SCFR Online – Opinion: Riyadh, amid the Iran war, Yemeni pressure, and ambiguous Washington guarantees, has turned to flexible balancing in order to both preserve its security and increase its bargaining power.
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.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A researcher of geopolitical affairs considered cooperation in the field of energy as the main priority of relations between Beijing and Baku and stated: The recent agreement between the Republic of Azerbaijan and China, while covering issues related to the import and export of oil and gas and development of new energies, also helps to advance China’s approach in resolving or reducing tensions in the Caucasus.
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.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: For the first time in more than a decade, Germany issued its “new defense policy guidelines,” and “Boris Pistorius,” the German Minister of Defense, asked the pillars of his country to be “ready for a war” and “capable of defense.” He has pledged to strengthen the army to become the backbone of European deterrence and collective defense.
Hamideh Safamanesh – International relations researcher
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A university professor saying that the differences between China and the United States cannot be resolved through negotiations, added: The United States will do everything in order not to lose its position, and there is this possibility that if a third world war breaks out between the West and China it will be on taking the lead and winning the first place in GDP, and this will happen sooner or later.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Russia affairs, saying that the value of trade relations between China and Russia in 2022 has set a new record compared to the same period last year, added: Russia is interested in improving its unique position in the Belt and Road Initiative and has suggested different ways to the Chinese in this regard. One of the ways is cooperation in Central Asia, which is, in fact, the strategy of integrating China’s New Silk Road with Russia’s Eurasian Economic Union.
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.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on West Asia affairs said China’s purpose of inviting Assad to Beijing in the current situation is more political and in line with the determination of the Chinese to strengthen their political and geopolitical role in the Middle East, especially in critical areas and disputed cases, adding: The signing of the memorandum with general titles without clear economic agreements is indicative of the fact that China currently has no intention of doing serious economic work in Syria and what is more likely is the implementation of small scale projects rather than macroeconomic plan.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A university professor termed Biden’s visit to Vietnam in line with advancing the strategy of building alliances and aligning the countries of the Asia-Pacific region with Washington and in the direction of aligning against China and said: It seems that the internal developments in Vietnam are also in line with the reduction of China’s pressure against that country, which is trying to create a new balance in the region by taking advantage of the US position in the region.
Strategic Council Online – Meeting: An expert in the field of cyber governance, referring to the requirements and targets of establishing artificial intelligence, added: The role of the link between the national innovation system and the international innovation system is the responsibility of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Meanwhile, the optimum transfer of technology can happen with the help of diplomacy. This is not possible without considering mechanisms for the transfer of technology.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on international affairs, saying that in the G20 meeting in India, we witnessed a new alignment of emerging powers and developing countries in front of Europe and the US, added: We are transitioning the international system, distributing and, networking of power in the global arena, and European and American countries are not the only ones that determine the process of financial, economic, political and security developments in the world.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Riyadh, amid the Iran war, Yemeni pressure, and ambiguous Washington guarantees, has turned to flexible balancing in order to both preserve its security and increase its bargaining power.
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.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A researcher of geopolitical affairs considered cooperation in the field of energy as the main priority of relations between Beijing and Baku and stated: The recent agreement between the Republic of Azerbaijan and China, while covering issues related to the import and export of oil and gas and development of new energies, also helps to advance China’s approach in resolving or reducing tensions in the Caucasus.
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.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: For the first time in more than a decade, Germany issued its “new defense policy guidelines,” and “Boris Pistorius,” the German Minister of Defense, asked the pillars of his country to be “ready for a war” and “capable of defense.” He has pledged to strengthen the army to become the backbone of European deterrence and collective defense.
