SCFR Online – Opinion: After months of war and economic pressure, the situation between Iran and the United States has been placed between two conflicting logics; Washington insists on intensifying pressure to gain concessions, and Tehran does not accept negotiations under pressure.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The expansion of artificial intelligence and influence operations has drawn the field of conflict from physical space to the perceptual and algorithmic environment and has turned cognitive deterrence into a strategic necessity.
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.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: The Secretary-General of the Iran-China Strategic Studies Think Tank stated that the temporary reduction of tariffs between the U.S. and China will not significantly alleviate the distrust among traders and investors, as U.S.-China trade relations during the Trump era remain highly challenging.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: While China’s model may serve as a useful guide for Iran in artificial intelligence, it is essential to adjust these policies considering the market size, human resource capacity, and the domestic cultural and political context.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: The Secretary-General of the Iran-China Strategic Studies Institute believes that following the tariff war between China and the US, relations between Washington and Beijing face a turbulent outlook during the Trump era.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The consequences of Trump’s trade war, which is unprecedented and new and has apparently been implemented to ” support domestic production” in the United States and “balance global trade,” are gradually becoming apparent.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: China expects the “Made in China 2025” strategy to be completed and realized this year. On the other hand, the United States sees its supposed hegemony in danger and is trying to maintain its position.
In this situation and as one of the means of confrontation, the trade war has intensified again, as was the experience of the 2016-2020 period, and in the most recent action, China and the United States have increased tariffs on each other’s agricultural products; China by 15 percent and the United States by 20 percent. Will this ping-pong lead to a trade agreement, or will the trade war intensify?
Strategic Council Online – Dialogue: An expert on China said that if Iran gains a clear understanding of China’s global initiatives in the area of security, it can enter into good interactions with Beijing to resolve the nuclear issue. This is because China is interested in creating a new initiative in the Iranian nuclear issue that, although based on the JCPOA, creates a new framework for cooperation and interaction between the parties to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The sale of advanced F-35 fighter jets by the United States to India is a major strategic event in the geopolitical and military arena in the South Asian region. This decision not only indicates the strengthening of military and economic relations between Washington and New Delhi but could profoundly impact the balance of power in the Indian subcontinent, especially concerning India’s main rivals, namely Pakistan and China.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: US-European relations are moving towards “divergence” unprecedentedly. The Trump administration’s humiliating actions and statements regarding the European Union show that relations between the two sides are entering a new phase of “gap” and subsequent “tension.”
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: With Donald Trump returning to power on January 20, 2025, and taking office as the 47th President of the United States, the issue of the country’s relations with China and the future of relations between the two great powers has been among the most important topics that have received attention in the international arena.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The US and Japanese defense ministers have recently agreed to strengthen their bilateral alliance on security issues.
SCFR Online – Opinion: After months of war and economic pressure, the situation between Iran and the United States has been placed between two conflicting logics; Washington insists on intensifying pressure to gain concessions, and Tehran does not accept negotiations under pressure.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The expansion of artificial intelligence and influence operations has drawn the field of conflict from physical space to the perceptual and algorithmic environment and has turned cognitive deterrence into a strategic necessity.
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.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: The Secretary-General of the Iran-China Strategic Studies Think Tank stated that the temporary reduction of tariffs between the U.S. and China will not significantly alleviate the distrust among traders and investors, as U.S.-China trade relations during the Trump era remain highly challenging.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: While China’s model may serve as a useful guide for Iran in artificial intelligence, it is essential to adjust these policies considering the market size, human resource capacity, and the domestic cultural and political context.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: The Secretary-General of the Iran-China Strategic Studies Institute believes that following the tariff war between China and the US, relations between Washington and Beijing face a turbulent outlook during the Trump era.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The consequences of Trump’s trade war, which is unprecedented and new and has apparently been implemented to ” support domestic production” in the United States and “balance global trade,” are gradually becoming apparent.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: China expects the “Made in China 2025” strategy to be completed and realized this year. On the other hand, the United States sees its supposed hegemony in danger and is trying to maintain its position.
In this situation and as one of the means of confrontation, the trade war has intensified again, as was the experience of the 2016-2020 period, and in the most recent action, China and the United States have increased tariffs on each other’s agricultural products; China by 15 percent and the United States by 20 percent. Will this ping-pong lead to a trade agreement, or will the trade war intensify?
Strategic Council Online – Dialogue: An expert on China said that if Iran gains a clear understanding of China’s global initiatives in the area of security, it can enter into good interactions with Beijing to resolve the nuclear issue. This is because China is interested in creating a new initiative in the Iranian nuclear issue that, although based on the JCPOA, creates a new framework for cooperation and interaction between the parties to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The sale of advanced F-35 fighter jets by the United States to India is a major strategic event in the geopolitical and military arena in the South Asian region. This decision not only indicates the strengthening of military and economic relations between Washington and New Delhi but could profoundly impact the balance of power in the Indian subcontinent, especially concerning India’s main rivals, namely Pakistan and China.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: US-European relations are moving towards “divergence” unprecedentedly. The Trump administration’s humiliating actions and statements regarding the European Union show that relations between the two sides are entering a new phase of “gap” and subsequent “tension.”
