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China’s Effort to Recreate a New Global Order

SCFRonline – Opinion: Unlike classical powers, Beijing pursues its preferred order not through territorial occupation, but through technology, capital, standard-setting, and digital governance.

The Decline of Paris’s Traditional Influence in the Sahel

SCFR online – Opinion: The severance of diplomatic relations between Burkina Faso and France is not merely a bilateral crisis; rather, it constitutes an indication of the accelerating decline of Paris’s traditional influence in West Africa and the reconfiguration of the power balance in the Sahel region.

Analysis of the New Security Order in the Region

Strategic Council Online – Guest Note: The recent military aggression by the United States and the Israeli regime against the Islamic Republic of Iran in the early months of 2026, beyond a periodic tension, has acted as a catalyst for a fundamental reconfiguration of the Middle East’s geopolitical order.

Consequences of Declining Trust in the Judiciary in Europe

SCFRonline – Opinion: The increase in public distrust of the French judicial system, which in recent surveys has reached approximately two-thirds of citizens, should be analyzed within a framework broader than temporary dissatisfaction or an emotional reaction to a particular criminal case.

Iran’s Potential Levers of Power

SCFRonline– Opinion: Iran’s geopolitical power is not limited solely to oil and the Strait of Hormuz; the unintended emergence of disruptions in the future global food and energy security chains can also demonstrate Iran’s strategic importance.

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Reasons for Central Banks to Increase Gold Reserves

Reasons for Central Banks to Increase Gold Reserves

Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The central banks in various countries have recently begun to increase their gold reserves, so that the reserves of this precious metal have reached their highest level in the last three decades. Such a trend becomes even more important when the measure of the central banks coincides with a reduction in the US dollar assets and in the midst of Federal Reserve meetings to decide on the US interest rates and purchase of bonds.
Reza Majidzadeh – Director of Simorgh Development Working Group, Pasargad Millennium Plan Think Tank

Return of Global Competitions in the light of Coronavirus Pandemic

Return of Global Competitions in the light of Coronavirus Pandemic

Strategic Council Online – A faculty member of the School of International Relations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that the short, medium and long-term impacts of the Coronavirus on international politics, security, and the economy will be significant. He noted: Competition in the field of vaccines and their distribution process in manufacturing countries and their allies has been emerged, creating new economic geography that may be used in future.

Euro Overtaking USD in SWIFT; Defeat of Dollar’s Monopoly?

Euro Overtaking USD in SWIFT; Defeat of Dollar’s Monopoly?

Strategic Council Online – For the first time in eight years, the EU-based euro remittances have surpassed US dollar-denominated exchanges, according to the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT).
Reza Majidzadeh – Researcher in Development Economics

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China’s Effort to Recreate a New Global Order

SCFRonline – Opinion: Unlike classical powers, Beijing pursues its preferred order not through territorial occupation, but through technology, capital, standard-setting, and digital governance.

The Decline of Paris’s Traditional Influence in the Sahel

SCFR online – Opinion: The severance of diplomatic relations between Burkina Faso and France is not merely a bilateral crisis; rather, it constitutes an indication of the accelerating decline of Paris’s traditional influence in West Africa and the reconfiguration of the power balance in the Sahel region.

Analysis of the New Security Order in the Region

Strategic Council Online – Guest Note: The recent military aggression by the United States and the Israeli regime against the Islamic Republic of Iran in the early months of 2026, beyond a periodic tension, has acted as a catalyst for a fundamental reconfiguration of the Middle East’s geopolitical order.

Consequences of Declining Trust in the Judiciary in Europe

SCFRonline – Opinion: The increase in public distrust of the French judicial system, which in recent surveys has reached approximately two-thirds of citizens, should be analyzed within a framework broader than temporary dissatisfaction or an emotional reaction to a particular criminal case.

Iran’s Potential Levers of Power

SCFRonline– Opinion: Iran’s geopolitical power is not limited solely to oil and the Strait of Hormuz; the unintended emergence of disruptions in the future global food and energy security chains can also demonstrate Iran’s strategic importance.

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Reasons for Central Banks to Increase Gold Reserves

Reasons for Central Banks to Increase Gold Reserves

Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The central banks in various countries have recently begun to increase their gold reserves, so that the reserves of this precious metal have reached their highest level in the last three decades. Such a trend becomes even more important when the measure of the central banks coincides with a reduction in the US dollar assets and in the midst of Federal Reserve meetings to decide on the US interest rates and purchase of bonds.
Reza Majidzadeh – Director of Simorgh Development Working Group, Pasargad Millennium Plan Think Tank

Return of Global Competitions in the light of Coronavirus Pandemic

Return of Global Competitions in the light of Coronavirus Pandemic

Strategic Council Online – A faculty member of the School of International Relations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that the short, medium and long-term impacts of the Coronavirus on international politics, security, and the economy will be significant. He noted: Competition in the field of vaccines and their distribution process in manufacturing countries and their allies has been emerged, creating new economic geography that may be used in future.

