SCFR Online – Opinion: London’s decision to provide military support to Saudi Arabia in the Yemen file, beyond a limited aerial mission, could confront Britain with broad legal, security, economic, and strategic consequences.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The acceleration of AI competition has shattered the boundaries of economic, military, intelligence, and cognitive power, turning this technology into a strategic component of national power.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The three-day visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Washington and his meeting with Donald Trump on September 24 and 25, 2026, accompanied by a ceremonial welcome at Andrews Air Force Base, was more a diplomatic display for managing the level of tensions than an indication of a breakthrough achievement in relations between the two powers.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Developments in the South Caucasus and Central Asia indicate that transit competition has become an arena for a new staging of influence among Iran, Turkey, Russia, and China.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The upcoming Palestinian elections, after nearly two decades of hiatus, could affect the arrangement of political forces, the legitimacy of institutions, and the future path of Palestinian governance.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The direct war of the United States and the Israeli regime against Iran, disruption of nuclear inspections, and intensification of great power competition have taken the non-proliferation crisis beyond the issue of Iran’s nuclear program.
SCFR Online – Opinion: In the Iran–U.S. equation, China pursues a cautious balance between its energy and transit interests with Tehran and considerations related to sanctions and competition with Washington.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The simultaneity of pressure on the Strait of Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb has turned the geography of energy and shipping into a new arena for the emergence of new risks, costs, and leverage.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Water is gradually transforming from the source of life into a lever of power in West Asia and could rewrite the region’s security map.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The global economy has entered a phase where competition among major powers is driven not by firing bullets, but through chips, supply chains, and technological standards. Economic security has become the main arena of strategic contention. In this landscape, Washington and Beijing are redefining the rules of the game, and its implications extend beyond bilateral relations, affecting the entire international order.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The new U.S. National Security Strategy, by abandoning a significant portion of multilateral commitments and relying on transactional logic, signals Washington’s entry into a new stage of power politics.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: After nearly four years of conflict, the outlook for Ukraine-Russia peace negotiations remains unclear; not due to a lack of initiatives, but because of deep conflicts of interest, Russia’s strategy of exploiting the battlefield situation politically, and European confusion and lack of consensus. Achieving a lasting peace seems out of reach.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The competition between the United States and China over rare minerals and new technologies is not merely an economic rivalry, but a battle to shape the future geopolitical order. This competition has profound implications for Europe and the Global South, and ignoring it may come with high costs.
SCFR Online – Opinion: London’s decision to provide military support to Saudi Arabia in the Yemen file, beyond a limited aerial mission, could confront Britain with broad legal, security, economic, and strategic consequences.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The acceleration of AI competition has shattered the boundaries of economic, military, intelligence, and cognitive power, turning this technology into a strategic component of national power.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The three-day visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Washington and his meeting with Donald Trump on September 24 and 25, 2026, accompanied by a ceremonial welcome at Andrews Air Force Base, was more a diplomatic display for managing the level of tensions than an indication of a breakthrough achievement in relations between the two powers.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Developments in the South Caucasus and Central Asia indicate that transit competition has become an arena for a new staging of influence among Iran, Turkey, Russia, and China.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The upcoming Palestinian elections, after nearly two decades of hiatus, could affect the arrangement of political forces, the legitimacy of institutions, and the future path of Palestinian governance.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The direct war of the United States and the Israeli regime against Iran, disruption of nuclear inspections, and intensification of great power competition have taken the non-proliferation crisis beyond the issue of Iran’s nuclear program.
