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 – Opinion: Relations between some countries in the Asia-Pacific region, such as China and Japan or China and Australia, which were previously relatively normal, are trending towards deterioration, and the primary reason for this is the aggressive policies of the United States of America.
Strategic Council Online – Guest Opinion: Although some observers view the QUAD Security Dialogue as a fledgling military alliance focused solely on China’s growing regional influence and the rules-based order in the Indo-Pacific region, its four members, the United States, India, Australia, and Japan, have stated their goal to deepen economic, diplomatic, and military ties among the four countries.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: In recent years, with the increase of China’s power, it is clearly possible to see this country’s activism strengthening in different regions of the world. A clear example is Beijing’s activities in Antarctica. Although China has set up four research stations in Antarctica in the last few decades, the opening of the fifth station can be important.
Mohammad Javad Ghahramani – China issues expert
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An expert on international affairs said the US plan to deploy medium-range missiles in East Asia aims to create an offensive capability against China, adding that naturally, the deployment of these missiles by the United States in countries such as Australia or possibly in Japan and South Korea can lead to China’s counter-reaction and increase the level of tensions between the two countries.