Hamideh Safamanesh – International relations researcher
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A university professor saying that the differences between China and the United States cannot be resolved through negotiations, added: The United States will do everything in order not to lose its position, and there is this possibility that if a third world war breaks out between the West and China it will be on taking the lead and winning the first place in GDP, and this will happen sooner or later.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Russia affairs, saying that the value of trade relations between China and Russia in 2022 has set a new record compared to the same period last year, added: Russia is interested in improving its unique position in the Belt and Road Initiative and has suggested different ways to the Chinese in this regard. One of the ways is cooperation in Central Asia, which is, in fact, the strategy of integrating China’s New Silk Road with Russia’s Eurasian Economic Union.
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.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on West Asia affairs said China’s purpose of inviting Assad to Beijing in the current situation is more political and in line with the determination of the Chinese to strengthen their political and geopolitical role in the Middle East, especially in critical areas and disputed cases, adding: The signing of the memorandum with general titles without clear economic agreements is indicative of the fact that China currently has no intention of doing serious economic work in Syria and what is more likely is the implementation of small scale projects rather than macroeconomic plan.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A university professor termed Biden’s visit to Vietnam in line with advancing the strategy of building alliances and aligning the countries of the Asia-Pacific region with Washington and in the direction of aligning against China and said: It seems that the internal developments in Vietnam are also in line with the reduction of China’s pressure against that country, which is trying to create a new balance in the region by taking advantage of the US position in the region.
Strategic Council Online – Meeting: An expert in the field of cyber governance, referring to the requirements and targets of establishing artificial intelligence, added: The role of the link between the national innovation system and the international innovation system is the responsibility of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Meanwhile, the optimum transfer of technology can happen with the help of diplomacy. This is not possible without considering mechanisms for the transfer of technology.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on international affairs, saying that in the G20 meeting in India, we witnessed a new alignment of emerging powers and developing countries in front of Europe and the US, added: We are transitioning the international system, distributing and, networking of power in the global arena, and European and American countries are not the only ones that determine the process of financial, economic, political and security developments in the world.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A researcher of geopolitical affairs considered cooperation in the field of energy as the main priority of relations between Beijing and Baku and stated: The recent agreement between the Republic of Azerbaijan and China, while covering issues related to the import and export of oil and gas and development of new energies, also helps to advance China’s approach in resolving or reducing tensions in the Caucasus.
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.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: For the first time in more than a decade, Germany issued its “new defense policy guidelines,” and “Boris Pistorius,” the German Minister of Defense, asked the pillars of his country to be “ready for a war” and “capable of defense.” He has pledged to strengthen the army to become the backbone of European deterrence and collective defense.
Hamideh Safamanesh – International relations researcher
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A university professor saying that the differences between China and the United States cannot be resolved through negotiations, added: The United States will do everything in order not to lose its position, and there is this possibility that if a third world war breaks out between the West and China it will be on taking the lead and winning the first place in GDP, and this will happen sooner or later.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Russia affairs, saying that the value of trade relations between China and Russia in 2022 has set a new record compared to the same period last year, added: Russia is interested in improving its unique position in the Belt and Road Initiative and has suggested different ways to the Chinese in this regard. One of the ways is cooperation in Central Asia, which is, in fact, the strategy of integrating China’s New Silk Road with Russia’s Eurasian Economic Union.
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.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on West Asia affairs said China’s purpose of inviting Assad to Beijing in the current situation is more political and in line with the determination of the Chinese to strengthen their political and geopolitical role in the Middle East, especially in critical areas and disputed cases, adding: The signing of the memorandum with general titles without clear economic agreements is indicative of the fact that China currently has no intention of doing serious economic work in Syria and what is more likely is the implementation of small scale projects rather than macroeconomic plan.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A university professor termed Biden’s visit to Vietnam in line with advancing the strategy of building alliances and aligning the countries of the Asia-Pacific region with Washington and in the direction of aligning against China and said: It seems that the internal developments in Vietnam are also in line with the reduction of China’s pressure against that country, which is trying to create a new balance in the region by taking advantage of the US position in the region.