SCFR Online – Opinion: In the Iran–U.S. equation, China pursues a cautious balance between its energy and transit interests with Tehran and considerations related to sanctions and competition with Washington.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The simultaneity of pressure on the Strait of Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb has turned the geography of energy and shipping into a new arena for the emergence of new risks, costs, and leverage.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Water is gradually transforming from the source of life into a lever of power in West Asia and could rewrite the region’s security map.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The global economy has entered a phase where competition among major powers is driven not by firing bullets, but through chips, supply chains, and technological standards. Economic security has become the main arena of strategic contention. In this landscape, Washington and Beijing are redefining the rules of the game, and its implications extend beyond bilateral relations, affecting the entire international order.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The new U.S. National Security Strategy, by abandoning a significant portion of multilateral commitments and relying on transactional logic, signals Washington’s entry into a new stage of power politics.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: After nearly four years of conflict, the outlook for Ukraine-Russia peace negotiations remains unclear; not due to a lack of initiatives, but because of deep conflicts of interest, Russia’s strategy of exploiting the battlefield situation politically, and European confusion and lack of consensus. Achieving a lasting peace seems out of reach.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The competition between the United States and China over rare minerals and new technologies is not merely an economic rivalry, but a battle to shape the future geopolitical order. This competition has profound implications for Europe and the Global South, and ignoring it may come with high costs.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Water is gradually transforming from the source of life into a lever of power in West Asia and could rewrite the region’s security map.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The global economy has entered a phase where competition among major powers is driven not by firing bullets, but through chips, supply chains, and technological standards. Economic security has become the main arena of strategic contention. In this landscape, Washington and Beijing are redefining the rules of the game, and its implications extend beyond bilateral relations, affecting the entire international order.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The new U.S. National Security Strategy, by abandoning a significant portion of multilateral commitments and relying on transactional logic, signals Washington’s entry into a new stage of power politics.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: After nearly four years of conflict, the outlook for Ukraine-Russia peace negotiations remains unclear; not due to a lack of initiatives, but because of deep conflicts of interest, Russia’s strategy of exploiting the battlefield situation politically, and European confusion and lack of consensus. Achieving a lasting peace seems out of reach.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The competition between the United States and China over rare minerals and new technologies is not merely an economic rivalry, but a battle to shape the future geopolitical order. This competition has profound implications for Europe and the Global South, and ignoring it may come with high costs.
SCFR Online – Opinion: London’s decision to provide military support to Saudi Arabia in the Yemen file, beyond a limited aerial mission, could confront Britain with broad legal, security, economic, and strategic consequences.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The acceleration of AI competition has shattered the boundaries of economic, military, intelligence, and cognitive power, turning this technology into a strategic component of national power.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The three-day visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Washington and his meeting with Donald Trump on September 24 and 25, 2026, accompanied by a ceremonial welcome at Andrews Air Force Base, was more a diplomatic display for managing the level of tensions than an indication of a breakthrough achievement in relations between the two powers.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Developments in the South Caucasus and Central Asia indicate that transit competition has become an arena for a new staging of influence among Iran, Turkey, Russia, and China.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The upcoming Palestinian elections, after nearly two decades of hiatus, could affect the arrangement of political forces, the legitimacy of institutions, and the future path of Palestinian governance.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The direct war of the United States and the Israeli regime against Iran, disruption of nuclear inspections, and intensification of great power competition have taken the non-proliferation crisis beyond the issue of Iran’s nuclear program.
SCFR Online – Opinion: In the Iran–U.S. equation, China pursues a cautious balance between its energy and transit interests with Tehran and considerations related to sanctions and competition with Washington.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The simultaneity of pressure on the Strait of Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb has turned the geography of energy and shipping into a new arena for the emergence of new risks, costs, and leverage.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Water is gradually transforming from the source of life into a lever of power in West Asia and could rewrite the region’s security map.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The global economy has entered a phase where competition among major powers is driven not by firing bullets, but through chips, supply chains, and technological standards. Economic security has become the main arena of strategic contention. In this landscape, Washington and Beijing are redefining the rules of the game, and its implications extend beyond bilateral relations, affecting the entire international order.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The new U.S. National Security Strategy, by abandoning a significant portion of multilateral commitments and relying on transactional logic, signals Washington’s entry into a new stage of power politics.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: After nearly four years of conflict, the outlook for Ukraine-Russia peace negotiations remains unclear; not due to a lack of initiatives, but because of deep conflicts of interest, Russia’s strategy of exploiting the battlefield situation politically, and European confusion and lack of consensus. Achieving a lasting peace seems out of reach.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The competition between the United States and China over rare minerals and new technologies is not merely an economic rivalry, but a battle to shape the future geopolitical order. This competition has profound implications for Europe and the Global South, and ignoring it may come with high costs.
