An Analysis of the Makkah Defense Pact
SCFR Online – Opinion: On Friday, August 7, the heads of state of three countries – Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan – signed a text under the title “Makkah Joint Defense Agreement.”
SCFR Online – Opinion: On Friday, August 7, the heads of state of three countries – Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan – signed a text under the title “Makkah Joint Defense Agreement.”
Strategic Council Online – Note: The initiative to revive the Hejaz Railway, beyond being a transportation project, constitutes an attempt to redefine geopolitics, the economy, and Turkey’s regional position; however, its realization appears to face significant financial, security, and institutional challenges.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Strait of Hormuz crisis is no longer merely the consequence of a military confrontation, but rather a sign of the transition from the US-centered maritime order to a new energy security structure involving the participation of emerging and influential powers.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Iran’s active deterrence strategy, while increasing the costs of US intervention, has increasingly exposed the hidden rifts between Washington’s interests and those of the Israeli regime.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The escalation of verbal and strategic tensions between Turkey and the Israeli regime, although not increasing the likelihood of direct war, indicates the formation of a new order in West Asian geopolitical rivalries.
Strategic Council Online – Note: Recent developments in the political geography of West Asia, from rising tensions in the Persian Gulf to missile and drone activities in the Red Sea and the recent warning by Kaja Kallas, the European Union’s foreign policy chief, regarding the threat to freedom of navigation, indicate a key pattern shift; the US-Iran war has moved beyond the scope of a regional and local confrontation and has linked two vital passageways for the global economy: the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Ukraine war was not merely a European crisis, but rather the starting point for the rearrangement of the global balance of power and a shift in the strategic behavior of great powers.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Great power competition is now pursued more in trade, currency, technology, and global supply chains than on the battlefields of military confrontation.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Egypt’s comprehensive plan for the reconstruction of Gaza, which was “unveiled” at the recent Arab League summit in Cairo, is the most important plan of the Arab countries in rebuilding Gaza that was approved at this meeting. To implement the proposed plan by Egypt, $53 billion in financial resources have been allocated, almost equal to the cost of rebuilding Gaza.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, as well as the Palestinian Authority and the Arab League, in a meeting held in Cairo, issued a joint statement rejecting US President Donald Trump’s proposal to transfer Gaza residents to Egypt and Jordan.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The Trump administration continues to insist on its plan to clear Gaza of its indigenous population. Given the knowledge and experience of the resistance of the people of Gaza and Palestine, it is already clear that Trump’s plan will ultimately lead nowhere. Global reactions, especially in the region and among Arab and Islamic countries, have presented serious challenges to the advancement of Trump’s plan.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on regional issues said: The reality in the region, especially in Gaza and the West Bank, does not allow Trump and Netanyahu to stay in this region or move people from this region to another place.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on regional issues said: No person or group can come to power in Gaza without an agreement with Hamas, and anyone other than Hamas who comes to power in Gaza must work in coordination with Hamas.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Clearing Gaza of the Palestinian population is one of the long-standing aspirations of the Zionist regime. This plan has been the focus of the “Israeli far-right” and “Christian Zionism in America” since the passage of the “Israel as the Jewish Nation-State” law in 2018.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The continuation of the Gaza war had become an unbearable issue for Netanyahu, which ultimately forced him to retreat from all war positions and accept a ceasefire under pressure from Trump.
Strategic Council Online—Opinion: Over the past 15 years, the UAE has assumed a different role than is commonly thought. This role goes beyond the regional and has political and military dimensions.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An international affairs expert said: The situation of Netanyahu and the Likud Party has improved somewhat compared to the early months of the October 7 war, and it can be assumed that Netanyahu’s actions in Gaza, Lebanon, and the West Bank will not end soon, so much so that he will not allow a ceasefire to take place.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on West Asian issues said: The Israeli regime is trying to stop the delivery of food to the people of Gaza by building the Netzarim passage to use hunger as a weapon to make the people of Gaza surrender.
SCFR Online – Opinion: On Friday, August 7, the heads of state of three countries – Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan – signed a text under the title “Makkah Joint Defense Agreement.”
Strategic Council Online – Note: The initiative to revive the Hejaz Railway, beyond being a transportation project, constitutes an attempt to redefine geopolitics, the economy, and Turkey’s regional position; however, its realization appears to face significant financial, security, and institutional challenges.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Strait of Hormuz crisis is no longer merely the consequence of a military confrontation, but rather a sign of the transition from the US-centered maritime order to a new energy security structure involving the participation of emerging and influential powers.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Iran’s active deterrence strategy, while increasing the costs of US intervention, has increasingly exposed the hidden rifts between Washington’s interests and those of the Israeli regime.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The escalation of verbal and strategic tensions between Turkey and the Israeli regime, although not increasing the likelihood of direct war, indicates the formation of a new order in West Asian geopolitical rivalries.