Euro Overtaking USD in SWIFT; Defeat of Dollar’s Monopoly?

Euro Overtaking USD in SWIFT; Defeat of Dollar’s Monopoly?

Strategic Council Online – For the first time in eight years, the EU-based euro remittances have surpassed US dollar-denominated exchanges, according to the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT).
Reza Majidzadeh – Researcher in Development Economics

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Reasons for Central Banks to Increase Gold Reserves

Reasons for Central Banks to Increase Gold Reserves

Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The central banks in various countries have recently begun to increase their gold reserves, so that the reserves of this precious metal have reached their highest level in the last three decades. Such a trend becomes even more important when the measure of the central banks coincides with a reduction in the US dollar assets and in the midst of Federal Reserve meetings to decide on the US interest rates and purchase of bonds.
Reza Majidzadeh – Director of Simorgh Development Working Group, Pasargad Millennium Plan Think Tank

Return of Global Competitions in the light of Coronavirus Pandemic

Return of Global Competitions in the light of Coronavirus Pandemic

Strategic Council Online – A faculty member of the School of International Relations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that the short, medium and long-term impacts of the Coronavirus on international politics, security, and the economy will be significant. He noted: Competition in the field of vaccines and their distribution process in manufacturing countries and their allies has been emerged, creating new economic geography that may be used in future.

Euro Overtaking USD in SWIFT; Defeat of Dollar’s Monopoly?

Euro Overtaking USD in SWIFT; Defeat of Dollar’s Monopoly?

Strategic Council Online – For the first time in eight years, the EU-based euro remittances have surpassed US dollar-denominated exchanges, according to the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT).
Reza Majidzadeh – Researcher in Development Economics

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China’s Effort to Recreate a New Global Order

SCFRonline – Opinion: Unlike classical powers, Beijing pursues its preferred order not through territorial occupation, but through technology, capital, standard-setting, and digital governance.

The Decline of Paris’s Traditional Influence in the Sahel

SCFR online – Opinion: The severance of diplomatic relations between Burkina Faso and France is not merely a bilateral crisis; rather, it constitutes an indication of the accelerating decline of Paris’s traditional influence in West Africa and the reconfiguration of the power balance in the Sahel region.

Analysis of the New Security Order in the Region

Strategic Council Online – Guest Note: The recent military aggression by the United States and the Israeli regime against the Islamic Republic of Iran in the early months of 2026, beyond a periodic tension, has acted as a catalyst for a fundamental reconfiguration of the Middle East’s geopolitical order.

Consequences of Declining Trust in the Judiciary in Europe

SCFRonline – Opinion: The increase in public distrust of the French judicial system, which in recent surveys has reached approximately two-thirds of citizens, should be analyzed within a framework broader than temporary dissatisfaction or an emotional reaction to a particular criminal case.

Iran’s Potential Levers of Power

SCFRonline– Opinion: Iran’s geopolitical power is not limited solely to oil and the Strait of Hormuz; the unintended emergence of disruptions in the future global food and energy security chains can also demonstrate Iran’s strategic importance.

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Reasons for Central Banks to Increase Gold Reserves

Reasons for Central Banks to Increase Gold Reserves

Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The central banks in various countries have recently begun to increase their gold reserves, so that the reserves of this precious metal have reached their highest level in the last three decades. Such a trend becomes even more important when the measure of the central banks coincides with a reduction in the US dollar assets and in the midst of Federal Reserve meetings to decide on the US interest rates and purchase of bonds.
Reza Majidzadeh – Director of Simorgh Development Working Group, Pasargad Millennium Plan Think Tank

Return of Global Competitions in the light of Coronavirus Pandemic

Return of Global Competitions in the light of Coronavirus Pandemic

Strategic Council Online – A faculty member of the School of International Relations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that the short, medium and long-term impacts of the Coronavirus on international politics, security, and the economy will be significant. He noted: Competition in the field of vaccines and their distribution process in manufacturing countries and their allies has been emerged, creating new economic geography that may be used in future.

Euro Overtaking USD in SWIFT; Defeat of Dollar’s Monopoly?

Euro Overtaking USD in SWIFT; Defeat of Dollar’s Monopoly?

Strategic Council Online – For the first time in eight years, the EU-based euro remittances have surpassed US dollar-denominated exchanges, according to the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT).
Reza Majidzadeh – Researcher in Development Economics

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China’s Effort to Recreate a New Global Order

SCFRonline – Opinion: Unlike classical powers, Beijing pursues its preferred order not through territorial occupation, but through technology, capital, standard-setting, and digital governance.