SCFR Online – Opinion: London’s decision to provide military support to Saudi Arabia in the Yemen file, beyond a limited aerial mission, could confront Britain with broad legal, security, economic, and strategic consequences.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The acceleration of AI competition has shattered the boundaries of economic, military, intelligence, and cognitive power, turning this technology into a strategic component of national power.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The three-day visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Washington and his meeting with Donald Trump on September 24 and 25, 2026, accompanied by a ceremonial welcome at Andrews Air Force Base, was more a diplomatic display for managing the level of tensions than an indication of a breakthrough achievement in relations between the two powers.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Developments in the South Caucasus and Central Asia indicate that transit competition has become an arena for a new staging of influence among Iran, Turkey, Russia, and China.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The upcoming Palestinian elections, after nearly two decades of hiatus, could affect the arrangement of political forces, the legitimacy of institutions, and the future path of Palestinian governance.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The direct war of the United States and the Israeli regime against Iran, disruption of nuclear inspections, and intensification of great power competition have taken the non-proliferation crisis beyond the issue of Iran’s nuclear program.
SCFR Online – Opinion: In the Iran–U.S. equation, China pursues a cautious balance between its energy and transit interests with Tehran and considerations related to sanctions and competition with Washington.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The simultaneity of pressure on the Strait of Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb has turned the geography of energy and shipping into a new arena for the emergence of new risks, costs, and leverage.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Water is gradually transforming from the source of life into a lever of power in West Asia and could rewrite the region’s security map.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The global economy has entered a phase where competition among major powers is driven not by firing bullets, but through chips, supply chains, and technological standards. Economic security has become the main arena of strategic contention. In this landscape, Washington and Beijing are redefining the rules of the game, and its implications extend beyond bilateral relations, affecting the entire international order.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The new U.S. National Security Strategy, by abandoning a significant portion of multilateral commitments and relying on transactional logic, signals Washington’s entry into a new stage of power politics.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: After nearly four years of conflict, the outlook for Ukraine-Russia peace negotiations remains unclear; not due to a lack of initiatives, but because of deep conflicts of interest, Russia’s strategy of exploiting the battlefield situation politically, and European confusion and lack of consensus. Achieving a lasting peace seems out of reach.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The competition between the United States and China over rare minerals and new technologies is not merely an economic rivalry, but a battle to shape the future geopolitical order. This competition has profound implications for Europe and the Global South, and ignoring it may come with high costs.
SCFR Online – Opinion: London’s decision to provide military support to Saudi Arabia in the Yemen file, beyond a limited aerial mission, could confront Britain with broad legal, security, economic, and strategic consequences.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The acceleration of AI competition has shattered the boundaries of economic, military, intelligence, and cognitive power, turning this technology into a strategic component of national power.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The three-day visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Washington and his meeting with Donald Trump on September 24 and 25, 2026, accompanied by a ceremonial welcome at Andrews Air Force Base, was more a diplomatic display for managing the level of tensions than an indication of a breakthrough achievement in relations between the two powers.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Developments in the South Caucasus and Central Asia indicate that transit competition has become an arena for a new staging of influence among Iran, Turkey, Russia, and China.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The upcoming Palestinian elections, after nearly two decades of hiatus, could affect the arrangement of political forces, the legitimacy of institutions, and the future path of Palestinian governance.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The direct war of the United States and the Israeli regime against Iran, disruption of nuclear inspections, and intensification of great power competition have taken the non-proliferation crisis beyond the issue of Iran’s nuclear program.
SCFR Online – Opinion: In the Iran–U.S. equation, China pursues a cautious balance between its energy and transit interests with Tehran and considerations related to sanctions and competition with Washington.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The simultaneity of pressure on the Strait of Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb has turned the geography of energy and shipping into a new arena for the emergence of new risks, costs, and leverage.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Water is gradually transforming from the source of life into a lever of power in West Asia and could rewrite the region’s security map.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The global economy has entered a phase where competition among major powers is driven not by firing bullets, but through chips, supply chains, and technological standards. Economic security has become the main arena of strategic contention. In this landscape, Washington and Beijing are redefining the rules of the game, and its implications extend beyond bilateral relations, affecting the entire international order.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The new U.S. National Security Strategy, by abandoning a significant portion of multilateral commitments and relying on transactional logic, signals Washington’s entry into a new stage of power politics.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: After nearly four years of conflict, the outlook for Ukraine-Russia peace negotiations remains unclear; not due to a lack of initiatives, but because of deep conflicts of interest, Russia’s strategy of exploiting the battlefield situation politically, and European confusion and lack of consensus. Achieving a lasting peace seems out of reach.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The competition between the United States and China over rare minerals and new technologies is not merely an economic rivalry, but a battle to shape the future geopolitical order. This competition has profound implications for Europe and the Global South, and ignoring it may come with high costs.
