Strategic Council Online – Interview: Former Iranian Ambassador to Italy, referring to Rome’s decision to withdraw from China’s “Belt and Road Initiative”, despite the 51 percent growth of exports during the period of joining the project, said: In addition to domestic issues, the US, by exerting political pressure while providing economic incentives, has been effective in this decision.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Saudi affairs called Riyadh’s efforts to get closer and cooperate with BRICS as a continuation of the strategy of distancing itself from the US and the West and said: Riyadh does not like to give substantial free money to countries like Pakistan, Jordan, and Sudan, Egypt and other countries like in the past. The era of blank checks signed by Saudi Arabia is over for them, and in case there is going to help, it wants it to come back with a return on investment.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on international affairs says that China has increased its military and warfare power in the military and security fields rather than looking for alliances and coalitions. She added that: Establishment of a NATO mission in Japan creates the grounds for serious information and management cooperation in that region and conveys the message that NATO is closely monitoring regional trends and long-term plans for East Asia are being formed.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An expert on the issues of the Indian subcontinent, while referring to the rule of the military in Myanmar in the past two years after a coup, said that “after the military coup in Myanmar and the army coming to power in this country, the conditions inside Myanmar have also undergone extensive changes and Myanmar faced differences compared to the past regionally and internationally.
Strategic Council Online-Interview: A researcher of international issues said about the latest confrontation between the West and China in Taiwan that” in recent years, significantly since the end of Donald Trump’s administration, the level of tension between the United States and China over the Taiwan issue has intensified, which has caused Western countries, led by the United States, to take measures to strengthen Taiwan and deter it against China.