The Decline of Paris’s Traditional Influence in the Sahel

SCFR online – Opinion: The severance of diplomatic relations between Burkina Faso and France is not merely a bilateral crisis; rather, it constitutes an indication of the accelerating decline of Paris’s traditional influence in West Africa and the reconfiguration of the power balance in the Sahel region.

Analysis of the New Security Order in the Region

Strategic Council Online – Guest Note: The recent military aggression by the United States and the Israeli regime against the Islamic Republic of Iran in the early months of 2026, beyond a periodic tension, has acted as a catalyst for a fundamental reconfiguration of the Middle East’s geopolitical order.

Consequences of Declining Trust in the Judiciary in Europe

SCFRonline – Opinion: The increase in public distrust of the French judicial system, which in recent surveys has reached approximately two-thirds of citizens, should be analyzed within a framework broader than temporary dissatisfaction or an emotional reaction to a particular criminal case.

Iran’s Potential Levers of Power

SCFRonline– Opinion: Iran’s geopolitical power is not limited solely to oil and the Strait of Hormuz; the unintended emergence of disruptions in the future global food and energy security chains can also demonstrate Iran’s strategic importance.

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Reasons for Central Banks to Increase Gold Reserves

Reasons for Central Banks to Increase Gold Reserves

Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The central banks in various countries have recently begun to increase their gold reserves, so that the reserves of this precious metal have reached their highest level in the last three decades. Such a trend becomes even more important when the measure of the central banks coincides with a reduction in the US dollar assets and in the midst of Federal Reserve meetings to decide on the US interest rates and purchase of bonds.
Reza Majidzadeh – Director of Simorgh Development Working Group, Pasargad Millennium Plan Think Tank

Return of Global Competitions in the light of Coronavirus Pandemic

Return of Global Competitions in the light of Coronavirus Pandemic

Strategic Council Online – A faculty member of the School of International Relations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that the short, medium and long-term impacts of the Coronavirus on international politics, security, and the economy will be significant. He noted: Competition in the field of vaccines and their distribution process in manufacturing countries and their allies has been emerged, creating new economic geography that may be used in future.

Euro Overtaking USD in SWIFT; Defeat of Dollar’s Monopoly?

Euro Overtaking USD in SWIFT; Defeat of Dollar’s Monopoly?

Strategic Council Online – For the first time in eight years, the EU-based euro remittances have surpassed US dollar-denominated exchanges, according to the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT).
Reza Majidzadeh – Researcher in Development Economics

ÚLTIMAS PUBLICACIONES

China’s Effort to Recreate a New Global Order

SCFRonline – Opinion: Unlike classical powers, Beijing pursues its preferred order not through territorial occupation, but through technology, capital, standard-setting, and digital governance.

The Decline of Paris’s Traditional Influence in the Sahel

SCFR online – Opinion: The severance of diplomatic relations between Burkina Faso and France is not merely a bilateral crisis; rather, it constitutes an indication of the accelerating decline of Paris’s traditional influence in West Africa and the reconfiguration of the power balance in the Sahel region.

Analysis of the New Security Order in the Region

Strategic Council Online – Guest Note: The recent military aggression by the United States and the Israeli regime against the Islamic Republic of Iran in the early months of 2026, beyond a periodic tension, has acted as a catalyst for a fundamental reconfiguration of the Middle East’s geopolitical order.

Consequences of Declining Trust in the Judiciary in Europe

SCFRonline – Opinion: The increase in public distrust of the French judicial system, which in recent surveys has reached approximately two-thirds of citizens, should be analyzed within a framework broader than temporary dissatisfaction or an emotional reaction to a particular criminal case.

Iran’s Potential Levers of Power

SCFRonline– Opinion: Iran’s geopolitical power is not limited solely to oil and the Strait of Hormuz; the unintended emergence of disruptions in the future global food and energy security chains can also demonstrate Iran’s strategic importance.

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Reasons for Central Banks to Increase Gold Reserves

Reasons for Central Banks to Increase Gold Reserves

Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The central banks in various countries have recently begun to increase their gold reserves, so that the reserves of this precious metal have reached their highest level in the last three decades. Such a trend becomes even more important when the measure of the central banks coincides with a reduction in the US dollar assets and in the midst of Federal Reserve meetings to decide on the US interest rates and purchase of bonds.
Reza Majidzadeh – Director of Simorgh Development Working Group, Pasargad Millennium Plan Think Tank

Return of Global Competitions in the light of Coronavirus Pandemic

Return of Global Competitions in the light of Coronavirus Pandemic

Strategic Council Online – A faculty member of the School of International Relations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that the short, medium and long-term impacts of the Coronavirus on international politics, security, and the economy will be significant. He noted: Competition in the field of vaccines and their distribution process in manufacturing countries and their allies has been emerged, creating new economic geography that may be used in future.