SCFR Online – Opinion: London’s decision to provide military support to Saudi Arabia in the Yemen file, beyond a limited aerial mission, could confront Britain with broad legal, security, economic, and strategic consequences.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The acceleration of AI competition has shattered the boundaries of economic, military, intelligence, and cognitive power, turning this technology into a strategic component of national power.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The three-day visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Washington and his meeting with Donald Trump on September 24 and 25, 2026, accompanied by a ceremonial welcome at Andrews Air Force Base, was more a diplomatic display for managing the level of tensions than an indication of a breakthrough achievement in relations between the two powers.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Developments in the South Caucasus and Central Asia indicate that transit competition has become an arena for a new staging of influence among Iran, Turkey, Russia, and China.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The upcoming Palestinian elections, after nearly two decades of hiatus, could affect the arrangement of political forces, the legitimacy of institutions, and the future path of Palestinian governance.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The direct war of the United States and the Israeli regime against Iran, disruption of nuclear inspections, and intensification of great power competition have taken the non-proliferation crisis beyond the issue of Iran’s nuclear program.
SCFR Online – Opinion: In the Iran–U.S. equation, China pursues a cautious balance between its energy and transit interests with Tehran and considerations related to sanctions and competition with Washington.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The simultaneity of pressure on the Strait of Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb has turned the geography of energy and shipping into a new arena for the emergence of new risks, costs, and leverage.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Water is gradually transforming from the source of life into a lever of power in West Asia and could rewrite the region’s security map.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The global economy has entered a phase where competition among major powers is driven not by firing bullets, but through chips, supply chains, and technological standards. Economic security has become the main arena of strategic contention. In this landscape, Washington and Beijing are redefining the rules of the game, and its implications extend beyond bilateral relations, affecting the entire international order.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The new U.S. National Security Strategy, by abandoning a significant portion of multilateral commitments and relying on transactional logic, signals Washington’s entry into a new stage of power politics.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: After nearly four years of conflict, the outlook for Ukraine-Russia peace negotiations remains unclear; not due to a lack of initiatives, but because of deep conflicts of interest, Russia’s strategy of exploiting the battlefield situation politically, and European confusion and lack of consensus. Achieving a lasting peace seems out of reach.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The competition between the United States and China over rare minerals and new technologies is not merely an economic rivalry, but a battle to shape the future geopolitical order. This competition has profound implications for Europe and the Global South, and ignoring it may come with high costs.
SCFR Online – Opinion: London’s decision to provide military support to Saudi Arabia in the Yemen file, beyond a limited aerial mission, could confront Britain with broad legal, security, economic, and strategic consequences.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The acceleration of AI competition has shattered the boundaries of economic, military, intelligence, and cognitive power, turning this technology into a strategic component of national power.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The three-day visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Washington and his meeting with Donald Trump on September 24 and 25, 2026, accompanied by a ceremonial welcome at Andrews Air Force Base, was more a diplomatic display for managing the level of tensions than an indication of a breakthrough achievement in relations between the two powers.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Developments in the South Caucasus and Central Asia indicate that transit competition has become an arena for a new staging of influence among Iran, Turkey, Russia, and China.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The upcoming Palestinian elections, after nearly two decades of hiatus, could affect the arrangement of political forces, the legitimacy of institutions, and the future path of Palestinian governance.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The direct war of the United States and the Israeli regime against Iran, disruption of nuclear inspections, and intensification of great power competition have taken the non-proliferation crisis beyond the issue of Iran’s nuclear program.
SCFR Online – Opinion: In the Iran–U.S. equation, China pursues a cautious balance between its energy and transit interests with Tehran and considerations related to sanctions and competition with Washington.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The simultaneity of pressure on the Strait of Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb has turned the geography of energy and shipping into a new arena for the emergence of new risks, costs, and leverage.