SCFR Online – Opinion: Following military failure, Trump has announced the implementation of sanctions and old economic pressures under the new label of “unprecedented economic operation” against Iran; however, Tehran can neutralize this blockade through four specific strategies.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Two contrasting narratives of Trump’s foreign policy – one “crisis as doctrine” and the other a “coherent doctrine” – present a complex picture of America’s attempt to redefine its role in the international system.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Makkah Pact, signed between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey under the motto “an attack on one is an attack on all,” is viewed by some analysts less as a full-fledged military coalition and more as an attempt to reduce security dependence on an external power and to establish a regional security mechanism.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The new US-Saudi nuclear agreement, despite legal and political ambiguities, could alter previous non-proliferation standards in West Asia and intensify nuclear competition, ushering it into a new phase.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Recent developments in Syria indicate an intensification of strategic rivalry between Turkey and the Israeli regime, but mutual considerations and the role of the United States have limited the likelihood of direct war.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The future of the so-called Trump peace plan for Gaza, despite claims of an agreement on Hamas’s disarmament, remains shrouded in ambiguity due to structural deficiencies and opposition from key actors.
SCFR Online – Opinion: An examination of the mechanisms of the Israeli regime’s influence in the United States depicts a complex picture of shared interests, strategic dependencies, and the limitations of this relationship.
SCFR Online – Interview: The signing of the Makkah agreement between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey has raised questions about the future of the region’s security structure and the position of these countries in West Asian equations. Can this agreement become a genuine collective defense mechanism, or does it have more of a political and deterrent function than creating new military capacity?
Strategic Council Online- Interview: A geological studies expert stated: While global competition over rare minerals has intensified, Iran can, by relying on regional cooperation from Chabahar to Central Asia, achieve a strategic position in the global rare minerals supply chain.
Online Strategic Council – Interview: An economic affairs expert said, “Chabahar is Iran’s only port in the Indian Ocean that can create a new geostrategic balance in the region and solidify Iran’s position as a central player in the regional economy.”
Online Strategic Council – Interview: An international affairs expert stated that Iran, by relying on its geo-economic capacities across various fields, should strive to solidify its position as a bridge connecting the Persian Gulf to Eurasia. However, regional and extra-regional competition for influence in Azerbaijan and Armenia has reached a critical point, where Iran’s security considerations and geopolitical red lines could turn the advancement of a multi-faceted strategy into a real test for the diplomatic apparatus.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The fall of Bashar al-Assad’s government in Syria is an important event that will affect the role of many regional and international powers in the West Asian region. This event is also considered an important issue from the perspective of the People’s Republic of China. What happened in Syria has the potential to create serious threats to China’s interests, so Beijing has adopted a conservative approach to developments in Syria.
Strategic Council Online—Opinion: An expert on international affairs said: Although NATO, on its 75th birthday, has become more cohesive than three decades ago due to Russia’s attack on Ukraine, this does not mean it will not face challenges in its future prospects.
Strategic Council Online: The tensions in the Red Sea have made the plan to transfer goods transportation route from the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandab Strait to the “Middle Corridor” in the Caucasus the talk of the town.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A university professor said that the escalation of misunderstandings and misinterpretations of Russia and Armenia of each other’s actions has strained the relations between the two countries. Apparently, they do not want to take a step towards resolving such misunderstandings and harmonizing views, adding that Russia should take an extensive view of this region to create a balance in the Caucasus and Central Asia.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A researcher of the Research Center of the Expediency Council, while emphasizing the importance of the recent meeting between the presidents of Turkey and Russia in Sochi, said: The crisis in Ukraine and the pressures of the West have negatively affected Turkey’s balanced approach towards the West and Russia, and that the Russians are doubtful about Turkey’s future policies.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A researcher on Afghanistan affairs, recalling that NATO and other Western countries also declared that they do not support the armed resistance in Afghanistan, said: Russia, in a situation in which it is worried about the activities of ISIS and extremist groups in Central Asia, is much more cautious than changing its attitude towards those groups by annoying the Taliban.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An expert on Central Asian issues said that transit and geo-economy, in general, is an area that can improve the relations between Tehran and Tashkent to a strategic level, adding that with the visit of the President of Uzbekistan to Tehran and the finalization of a package of bilateral cooperation agreements between the two countries, it will be possible to witness another jump in the trade between the two countries for the following year.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Following military failure, Trump has announced the implementation of sanctions and old economic pressures under the new label of “unprecedented economic operation” against Iran; however, Tehran can neutralize this blockade through four specific strategies.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Two contrasting narratives of Trump’s foreign policy – one “crisis as doctrine” and the other a “coherent doctrine” – present a complex picture of America’s attempt to redefine its role in the international system.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Makkah Pact, signed between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey under the motto “an attack on one is an attack on all,” is viewed by some analysts less as a full-fledged military coalition and more as an attempt to reduce security dependence on an external power and to establish a regional security mechanism.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The new US-Saudi nuclear agreement, despite legal and political ambiguities, could alter previous non-proliferation standards in West Asia and intensify nuclear competition, ushering it into a new phase.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Recent developments in Syria indicate an intensification of strategic rivalry between Turkey and the Israeli regime, but mutual considerations and the role of the United States have limited the likelihood of direct war.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The future of the so-called Trump peace plan for Gaza, despite claims of an agreement on Hamas’s disarmament, remains shrouded in ambiguity due to structural deficiencies and opposition from key actors.