Euro Overtaking USD in SWIFT; Defeat of Dollar’s Monopoly?

Euro Overtaking USD in SWIFT; Defeat of Dollar’s Monopoly?

Strategic Council Online – For the first time in eight years, the EU-based euro remittances have surpassed US dollar-denominated exchanges, according to the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT).
Reza Majidzadeh – Researcher in Development Economics

ÚLTIMAS PUBLICACIONES

China’s Effort to Recreate a New Global Order

SCFRonline – Opinion: Unlike classical powers, Beijing pursues its preferred order not through territorial occupation, but through technology, capital, standard-setting, and digital governance.

The Decline of Paris’s Traditional Influence in the Sahel

SCFR online – Opinion: The severance of diplomatic relations between Burkina Faso and France is not merely a bilateral crisis; rather, it constitutes an indication of the accelerating decline of Paris’s traditional influence in West Africa and the reconfiguration of the power balance in the Sahel region.

Analysis of the New Security Order in the Region

Strategic Council Online – Guest Note: The recent military aggression by the United States and the Israeli regime against the Islamic Republic of Iran in the early months of 2026, beyond a periodic tension, has acted as a catalyst for a fundamental reconfiguration of the Middle East’s geopolitical order.

Consequences of Declining Trust in the Judiciary in Europe

SCFRonline – Opinion: The increase in public distrust of the French judicial system, which in recent surveys has reached approximately two-thirds of citizens, should be analyzed within a framework broader than temporary dissatisfaction or an emotional reaction to a particular criminal case.

Iran’s Potential Levers of Power

SCFRonline– Opinion: Iran’s geopolitical power is not limited solely to oil and the Strait of Hormuz; the unintended emergence of disruptions in the future global food and energy security chains can also demonstrate Iran’s strategic importance.

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financial crisis

Reasons for Central Banks to Increase Gold Reserves

Reasons for Central Banks to Increase Gold Reserves

Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The central banks in various countries have recently begun to increase their gold reserves, so that the reserves of this precious metal have reached their highest level in the last three decades. Such a trend becomes even more important when the measure of the central banks coincides with a reduction in the US dollar assets and in the midst of Federal Reserve meetings to decide on the US interest rates and purchase of bonds.
Reza Majidzadeh – Director of Simorgh Development Working Group, Pasargad Millennium Plan Think Tank

Return of Global Competitions in the light of Coronavirus Pandemic

Return of Global Competitions in the light of Coronavirus Pandemic

Strategic Council Online – A faculty member of the School of International Relations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that the short, medium and long-term impacts of the Coronavirus on international politics, security, and the economy will be significant. He noted: Competition in the field of vaccines and their distribution process in manufacturing countries and their allies has been emerged, creating new economic geography that may be used in future.

Euro Overtaking USD in SWIFT; Defeat of Dollar’s Monopoly?

Euro Overtaking USD in SWIFT; Defeat of Dollar’s Monopoly?

Strategic Council Online – For the first time in eight years, the EU-based euro remittances have surpassed US dollar-denominated exchanges, according to the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT).
Reza Majidzadeh – Researcher in Development Economics

ÚLTIMAS PUBLICACIONES

China’s Effort to Recreate a New Global Order

SCFRonline – Opinion: Unlike classical powers, Beijing pursues its preferred order not through territorial occupation, but through technology, capital, standard-setting, and digital governance.

The Decline of Paris’s Traditional Influence in the Sahel

SCFR online – Opinion: The severance of diplomatic relations between Burkina Faso and France is not merely a bilateral crisis; rather, it constitutes an indication of the accelerating decline of Paris’s traditional influence in West Africa and the reconfiguration of the power balance in the Sahel region.

Analysis of the New Security Order in the Region

Strategic Council Online – Guest Note: The recent military aggression by the United States and the Israeli regime against the Islamic Republic of Iran in the early months of 2026, beyond a periodic tension, has acted as a catalyst for a fundamental reconfiguration of the Middle East’s geopolitical order.

Consequences of Declining Trust in the Judiciary in Europe

SCFRonline – Opinion: The increase in public distrust of the French judicial system, which in recent surveys has reached approximately two-thirds of citizens, should be analyzed within a framework broader than temporary dissatisfaction or an emotional reaction to a particular criminal case.

Iran’s Potential Levers of Power

SCFRonline– Opinion: Iran’s geopolitical power is not limited solely to oil and the Strait of Hormuz; the unintended emergence of disruptions in the future global food and energy security chains can also demonstrate Iran’s strategic importance.

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