Strategic Council Online – Meeting: An expert in the field of cyber governance, referring to the requirements and targets of establishing artificial intelligence, added: The role of the link between the national innovation system and the international innovation system is the responsibility of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Meanwhile, the optimum transfer of technology can happen with the help of diplomacy. This is not possible without considering mechanisms for the transfer of technology.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on international affairs, saying that in the G20 meeting in India, we witnessed a new alignment of emerging powers and developing countries in front of Europe and the US, added: We are transitioning the international system, distributing and, networking of power in the global arena, and European and American countries are not the only ones that determine the process of financial, economic, political and security developments in the world.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Riyadh, amid the Iran war, Yemeni pressure, and ambiguous Washington guarantees, has turned to flexible balancing in order to both preserve its security and increase its bargaining power.
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.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A researcher of geopolitical affairs considered cooperation in the field of energy as the main priority of relations between Beijing and Baku and stated: The recent agreement between the Republic of Azerbaijan and China, while covering issues related to the import and export of oil and gas and development of new energies, also helps to advance China’s approach in resolving or reducing tensions in the Caucasus.
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.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: For the first time in more than a decade, Germany issued its “new defense policy guidelines,” and “Boris Pistorius,” the German Minister of Defense, asked the pillars of his country to be “ready for a war” and “capable of defense.” He has pledged to strengthen the army to become the backbone of European deterrence and collective defense.
Hamideh Safamanesh – International relations researcher
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A university professor saying that the differences between China and the United States cannot be resolved through negotiations, added: The United States will do everything in order not to lose its position, and there is this possibility that if a third world war breaks out between the West and China it will be on taking the lead and winning the first place in GDP, and this will happen sooner or later.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Russia affairs, saying that the value of trade relations between China and Russia in 2022 has set a new record compared to the same period last year, added: Russia is interested in improving its unique position in the Belt and Road Initiative and has suggested different ways to the Chinese in this regard. One of the ways is cooperation in Central Asia, which is, in fact, the strategy of integrating China’s New Silk Road with Russia’s Eurasian Economic Union.
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.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on West Asia affairs said China’s purpose of inviting Assad to Beijing in the current situation is more political and in line with the determination of the Chinese to strengthen their political and geopolitical role in the Middle East, especially in critical areas and disputed cases, adding: The signing of the memorandum with general titles without clear economic agreements is indicative of the fact that China currently has no intention of doing serious economic work in Syria and what is more likely is the implementation of small scale projects rather than macroeconomic plan.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A university professor termed Biden’s visit to Vietnam in line with advancing the strategy of building alliances and aligning the countries of the Asia-Pacific region with Washington and in the direction of aligning against China and said: It seems that the internal developments in Vietnam are also in line with the reduction of China’s pressure against that country, which is trying to create a new balance in the region by taking advantage of the US position in the region.
Strategic Council Online – Meeting: An expert in the field of cyber governance, referring to the requirements and targets of establishing artificial intelligence, added: The role of the link between the national innovation system and the international innovation system is the responsibility of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Meanwhile, the optimum transfer of technology can happen with the help of diplomacy. This is not possible without considering mechanisms for the transfer of technology.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on international affairs, saying that in the G20 meeting in India, we witnessed a new alignment of emerging powers and developing countries in front of Europe and the US, added: We are transitioning the international system, distributing and, networking of power in the global arena, and European and American countries are not the only ones that determine the process of financial, economic, political and security developments in the world.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Riyadh, amid the Iran war, Yemeni pressure, and ambiguous Washington guarantees, has turned to flexible balancing in order to both preserve its security and increase its bargaining power.
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.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A researcher of geopolitical affairs considered cooperation in the field of energy as the main priority of relations between Beijing and Baku and stated: The recent agreement between the Republic of Azerbaijan and China, while covering issues related to the import and export of oil and gas and development of new energies, also helps to advance China’s approach in resolving or reducing tensions in the Caucasus.
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.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: For the first time in more than a decade, Germany issued its “new defense policy guidelines,” and “Boris Pistorius,” the German Minister of Defense, asked the pillars of his country to be “ready for a war” and “capable of defense.” He has pledged to strengthen the army to become the backbone of European deterrence and collective defense.