SCFR Online – Opinion: An examination of the mechanisms of the Israeli regime’s influence in the United States depicts a complex picture of shared interests, strategic dependencies, and the limitations of this relationship.
SCFR Online – Interview: The signing of the Makkah agreement between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey has raised questions about the future of the region’s security structure and the position of these countries in West Asian equations. Can this agreement become a genuine collective defense mechanism, or does it have more of a political and deterrent function than creating new military capacity?
Strategic Council Online- Interview: A geological studies expert stated: While global competition over rare minerals has intensified, Iran can, by relying on regional cooperation from Chabahar to Central Asia, achieve a strategic position in the global rare minerals supply chain.
Online Strategic Council – Interview: An economic affairs expert said, “Chabahar is Iran’s only port in the Indian Ocean that can create a new geostrategic balance in the region and solidify Iran’s position as a central player in the regional economy.”
Online Strategic Council – Interview: An international affairs expert stated that Iran, by relying on its geo-economic capacities across various fields, should strive to solidify its position as a bridge connecting the Persian Gulf to Eurasia. However, regional and extra-regional competition for influence in Azerbaijan and Armenia has reached a critical point, where Iran’s security considerations and geopolitical red lines could turn the advancement of a multi-faceted strategy into a real test for the diplomatic apparatus.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The fall of Bashar al-Assad’s government in Syria is an important event that will affect the role of many regional and international powers in the West Asian region. This event is also considered an important issue from the perspective of the People’s Republic of China. What happened in Syria has the potential to create serious threats to China’s interests, so Beijing has adopted a conservative approach to developments in Syria.
Strategic Council Online—Opinion: An expert on international affairs said: Although NATO, on its 75th birthday, has become more cohesive than three decades ago due to Russia’s attack on Ukraine, this does not mean it will not face challenges in its future prospects.
Strategic Council Online: The tensions in the Red Sea have made the plan to transfer goods transportation route from the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandab Strait to the “Middle Corridor” in the Caucasus the talk of the town.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A university professor said that the escalation of misunderstandings and misinterpretations of Russia and Armenia of each other’s actions has strained the relations between the two countries. Apparently, they do not want to take a step towards resolving such misunderstandings and harmonizing views, adding that Russia should take an extensive view of this region to create a balance in the Caucasus and Central Asia.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A researcher of the Research Center of the Expediency Council, while emphasizing the importance of the recent meeting between the presidents of Turkey and Russia in Sochi, said: The crisis in Ukraine and the pressures of the West have negatively affected Turkey’s balanced approach towards the West and Russia, and that the Russians are doubtful about Turkey’s future policies.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A researcher on Afghanistan affairs, recalling that NATO and other Western countries also declared that they do not support the armed resistance in Afghanistan, said: Russia, in a situation in which it is worried about the activities of ISIS and extremist groups in Central Asia, is much more cautious than changing its attitude towards those groups by annoying the Taliban.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An expert on Central Asian issues said that transit and geo-economy, in general, is an area that can improve the relations between Tehran and Tashkent to a strategic level, adding that with the visit of the President of Uzbekistan to Tehran and the finalization of a package of bilateral cooperation agreements between the two countries, it will be possible to witness another jump in the trade between the two countries for the following year.