Strategic Council Online – Note: Recent developments in the political geography of West Asia, from rising tensions in the Persian Gulf to missile and drone activities in the Red Sea and the recent warning by Kaja Kallas, the European Union’s foreign policy chief, regarding the threat to freedom of navigation, indicate a key pattern shift; the US-Iran war has moved beyond the scope of a regional and local confrontation and has linked two vital passageways for the global economy: the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Ukraine war was not merely a European crisis, but rather the starting point for the rearrangement of the global balance of power and a shift in the strategic behavior of great powers.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Great power competition is now pursued more in trade, currency, technology, and global supply chains than on the battlefields of military confrontation.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Egypt’s comprehensive plan for the reconstruction of Gaza, which was “unveiled” at the recent Arab League summit in Cairo, is the most important plan of the Arab countries in rebuilding Gaza that was approved at this meeting. To implement the proposed plan by Egypt, $53 billion in financial resources have been allocated, almost equal to the cost of rebuilding Gaza.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, as well as the Palestinian Authority and the Arab League, in a meeting held in Cairo, issued a joint statement rejecting US President Donald Trump’s proposal to transfer Gaza residents to Egypt and Jordan.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The Trump administration continues to insist on its plan to clear Gaza of its indigenous population. Given the knowledge and experience of the resistance of the people of Gaza and Palestine, it is already clear that Trump’s plan will ultimately lead nowhere. Global reactions, especially in the region and among Arab and Islamic countries, have presented serious challenges to the advancement of Trump’s plan.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on regional issues said: The reality in the region, especially in Gaza and the West Bank, does not allow Trump and Netanyahu to stay in this region or move people from this region to another place.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on regional issues said: No person or group can come to power in Gaza without an agreement with Hamas, and anyone other than Hamas who comes to power in Gaza must work in coordination with Hamas.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Clearing Gaza of the Palestinian population is one of the long-standing aspirations of the Zionist regime. This plan has been the focus of the “Israeli far-right” and “Christian Zionism in America” since the passage of the “Israel as the Jewish Nation-State” law in 2018.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The continuation of the Gaza war had become an unbearable issue for Netanyahu, which ultimately forced him to retreat from all war positions and accept a ceasefire under pressure from Trump.
Strategic Council Online—Opinion: Over the past 15 years, the UAE has assumed a different role than is commonly thought. This role goes beyond the regional and has political and military dimensions.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An international affairs expert said: The situation of Netanyahu and the Likud Party has improved somewhat compared to the early months of the October 7 war, and it can be assumed that Netanyahu’s actions in Gaza, Lebanon, and the West Bank will not end soon, so much so that he will not allow a ceasefire to take place.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on West Asian issues said: The Israeli regime is trying to stop the delivery of food to the people of Gaza by building the Netzarim passage to use hunger as a weapon to make the people of Gaza surrender.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Egypt’s comprehensive plan for the reconstruction of Gaza, which was “unveiled” at the recent Arab League summit in Cairo, is the most important plan of the Arab countries in rebuilding Gaza that was approved at this meeting. To implement the proposed plan by Egypt, $53 billion in financial resources have been allocated, almost equal to the cost of rebuilding Gaza.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, as well as the Palestinian Authority and the Arab League, in a meeting held in Cairo, issued a joint statement rejecting US President Donald Trump’s proposal to transfer Gaza residents to Egypt and Jordan.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The Trump administration continues to insist on its plan to clear Gaza of its indigenous population. Given the knowledge and experience of the resistance of the people of Gaza and Palestine, it is already clear that Trump’s plan will ultimately lead nowhere. Global reactions, especially in the region and among Arab and Islamic countries, have presented serious challenges to the advancement of Trump’s plan.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on regional issues said: The reality in the region, especially in Gaza and the West Bank, does not allow Trump and Netanyahu to stay in this region or move people from this region to another place.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on regional issues said: No person or group can come to power in Gaza without an agreement with Hamas, and anyone other than Hamas who comes to power in Gaza must work in coordination with Hamas.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Clearing Gaza of the Palestinian population is one of the long-standing aspirations of the Zionist regime. This plan has been the focus of the “Israeli far-right” and “Christian Zionism in America” since the passage of the “Israel as the Jewish Nation-State” law in 2018.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The continuation of the Gaza war had become an unbearable issue for Netanyahu, which ultimately forced him to retreat from all war positions and accept a ceasefire under pressure from Trump.
