

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Strategic Council Online-Interview: An expert on American issues says the US-UK coalition attack on Yemen is unlikely to achieve their desired security in the Red Sea as well as the transit and traffic of cargo ships. Yemen’s response to the first strike of this coalition showed that Yemen would not give up its position regarding the ceasefire in Gaza and the end of Israeli attacks.

Analysis of US Role, Interests in Continuation of Russia-Ukraine War

Analysis of US Role, Interests in Continuation of Russia-Ukraine War

2023/10/14

Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on US affairs stated that the US priority is to contain Russia, even at the cost of destroying the Ukrainian nation or weakening Europe, to finally force Moscow to give concessions to Kyiv at the negotiating table. He emphasized that the main war is about survival, and the US is ready to pay heavy costs for it, but in fact, the main cost is from Europe, and the people of Europe, Ukrainian and non-Ukrainian, are dying.

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

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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.

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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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Yemen’s Future Reaction to Illegal US and UK Attacks

Yemen’s Future Reaction to Illegal US and UK Attacks

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Strategic Council Online-Interview: An expert on American issues says the US-UK coalition attack on Yemen is unlikely to achieve their desired security in the Red Sea as well as the transit and traffic of cargo ships. Yemen’s response to the first strike of this coalition showed that Yemen would not give up its position regarding the ceasefire in Gaza and the end of Israeli attacks.

Analysis of US Role, Interests in Continuation of Russia-Ukraine War

Analysis of US Role, Interests in Continuation of Russia-Ukraine War

2023/10/14

Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on US affairs stated that the US priority is to contain Russia, even at the cost of destroying the Ukrainian nation or weakening Europe, to finally force Moscow to give concessions to Kyiv at the negotiating table. He emphasized that the main war is about survival, and the US is ready to pay heavy costs for it, but in fact, the main cost is from Europe, and the people of Europe, Ukrainian and non-Ukrainian, are dying.

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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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