Strategic Council Online- Interview: A geological studies expert stated: While global competition over rare minerals has intensified, Iran can, by relying on regional cooperation from Chabahar to Central Asia, achieve a strategic position in the global rare minerals supply chain.
Online Strategic Council – Interview: An economic affairs expert said, “Chabahar is Iran’s only port in the Indian Ocean that can create a new geostrategic balance in the region and solidify Iran’s position as a central player in the regional economy.”
Online Strategic Council – Interview: An international affairs expert stated that Iran, by relying on its geo-economic capacities across various fields, should strive to solidify its position as a bridge connecting the Persian Gulf to Eurasia. However, regional and extra-regional competition for influence in Azerbaijan and Armenia has reached a critical point, where Iran’s security considerations and geopolitical red lines could turn the advancement of a multi-faceted strategy into a real test for the diplomatic apparatus.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The fall of Bashar al-Assad’s government in Syria is an important event that will affect the role of many regional and international powers in the West Asian region. This event is also considered an important issue from the perspective of the People’s Republic of China. What happened in Syria has the potential to create serious threats to China’s interests, so Beijing has adopted a conservative approach to developments in Syria.
Strategic Council Online—Opinion: An expert on international affairs said: Although NATO, on its 75th birthday, has become more cohesive than three decades ago due to Russia’s attack on Ukraine, this does not mean it will not face challenges in its future prospects.
Strategic Council Online: The tensions in the Red Sea have made the plan to transfer goods transportation route from the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandab Strait to the “Middle Corridor” in the Caucasus the talk of the town.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A university professor said that the escalation of misunderstandings and misinterpretations of Russia and Armenia of each other’s actions has strained the relations between the two countries. Apparently, they do not want to take a step towards resolving such misunderstandings and harmonizing views, adding that Russia should take an extensive view of this region to create a balance in the Caucasus and Central Asia.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A researcher of the Research Center of the Expediency Council, while emphasizing the importance of the recent meeting between the presidents of Turkey and Russia in Sochi, said: The crisis in Ukraine and the pressures of the West have negatively affected Turkey’s balanced approach towards the West and Russia, and that the Russians are doubtful about Turkey’s future policies.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A researcher on Afghanistan affairs, recalling that NATO and other Western countries also declared that they do not support the armed resistance in Afghanistan, said: Russia, in a situation in which it is worried about the activities of ISIS and extremist groups in Central Asia, is much more cautious than changing its attitude towards those groups by annoying the Taliban.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An expert on Central Asian issues said that transit and geo-economy, in general, is an area that can improve the relations between Tehran and Tashkent to a strategic level, adding that with the visit of the President of Uzbekistan to Tehran and the finalization of a package of bilateral cooperation agreements between the two countries, it will be possible to witness another jump in the trade between the two countries for the following year.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Following military failure, Trump has announced the implementation of sanctions and old economic pressures under the new label of “unprecedented economic operation” against Iran; however, Tehran can neutralize this blockade through four specific strategies.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Two contrasting narratives of Trump’s foreign policy – one “crisis as doctrine” and the other a “coherent doctrine” – present a complex picture of America’s attempt to redefine its role in the international system.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Makkah Pact, signed between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey under the motto “an attack on one is an attack on all,” is viewed by some analysts less as a full-fledged military coalition and more as an attempt to reduce security dependence on an external power and to establish a regional security mechanism.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The new US-Saudi nuclear agreement, despite legal and political ambiguities, could alter previous non-proliferation standards in West Asia and intensify nuclear competition, ushering it into a new phase.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Recent developments in Syria indicate an intensification of strategic rivalry between Turkey and the Israeli regime, but mutual considerations and the role of the United States have limited the likelihood of direct war.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The future of the so-called Trump peace plan for Gaza, despite claims of an agreement on Hamas’s disarmament, remains shrouded in ambiguity due to structural deficiencies and opposition from key actors.
SCFR Online – Opinion: An examination of the mechanisms of the Israeli regime’s influence in the United States depicts a complex picture of shared interests, strategic dependencies, and the limitations of this relationship.
SCFR Online – Interview: The signing of the Makkah agreement between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey has raised questions about the future of the region’s security structure and the position of these countries in West Asian equations. Can this agreement become a genuine collective defense mechanism, or does it have more of a political and deterrent function than creating new military capacity?