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: With Donald Trump returning to power on January 20, 2025, and taking office as the 47th President of the United States, the issue of the country’s relations with China and the future of relations between the two great powers has been among the most important topics that have received attention in the international arena.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The US and Japanese defense ministers have recently agreed to strengthen their bilateral alliance on security issues.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: The Secretary-General of the Iran-China Strategic Studies Think Tank stated that the temporary reduction of tariffs between the U.S. and China will not significantly alleviate the distrust among traders and investors, as U.S.-China trade relations during the Trump era remain highly challenging.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: While China’s model may serve as a useful guide for Iran in artificial intelligence, it is essential to adjust these policies considering the market size, human resource capacity, and the domestic cultural and political context.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: The Secretary-General of the Iran-China Strategic Studies Institute believes that following the tariff war between China and the US, relations between Washington and Beijing face a turbulent outlook during the Trump era.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The consequences of Trump’s trade war, which is unprecedented and new and has apparently been implemented to ” support domestic production” in the United States and “balance global trade,” are gradually becoming apparent.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: China expects the “Made in China 2025” strategy to be completed and realized this year. On the other hand, the United States sees its supposed hegemony in danger and is trying to maintain its position.
In this situation and as one of the means of confrontation, the trade war has intensified again, as was the experience of the 2016-2020 period, and in the most recent action, China and the United States have increased tariffs on each other’s agricultural products; China by 15 percent and the United States by 20 percent. Will this ping-pong lead to a trade agreement, or will the trade war intensify?
Strategic Council Online – Dialogue: An expert on China said that if Iran gains a clear understanding of China’s global initiatives in the area of security, it can enter into good interactions with Beijing to resolve the nuclear issue. This is because China is interested in creating a new initiative in the Iranian nuclear issue that, although based on the JCPOA, creates a new framework for cooperation and interaction between the parties to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The sale of advanced F-35 fighter jets by the United States to India is a major strategic event in the geopolitical and military arena in the South Asian region. This decision not only indicates the strengthening of military and economic relations between Washington and New Delhi but could profoundly impact the balance of power in the Indian subcontinent, especially concerning India’s main rivals, namely Pakistan and China.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: US-European relations are moving towards “divergence” unprecedentedly. The Trump administration’s humiliating actions and statements regarding the European Union show that relations between the two sides are entering a new phase of “gap” and subsequent “tension.”
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: With Donald Trump returning to power on January 20, 2025, and taking office as the 47th President of the United States, the issue of the country’s relations with China and the future of relations between the two great powers has been among the most important topics that have received attention in the international arena.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The US and Japanese defense ministers have recently agreed to strengthen their bilateral alliance on security issues.
SCFR Online – Opinion: After months of war and economic pressure, the situation between Iran and the United States has been placed between two conflicting logics; Washington insists on intensifying pressure to gain concessions, and Tehran does not accept negotiations under pressure.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The expansion of artificial intelligence and influence operations has drawn the field of conflict from physical space to the perceptual and algorithmic environment and has turned cognitive deterrence into a strategic necessity.
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.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: The Secretary-General of the Iran-China Strategic Studies Think Tank stated that the temporary reduction of tariffs between the U.S. and China will not significantly alleviate the distrust among traders and investors, as U.S.-China trade relations during the Trump era remain highly challenging.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: While China’s model may serve as a useful guide for Iran in artificial intelligence, it is essential to adjust these policies considering the market size, human resource capacity, and the domestic cultural and political context.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: The Secretary-General of the Iran-China Strategic Studies Institute believes that following the tariff war between China and the US, relations between Washington and Beijing face a turbulent outlook during the Trump era.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The consequences of Trump’s trade war, which is unprecedented and new and has apparently been implemented to ” support domestic production” in the United States and “balance global trade,” are gradually becoming apparent.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: China expects the “Made in China 2025” strategy to be completed and realized this year. On the other hand, the United States sees its supposed hegemony in danger and is trying to maintain its position.
In this situation and as one of the means of confrontation, the trade war has intensified again, as was the experience of the 2016-2020 period, and in the most recent action, China and the United States have increased tariffs on each other’s agricultural products; China by 15 percent and the United States by 20 percent. Will this ping-pong lead to a trade agreement, or will the trade war intensify?
