Online Strategic Council – Opinion: In a world where the international economy has become more than ever a network of interdependencies, even an old radio advertisement can spark a diplomatic-commercial crisis between two traditional allies.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An East Asia affairs expert said, “By dominating the extraction and processing chain of rare minerals, Beijing has turned its industrial advantage into a geopolitical tool to redefine the balance of power in the global economy and technology.”
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 East Asian affairs analyst stated: “U.S.-China competition during Trump’s second term has taken on a structural nature, expanding from the economic level to the realms of technology, military, and global order.”
Online Strategic Council – Interview: Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s new prime minister, is an updated version of Shinzo Abe with a high degree of nationalism and a return to traditions. Experts believe that Japan’s approach on the international stage will not change much, and the country’s defense, economic, and cultural policies will continue along the Abe path.