Strategic Council Online- Interview: A geological studies expert stated: While global competition over rare minerals has intensified, Iran can, by relying on regional cooperation from Chabahar to Central Asia, achieve a strategic position in the global rare minerals supply chain.
Online Strategic Council – Interview: An economic affairs expert said, “Chabahar is Iran’s only port in the Indian Ocean that can create a new geostrategic balance in the region and solidify Iran’s position as a central player in the regional economy.”
Online Strategic Council – Interview: An international affairs expert stated that Iran, by relying on its geo-economic capacities across various fields, should strive to solidify its position as a bridge connecting the Persian Gulf to Eurasia. However, regional and extra-regional competition for influence in Azerbaijan and Armenia has reached a critical point, where Iran’s security considerations and geopolitical red lines could turn the advancement of a multi-faceted strategy into a real test for the diplomatic apparatus.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The fall of Bashar al-Assad’s government in Syria is an important event that will affect the role of many regional and international powers in the West Asian region. This event is also considered an important issue from the perspective of the People’s Republic of China. What happened in Syria has the potential to create serious threats to China’s interests, so Beijing has adopted a conservative approach to developments in Syria.
Strategic Council Online—Opinion: An expert on international affairs said: Although NATO, on its 75th birthday, has become more cohesive than three decades ago due to Russia’s attack on Ukraine, this does not mean it will not face challenges in its future prospects.
Strategic Council Online: The tensions in the Red Sea have made the plan to transfer goods transportation route from the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandab Strait to the “Middle Corridor” in the Caucasus the talk of the town.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A university professor said that the escalation of misunderstandings and misinterpretations of Russia and Armenia of each other’s actions has strained the relations between the two countries. Apparently, they do not want to take a step towards resolving such misunderstandings and harmonizing views, adding that Russia should take an extensive view of this region to create a balance in the Caucasus and Central Asia.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A researcher of the Research Center of the Expediency Council, while emphasizing the importance of the recent meeting between the presidents of Turkey and Russia in Sochi, said: The crisis in Ukraine and the pressures of the West have negatively affected Turkey’s balanced approach towards the West and Russia, and that the Russians are doubtful about Turkey’s future policies.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A researcher on Afghanistan affairs, recalling that NATO and other Western countries also declared that they do not support the armed resistance in Afghanistan, said: Russia, in a situation in which it is worried about the activities of ISIS and extremist groups in Central Asia, is much more cautious than changing its attitude towards those groups by annoying the Taliban.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An expert on Central Asian issues said that transit and geo-economy, in general, is an area that can improve the relations between Tehran and Tashkent to a strategic level, adding that with the visit of the President of Uzbekistan to Tehran and the finalization of a package of bilateral cooperation agreements between the two countries, it will be possible to witness another jump in the trade between the two countries for the following year.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Following military failure, Trump has announced the implementation of sanctions and old economic pressures under the new label of “unprecedented economic operation” against Iran; however, Tehran can neutralize this blockade through four specific strategies.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Two contrasting narratives of Trump’s foreign policy – one “crisis as doctrine” and the other a “coherent doctrine” – present a complex picture of America’s attempt to redefine its role in the international system.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Makkah Pact, signed between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey under the motto “an attack on one is an attack on all,” is viewed by some analysts less as a full-fledged military coalition and more as an attempt to reduce security dependence on an external power and to establish a regional security mechanism.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The new US-Saudi nuclear agreement, despite legal and political ambiguities, could alter previous non-proliferation standards in West Asia and intensify nuclear competition, ushering it into a new phase.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Recent developments in Syria indicate an intensification of strategic rivalry between Turkey and the Israeli regime, but mutual considerations and the role of the United States have limited the likelihood of direct war.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The future of the so-called Trump peace plan for Gaza, despite claims of an agreement on Hamas’s disarmament, remains shrouded in ambiguity due to structural deficiencies and opposition from key actors.
SCFR Online – Opinion: An examination of the mechanisms of the Israeli regime’s influence in the United States depicts a complex picture of shared interests, strategic dependencies, and the limitations of this relationship.
SCFR Online – Interview: The signing of the Makkah agreement between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey has raised questions about the future of the region’s security structure and the position of these countries in West Asian equations. Can this agreement become a genuine collective defense mechanism, or does it have more of a political and deterrent function than creating new military capacity?