Hamideh Safamanesh – International relations researcher
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A university professor saying that the differences between China and the United States cannot be resolved through negotiations, added: The United States will do everything in order not to lose its position, and there is this possibility that if a third world war breaks out between the West and China it will be on taking the lead and winning the first place in GDP, and this will happen sooner or later.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Russia affairs, saying that the value of trade relations between China and Russia in 2022 has set a new record compared to the same period last year, added: Russia is interested in improving its unique position in the Belt and Road Initiative and has suggested different ways to the Chinese in this regard. One of the ways is cooperation in Central Asia, which is, in fact, the strategy of integrating China’s New Silk Road with Russia’s Eurasian Economic Union.
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.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on West Asia affairs said China’s purpose of inviting Assad to Beijing in the current situation is more political and in line with the determination of the Chinese to strengthen their political and geopolitical role in the Middle East, especially in critical areas and disputed cases, adding: The signing of the memorandum with general titles without clear economic agreements is indicative of the fact that China currently has no intention of doing serious economic work in Syria and what is more likely is the implementation of small scale projects rather than macroeconomic plan.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A university professor termed Biden’s visit to Vietnam in line with advancing the strategy of building alliances and aligning the countries of the Asia-Pacific region with Washington and in the direction of aligning against China and said: It seems that the internal developments in Vietnam are also in line with the reduction of China’s pressure against that country, which is trying to create a new balance in the region by taking advantage of the US position in the region.
Strategic Council Online – Meeting: An expert in the field of cyber governance, referring to the requirements and targets of establishing artificial intelligence, added: The role of the link between the national innovation system and the international innovation system is the responsibility of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Meanwhile, the optimum transfer of technology can happen with the help of diplomacy. This is not possible without considering mechanisms for the transfer of technology.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on international affairs, saying that in the G20 meeting in India, we witnessed a new alignment of emerging powers and developing countries in front of Europe and the US, added: We are transitioning the international system, distributing and, networking of power in the global arena, and European and American countries are not the only ones that determine the process of financial, economic, political and security developments in the world.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Riyadh, amid the Iran war, Yemeni pressure, and ambiguous Washington guarantees, has turned to flexible balancing in order to both preserve its security and increase its bargaining power.
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.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A researcher of geopolitical affairs considered cooperation in the field of energy as the main priority of relations between Beijing and Baku and stated: The recent agreement between the Republic of Azerbaijan and China, while covering issues related to the import and export of oil and gas and development of new energies, also helps to advance China’s approach in resolving or reducing tensions in the Caucasus.
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.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: For the first time in more than a decade, Germany issued its “new defense policy guidelines,” and “Boris Pistorius,” the German Minister of Defense, asked the pillars of his country to be “ready for a war” and “capable of defense.” He has pledged to strengthen the army to become the backbone of European deterrence and collective defense.
Hamideh Safamanesh – International relations researcher
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A university professor saying that the differences between China and the United States cannot be resolved through negotiations, added: The United States will do everything in order not to lose its position, and there is this possibility that if a third world war breaks out between the West and China it will be on taking the lead and winning the first place in GDP, and this will happen sooner or later.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Russia affairs, saying that the value of trade relations between China and Russia in 2022 has set a new record compared to the same period last year, added: Russia is interested in improving its unique position in the Belt and Road Initiative and has suggested different ways to the Chinese in this regard. One of the ways is cooperation in Central Asia, which is, in fact, the strategy of integrating China’s New Silk Road with Russia’s Eurasian Economic Union.
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.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on West Asia affairs said China’s purpose of inviting Assad to Beijing in the current situation is more political and in line with the determination of the Chinese to strengthen their political and geopolitical role in the Middle East, especially in critical areas and disputed cases, adding: The signing of the memorandum with general titles without clear economic agreements is indicative of the fact that China currently has no intention of doing serious economic work in Syria and what is more likely is the implementation of small scale projects rather than macroeconomic plan.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A university professor termed Biden’s visit to Vietnam in line with advancing the strategy of building alliances and aligning the countries of the Asia-Pacific region with Washington and in the direction of aligning against China and said: It seems that the internal developments in Vietnam are also in line with the reduction of China’s pressure against that country, which is trying to create a new balance in the region by taking advantage of the US position in the region.