Strategic Council Online – Dialogue: An expert on China said that if Iran gains a clear understanding of China’s global initiatives in the area of security, it can enter into good interactions with Beijing to resolve the nuclear issue. This is because China is interested in creating a new initiative in the Iranian nuclear issue that, although based on the JCPOA, creates a new framework for cooperation and interaction between the parties to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The sale of advanced F-35 fighter jets by the United States to India is a major strategic event in the geopolitical and military arena in the South Asian region. This decision not only indicates the strengthening of military and economic relations between Washington and New Delhi but could profoundly impact the balance of power in the Indian subcontinent, especially concerning India’s main rivals, namely Pakistan and China.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: US-European relations are moving towards “divergence” unprecedentedly. The Trump administration’s humiliating actions and statements regarding the European Union show that relations between the two sides are entering a new phase of “gap” and subsequent “tension.”
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: With Donald Trump returning to power on January 20, 2025, and taking office as the 47th President of the United States, the issue of the country’s relations with China and the future of relations between the two great powers has been among the most important topics that have received attention in the international arena.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The US and Japanese defense ministers have recently agreed to strengthen their bilateral alliance on security issues.
SCFR Online – Opinion: After months of war and economic pressure, the situation between Iran and the United States has been placed between two conflicting logics; Washington insists on intensifying pressure to gain concessions, and Tehran does not accept negotiations under pressure.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The expansion of artificial intelligence and influence operations has drawn the field of conflict from physical space to the perceptual and algorithmic environment and has turned cognitive deterrence into a strategic necessity.
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.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: The Secretary-General of the Iran-China Strategic Studies Think Tank stated that the temporary reduction of tariffs between the U.S. and China will not significantly alleviate the distrust among traders and investors, as U.S.-China trade relations during the Trump era remain highly challenging.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: While China’s model may serve as a useful guide for Iran in artificial intelligence, it is essential to adjust these policies considering the market size, human resource capacity, and the domestic cultural and political context.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: The Secretary-General of the Iran-China Strategic Studies Institute believes that following the tariff war between China and the US, relations between Washington and Beijing face a turbulent outlook during the Trump era.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The consequences of Trump’s trade war, which is unprecedented and new and has apparently been implemented to ” support domestic production” in the United States and “balance global trade,” are gradually becoming apparent.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: China expects the “Made in China 2025” strategy to be completed and realized this year. On the other hand, the United States sees its supposed hegemony in danger and is trying to maintain its position.
In this situation and as one of the means of confrontation, the trade war has intensified again, as was the experience of the 2016-2020 period, and in the most recent action, China and the United States have increased tariffs on each other’s agricultural products; China by 15 percent and the United States by 20 percent. Will this ping-pong lead to a trade agreement, or will the trade war intensify?
Strategic Council Online – Dialogue: An expert on China said that if Iran gains a clear understanding of China’s global initiatives in the area of security, it can enter into good interactions with Beijing to resolve the nuclear issue. This is because China is interested in creating a new initiative in the Iranian nuclear issue that, although based on the JCPOA, creates a new framework for cooperation and interaction between the parties to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The sale of advanced F-35 fighter jets by the United States to India is a major strategic event in the geopolitical and military arena in the South Asian region. This decision not only indicates the strengthening of military and economic relations between Washington and New Delhi but could profoundly impact the balance of power in the Indian subcontinent, especially concerning India’s main rivals, namely Pakistan and China.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: US-European relations are moving towards “divergence” unprecedentedly. The Trump administration’s humiliating actions and statements regarding the European Union show that relations between the two sides are entering a new phase of “gap” and subsequent “tension.”
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: With Donald Trump returning to power on January 20, 2025, and taking office as the 47th President of the United States, the issue of the country’s relations with China and the future of relations between the two great powers has been among the most important topics that have received attention in the international arena.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The US and Japanese defense ministers have recently agreed to strengthen their bilateral alliance on security issues.
SCFR Online – Opinion: After months of war and economic pressure, the situation between Iran and the United States has been placed between two conflicting logics; Washington insists on intensifying pressure to gain concessions, and Tehran does not accept negotiations under pressure.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The expansion of artificial intelligence and influence operations has drawn the field of conflict from physical space to the perceptual and algorithmic environment and has turned cognitive deterrence into a strategic necessity.
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.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: The Secretary-General of the Iran-China Strategic Studies Think Tank stated that the temporary reduction of tariffs between the U.S. and China will not significantly alleviate the distrust among traders and investors, as U.S.-China trade relations during the Trump era remain highly challenging.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: While China’s model may serve as a useful guide for Iran in artificial intelligence, it is essential to adjust these policies considering the market size, human resource capacity, and the domestic cultural and political context.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: The Secretary-General of the Iran-China Strategic Studies Institute believes that following the tariff war between China and the US, relations between Washington and Beijing face a turbulent outlook during the Trump era.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The consequences of Trump’s trade war, which is unprecedented and new and has apparently been implemented to ” support domestic production” in the United States and “balance global trade,” are gradually becoming apparent.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: China expects the “Made in China 2025” strategy to be completed and realized this year. On the other hand, the United States sees its supposed hegemony in danger and is trying to maintain its position.