Strategic Council Online- Interview: A geological studies expert stated: While global competition over rare minerals has intensified, Iran can, by relying on regional cooperation from Chabahar to Central Asia, achieve a strategic position in the global rare minerals supply chain.
Online Strategic Council – Interview: An economic affairs expert said, “Chabahar is Iran’s only port in the Indian Ocean that can create a new geostrategic balance in the region and solidify Iran’s position as a central player in the regional economy.”
Online Strategic Council – Interview: An international affairs expert stated that Iran, by relying on its geo-economic capacities across various fields, should strive to solidify its position as a bridge connecting the Persian Gulf to Eurasia. However, regional and extra-regional competition for influence in Azerbaijan and Armenia has reached a critical point, where Iran’s security considerations and geopolitical red lines could turn the advancement of a multi-faceted strategy into a real test for the diplomatic apparatus.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The fall of Bashar al-Assad’s government in Syria is an important event that will affect the role of many regional and international powers in the West Asian region. This event is also considered an important issue from the perspective of the People’s Republic of China. What happened in Syria has the potential to create serious threats to China’s interests, so Beijing has adopted a conservative approach to developments in Syria.
Strategic Council Online—Opinion: An expert on international affairs said: Although NATO, on its 75th birthday, has become more cohesive than three decades ago due to Russia’s attack on Ukraine, this does not mean it will not face challenges in its future prospects.
Strategic Council Online: The tensions in the Red Sea have made the plan to transfer goods transportation route from the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandab Strait to the “Middle Corridor” in the Caucasus the talk of the town.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A university professor said that the escalation of misunderstandings and misinterpretations of Russia and Armenia of each other’s actions has strained the relations between the two countries. Apparently, they do not want to take a step towards resolving such misunderstandings and harmonizing views, adding that Russia should take an extensive view of this region to create a balance in the Caucasus and Central Asia.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A researcher of the Research Center of the Expediency Council, while emphasizing the importance of the recent meeting between the presidents of Turkey and Russia in Sochi, said: The crisis in Ukraine and the pressures of the West have negatively affected Turkey’s balanced approach towards the West and Russia, and that the Russians are doubtful about Turkey’s future policies.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A researcher on Afghanistan affairs, recalling that NATO and other Western countries also declared that they do not support the armed resistance in Afghanistan, said: Russia, in a situation in which it is worried about the activities of ISIS and extremist groups in Central Asia, is much more cautious than changing its attitude towards those groups by annoying the Taliban.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An expert on Central Asian issues said that transit and geo-economy, in general, is an area that can improve the relations between Tehran and Tashkent to a strategic level, adding that with the visit of the President of Uzbekistan to Tehran and the finalization of a package of bilateral cooperation agreements between the two countries, it will be possible to witness another jump in the trade between the two countries for the following year.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Following military failure, Trump has announced the implementation of sanctions and old economic pressures under the new label of “unprecedented economic operation” against Iran; however, Tehran can neutralize this blockade through four specific strategies.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Two contrasting narratives of Trump’s foreign policy – one “crisis as doctrine” and the other a “coherent doctrine” – present a complex picture of America’s attempt to redefine its role in the international system.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Makkah Pact, signed between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey under the motto “an attack on one is an attack on all,” is viewed by some analysts less as a full-fledged military coalition and more as an attempt to reduce security dependence on an external power and to establish a regional security mechanism.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The new US-Saudi nuclear agreement, despite legal and political ambiguities, could alter previous non-proliferation standards in West Asia and intensify nuclear competition, ushering it into a new phase.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Recent developments in Syria indicate an intensification of strategic rivalry between Turkey and the Israeli regime, but mutual considerations and the role of the United States have limited the likelihood of direct war.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The future of the so-called Trump peace plan for Gaza, despite claims of an agreement on Hamas’s disarmament, remains shrouded in ambiguity due to structural deficiencies and opposition from key actors.
SCFR Online – Opinion: An examination of the mechanisms of the Israeli regime’s influence in the United States depicts a complex picture of shared interests, strategic dependencies, and the limitations of this relationship.
SCFR Online – Interview: The signing of the Makkah agreement between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey has raised questions about the future of the region’s security structure and the position of these countries in West Asian equations. Can this agreement become a genuine collective defense mechanism, or does it have more of a political and deterrent function than creating new military capacity?