Strategic Council Online – Meeting: An expert in the field of cyber governance, referring to the requirements and targets of establishing artificial intelligence, added: The role of the link between the national innovation system and the international innovation system is the responsibility of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Meanwhile, the optimum transfer of technology can happen with the help of diplomacy. This is not possible without considering mechanisms for the transfer of technology.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on international affairs, saying that in the G20 meeting in India, we witnessed a new alignment of emerging powers and developing countries in front of Europe and the US, added: We are transitioning the international system, distributing and, networking of power in the global arena, and European and American countries are not the only ones that determine the process of financial, economic, political and security developments in the world.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Riyadh, amid the Iran war, Yemeni pressure, and ambiguous Washington guarantees, has turned to flexible balancing in order to both preserve its security and increase its bargaining power.
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.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A researcher of geopolitical affairs considered cooperation in the field of energy as the main priority of relations between Beijing and Baku and stated: The recent agreement between the Republic of Azerbaijan and China, while covering issues related to the import and export of oil and gas and development of new energies, also helps to advance China’s approach in resolving or reducing tensions in the Caucasus.
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.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: For the first time in more than a decade, Germany issued its “new defense policy guidelines,” and “Boris Pistorius,” the German Minister of Defense, asked the pillars of his country to be “ready for a war” and “capable of defense.” He has pledged to strengthen the army to become the backbone of European deterrence and collective defense.
Hamideh Safamanesh – International relations researcher
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A university professor saying that the differences between China and the United States cannot be resolved through negotiations, added: The United States will do everything in order not to lose its position, and there is this possibility that if a third world war breaks out between the West and China it will be on taking the lead and winning the first place in GDP, and this will happen sooner or later.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Russia affairs, saying that the value of trade relations between China and Russia in 2022 has set a new record compared to the same period last year, added: Russia is interested in improving its unique position in the Belt and Road Initiative and has suggested different ways to the Chinese in this regard. One of the ways is cooperation in Central Asia, which is, in fact, the strategy of integrating China’s New Silk Road with Russia’s Eurasian Economic Union.
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.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on West Asia affairs said China’s purpose of inviting Assad to Beijing in the current situation is more political and in line with the determination of the Chinese to strengthen their political and geopolitical role in the Middle East, especially in critical areas and disputed cases, adding: The signing of the memorandum with general titles without clear economic agreements is indicative of the fact that China currently has no intention of doing serious economic work in Syria and what is more likely is the implementation of small scale projects rather than macroeconomic plan.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A university professor termed Biden’s visit to Vietnam in line with advancing the strategy of building alliances and aligning the countries of the Asia-Pacific region with Washington and in the direction of aligning against China and said: It seems that the internal developments in Vietnam are also in line with the reduction of China’s pressure against that country, which is trying to create a new balance in the region by taking advantage of the US position in the region.
Strategic Council Online – Meeting: An expert in the field of cyber governance, referring to the requirements and targets of establishing artificial intelligence, added: The role of the link between the national innovation system and the international innovation system is the responsibility of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Meanwhile, the optimum transfer of technology can happen with the help of diplomacy. This is not possible without considering mechanisms for the transfer of technology.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on international affairs, saying that in the G20 meeting in India, we witnessed a new alignment of emerging powers and developing countries in front of Europe and the US, added: We are transitioning the international system, distributing and, networking of power in the global arena, and European and American countries are not the only ones that determine the process of financial, economic, political and security developments in the world.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Riyadh, amid the Iran war, Yemeni pressure, and ambiguous Washington guarantees, has turned to flexible balancing in order to both preserve its security and increase its bargaining power.
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.