In this situation and as one of the means of confrontation, the trade war has intensified again, as was the experience of the 2016-2020 period, and in the most recent action, China and the United States have increased tariffs on each other’s agricultural products; China by 15 percent and the United States by 20 percent. Will this ping-pong lead to a trade agreement, or will the trade war intensify?
Strategic Council Online – Dialogue: An expert on China said that if Iran gains a clear understanding of China’s global initiatives in the area of security, it can enter into good interactions with Beijing to resolve the nuclear issue. This is because China is interested in creating a new initiative in the Iranian nuclear issue that, although based on the JCPOA, creates a new framework for cooperation and interaction between the parties to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The sale of advanced F-35 fighter jets by the United States to India is a major strategic event in the geopolitical and military arena in the South Asian region. This decision not only indicates the strengthening of military and economic relations between Washington and New Delhi but could profoundly impact the balance of power in the Indian subcontinent, especially concerning India’s main rivals, namely Pakistan and China.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: US-European relations are moving towards “divergence” unprecedentedly. The Trump administration’s humiliating actions and statements regarding the European Union show that relations between the two sides are entering a new phase of “gap” and subsequent “tension.”
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: With Donald Trump returning to power on January 20, 2025, and taking office as the 47th President of the United States, the issue of the country’s relations with China and the future of relations between the two great powers has been among the most important topics that have received attention in the international arena.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The US and Japanese defense ministers have recently agreed to strengthen their bilateral alliance on security issues.
SCFR Online – Opinion: After months of war and economic pressure, the situation between Iran and the United States has been placed between two conflicting logics; Washington insists on intensifying pressure to gain concessions, and Tehran does not accept negotiations under pressure.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The expansion of artificial intelligence and influence operations has drawn the field of conflict from physical space to the perceptual and algorithmic environment and has turned cognitive deterrence into a strategic necessity.
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.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: The Secretary-General of the Iran-China Strategic Studies Think Tank stated that the temporary reduction of tariffs between the U.S. and China will not significantly alleviate the distrust among traders and investors, as U.S.-China trade relations during the Trump era remain highly challenging.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: While China’s model may serve as a useful guide for Iran in artificial intelligence, it is essential to adjust these policies considering the market size, human resource capacity, and the domestic cultural and political context.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: The Secretary-General of the Iran-China Strategic Studies Institute believes that following the tariff war between China and the US, relations between Washington and Beijing face a turbulent outlook during the Trump era.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The consequences of Trump’s trade war, which is unprecedented and new and has apparently been implemented to ” support domestic production” in the United States and “balance global trade,” are gradually becoming apparent.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: China expects the “Made in China 2025” strategy to be completed and realized this year. On the other hand, the United States sees its supposed hegemony in danger and is trying to maintain its position.
In this situation and as one of the means of confrontation, the trade war has intensified again, as was the experience of the 2016-2020 period, and in the most recent action, China and the United States have increased tariffs on each other’s agricultural products; China by 15 percent and the United States by 20 percent. Will this ping-pong lead to a trade agreement, or will the trade war intensify?
Strategic Council Online – Dialogue: An expert on China said that if Iran gains a clear understanding of China’s global initiatives in the area of security, it can enter into good interactions with Beijing to resolve the nuclear issue. This is because China is interested in creating a new initiative in the Iranian nuclear issue that, although based on the JCPOA, creates a new framework for cooperation and interaction between the parties to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The sale of advanced F-35 fighter jets by the United States to India is a major strategic event in the geopolitical and military arena in the South Asian region. This decision not only indicates the strengthening of military and economic relations between Washington and New Delhi but could profoundly impact the balance of power in the Indian subcontinent, especially concerning India’s main rivals, namely Pakistan and China.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: US-European relations are moving towards “divergence” unprecedentedly. The Trump administration’s humiliating actions and statements regarding the European Union show that relations between the two sides are entering a new phase of “gap” and subsequent “tension.”
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: With Donald Trump returning to power on January 20, 2025, and taking office as the 47th President of the United States, the issue of the country’s relations with China and the future of relations between the two great powers has been among the most important topics that have received attention in the international arena.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The US and Japanese defense ministers have recently agreed to strengthen their bilateral alliance on security issues.
SCFR Online – Opinion: After months of war and economic pressure, the situation between Iran and the United States has been placed between two conflicting logics; Washington insists on intensifying pressure to gain concessions, and Tehran does not accept negotiations under pressure.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The expansion of artificial intelligence and influence operations has drawn the field of conflict from physical space to the perceptual and algorithmic environment and has turned cognitive deterrence into a strategic necessity.
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.