Strategic Council Online- Interview: A geological studies expert stated: While global competition over rare minerals has intensified, Iran can, by relying on regional cooperation from Chabahar to Central Asia, achieve a strategic position in the global rare minerals supply chain.
Online Strategic Council – Interview: An economic affairs expert said, “Chabahar is Iran’s only port in the Indian Ocean that can create a new geostrategic balance in the region and solidify Iran’s position as a central player in the regional economy.”
Online Strategic Council – Interview: An international affairs expert stated that Iran, by relying on its geo-economic capacities across various fields, should strive to solidify its position as a bridge connecting the Persian Gulf to Eurasia. However, regional and extra-regional competition for influence in Azerbaijan and Armenia has reached a critical point, where Iran’s security considerations and geopolitical red lines could turn the advancement of a multi-faceted strategy into a real test for the diplomatic apparatus.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The fall of Bashar al-Assad’s government in Syria is an important event that will affect the role of many regional and international powers in the West Asian region. This event is also considered an important issue from the perspective of the People’s Republic of China. What happened in Syria has the potential to create serious threats to China’s interests, so Beijing has adopted a conservative approach to developments in Syria.
Strategic Council Online—Opinion: An expert on international affairs said: Although NATO, on its 75th birthday, has become more cohesive than three decades ago due to Russia’s attack on Ukraine, this does not mean it will not face challenges in its future prospects.
Strategic Council Online: The tensions in the Red Sea have made the plan to transfer goods transportation route from the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandab Strait to the “Middle Corridor” in the Caucasus the talk of the town.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A university professor said that the escalation of misunderstandings and misinterpretations of Russia and Armenia of each other’s actions has strained the relations between the two countries. Apparently, they do not want to take a step towards resolving such misunderstandings and harmonizing views, adding that Russia should take an extensive view of this region to create a balance in the Caucasus and Central Asia.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A researcher of the Research Center of the Expediency Council, while emphasizing the importance of the recent meeting between the presidents of Turkey and Russia in Sochi, said: The crisis in Ukraine and the pressures of the West have negatively affected Turkey’s balanced approach towards the West and Russia, and that the Russians are doubtful about Turkey’s future policies.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A researcher on Afghanistan affairs, recalling that NATO and other Western countries also declared that they do not support the armed resistance in Afghanistan, said: Russia, in a situation in which it is worried about the activities of ISIS and extremist groups in Central Asia, is much more cautious than changing its attitude towards those groups by annoying the Taliban.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An expert on Central Asian issues said that transit and geo-economy, in general, is an area that can improve the relations between Tehran and Tashkent to a strategic level, adding that with the visit of the President of Uzbekistan to Tehran and the finalization of a package of bilateral cooperation agreements between the two countries, it will be possible to witness another jump in the trade between the two countries for the following year.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Following military failure, Trump has announced the implementation of sanctions and old economic pressures under the new label of “unprecedented economic operation” against Iran; however, Tehran can neutralize this blockade through four specific strategies.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Two contrasting narratives of Trump’s foreign policy – one “crisis as doctrine” and the other a “coherent doctrine” – present a complex picture of America’s attempt to redefine its role in the international system.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Makkah Pact, signed between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey under the motto “an attack on one is an attack on all,” is viewed by some analysts less as a full-fledged military coalition and more as an attempt to reduce security dependence on an external power and to establish a regional security mechanism.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The new US-Saudi nuclear agreement, despite legal and political ambiguities, could alter previous non-proliferation standards in West Asia and intensify nuclear competition, ushering it into a new phase.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Recent developments in Syria indicate an intensification of strategic rivalry between Turkey and the Israeli regime, but mutual considerations and the role of the United States have limited the likelihood of direct war.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The future of the so-called Trump peace plan for Gaza, despite claims of an agreement on Hamas’s disarmament, remains shrouded in ambiguity due to structural deficiencies and opposition from key actors.
SCFR Online – Opinion: An examination of the mechanisms of the Israeli regime’s influence in the United States depicts a complex picture of shared interests, strategic dependencies, and the limitations of this relationship.
SCFR Online – Interview: The signing of the Makkah agreement between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey has raised questions about the future of the region’s security structure and the position of these countries in West Asian equations. Can this agreement become a genuine collective defense mechanism, or does it have more of a political and deterrent function than creating new military capacity?
Strategic Council Online- Interview: A geological studies expert stated: While global competition over rare minerals has intensified, Iran can, by relying on regional cooperation from Chabahar to Central Asia, achieve a strategic position in the global rare minerals supply chain.
Online Strategic Council – Interview: An economic affairs expert said, “Chabahar is Iran’s only port in the Indian Ocean that can create a new geostrategic balance in the region and solidify Iran’s position as a central player in the regional economy.”
Online Strategic Council – Interview: An international affairs expert stated that Iran, by relying on its geo-economic capacities across various fields, should strive to solidify its position as a bridge connecting the Persian Gulf to Eurasia. However, regional and extra-regional competition for influence in Azerbaijan and Armenia has reached a critical point, where Iran’s security considerations and geopolitical red lines could turn the advancement of a multi-faceted strategy into a real test for the diplomatic apparatus.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The fall of Bashar al-Assad’s government in Syria is an important event that will affect the role of many regional and international powers in the West Asian region. This event is also considered an important issue from the perspective of the People’s Republic of China. What happened in Syria has the potential to create serious threats to China’s interests, so Beijing has adopted a conservative approach to developments in Syria.
Strategic Council Online—Opinion: An expert on international affairs said: Although NATO, on its 75th birthday, has become more cohesive than three decades ago due to Russia’s attack on Ukraine, this does not mean it will not face challenges in its future prospects.
Strategic Council Online: The tensions in the Red Sea have made the plan to transfer goods transportation route from the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandab Strait to the “Middle Corridor” in the Caucasus the talk of the town.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A university professor said that the escalation of misunderstandings and misinterpretations of Russia and Armenia of each other’s actions has strained the relations between the two countries. Apparently, they do not want to take a step towards resolving such misunderstandings and harmonizing views, adding that Russia should take an extensive view of this region to create a balance in the Caucasus and Central Asia.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A researcher of the Research Center of the Expediency Council, while emphasizing the importance of the recent meeting between the presidents of Turkey and Russia in Sochi, said: The crisis in Ukraine and the pressures of the West have negatively affected Turkey’s balanced approach towards the West and Russia, and that the Russians are doubtful about Turkey’s future policies.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A researcher on Afghanistan affairs, recalling that NATO and other Western countries also declared that they do not support the armed resistance in Afghanistan, said: Russia, in a situation in which it is worried about the activities of ISIS and extremist groups in Central Asia, is much more cautious than changing its attitude towards those groups by annoying the Taliban.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An expert on Central Asian issues said that transit and geo-economy, in general, is an area that can improve the relations between Tehran and Tashkent to a strategic level, adding that with the visit of the President of Uzbekistan to Tehran and the finalization of a package of bilateral cooperation agreements between the two countries, it will be possible to witness another jump in the trade between the two countries for the following year.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Following military failure, Trump has announced the implementation of sanctions and old economic pressures under the new label of “unprecedented economic operation” against Iran; however, Tehran can neutralize this blockade through four specific strategies.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Two contrasting narratives of Trump’s foreign policy – one “crisis as doctrine” and the other a “coherent doctrine” – present a complex picture of America’s attempt to redefine its role in the international system.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Makkah Pact, signed between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey under the motto “an attack on one is an attack on all,” is viewed by some analysts less as a full-fledged military coalition and more as an attempt to reduce security dependence on an external power and to establish a regional security mechanism.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The new US-Saudi nuclear agreement, despite legal and political ambiguities, could alter previous non-proliferation standards in West Asia and intensify nuclear competition, ushering it into a new phase.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Recent developments in Syria indicate an intensification of strategic rivalry between Turkey and the Israeli regime, but mutual considerations and the role of the United States have limited the likelihood of direct war.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The future of the so-called Trump peace plan for Gaza, despite claims of an agreement on Hamas’s disarmament, remains shrouded in ambiguity due to structural deficiencies and opposition from key actors.
SCFR Online – Opinion: An examination of the mechanisms of the Israeli regime’s influence in the United States depicts a complex picture of shared interests, strategic dependencies, and the limitations of this relationship.
SCFR Online – Interview: The signing of the Makkah agreement between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey has raised questions about the future of the region’s security structure and the position of these countries in West Asian equations. Can this agreement become a genuine collective defense mechanism, or does it have more of a political and deterrent function than creating new military capacity?