Strategic Council Online—Opinion: Over the past 15 years, the UAE has assumed a different role than is commonly thought. This role goes beyond the regional and has political and military dimensions.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An international affairs expert said: The situation of Netanyahu and the Likud Party has improved somewhat compared to the early months of the October 7 war, and it can be assumed that Netanyahu’s actions in Gaza, Lebanon, and the West Bank will not end soon, so much so that he will not allow a ceasefire to take place.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on West Asian issues said: The Israeli regime is trying to stop the delivery of food to the people of Gaza by building the Netzarim passage to use hunger as a weapon to make the people of Gaza surrender.
SCFR Online – Opinion: On Friday, August 7, the heads of state of three countries – Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan – signed a text under the title “Makkah Joint Defense Agreement.”
Strategic Council Online – Note: The initiative to revive the Hejaz Railway, beyond being a transportation project, constitutes an attempt to redefine geopolitics, the economy, and Turkey’s regional position; however, its realization appears to face significant financial, security, and institutional challenges.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Strait of Hormuz crisis is no longer merely the consequence of a military confrontation, but rather a sign of the transition from the US-centered maritime order to a new energy security structure involving the participation of emerging and influential powers.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Iran’s active deterrence strategy, while increasing the costs of US intervention, has increasingly exposed the hidden rifts between Washington’s interests and those of the Israeli regime.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The escalation of verbal and strategic tensions between Turkey and the Israeli regime, although not increasing the likelihood of direct war, indicates the formation of a new order in West Asian geopolitical rivalries.
Strategic Council Online – Note: Recent developments in the political geography of West Asia, from rising tensions in the Persian Gulf to missile and drone activities in the Red Sea and the recent warning by Kaja Kallas, the European Union’s foreign policy chief, regarding the threat to freedom of navigation, indicate a key pattern shift; the US-Iran war has moved beyond the scope of a regional and local confrontation and has linked two vital passageways for the global economy: the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Ukraine war was not merely a European crisis, but rather the starting point for the rearrangement of the global balance of power and a shift in the strategic behavior of great powers.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Great power competition is now pursued more in trade, currency, technology, and global supply chains than on the battlefields of military confrontation.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Egypt’s comprehensive plan for the reconstruction of Gaza, which was “unveiled” at the recent Arab League summit in Cairo, is the most important plan of the Arab countries in rebuilding Gaza that was approved at this meeting. To implement the proposed plan by Egypt, $53 billion in financial resources have been allocated, almost equal to the cost of rebuilding Gaza.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, as well as the Palestinian Authority and the Arab League, in a meeting held in Cairo, issued a joint statement rejecting US President Donald Trump’s proposal to transfer Gaza residents to Egypt and Jordan.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The Trump administration continues to insist on its plan to clear Gaza of its indigenous population. Given the knowledge and experience of the resistance of the people of Gaza and Palestine, it is already clear that Trump’s plan will ultimately lead nowhere. Global reactions, especially in the region and among Arab and Islamic countries, have presented serious challenges to the advancement of Trump’s plan.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on regional issues said: The reality in the region, especially in Gaza and the West Bank, does not allow Trump and Netanyahu to stay in this region or move people from this region to another place.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on regional issues said: No person or group can come to power in Gaza without an agreement with Hamas, and anyone other than Hamas who comes to power in Gaza must work in coordination with Hamas.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Clearing Gaza of the Palestinian population is one of the long-standing aspirations of the Zionist regime. This plan has been the focus of the “Israeli far-right” and “Christian Zionism in America” since the passage of the “Israel as the Jewish Nation-State” law in 2018.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The continuation of the Gaza war had become an unbearable issue for Netanyahu, which ultimately forced him to retreat from all war positions and accept a ceasefire under pressure from Trump.
Strategic Council Online—Opinion: Over the past 15 years, the UAE has assumed a different role than is commonly thought. This role goes beyond the regional and has political and military dimensions.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An international affairs expert said: The situation of Netanyahu and the Likud Party has improved somewhat compared to the early months of the October 7 war, and it can be assumed that Netanyahu’s actions in Gaza, Lebanon, and the West Bank will not end soon, so much so that he will not allow a ceasefire to take place.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on West Asian issues said: The Israeli regime is trying to stop the delivery of food to the people of Gaza by building the Netzarim passage to use hunger as a weapon to make the people of Gaza surrender.
SCFR Online – Opinion: On Friday, August 7, the heads of state of three countries – Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan – signed a text under the title “Makkah Joint Defense Agreement.”
Strategic Council Online – Note: The initiative to revive the Hejaz Railway, beyond being a transportation project, constitutes an attempt to redefine geopolitics, the economy, and Turkey’s regional position; however, its realization appears to face significant financial, security, and institutional challenges.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Strait of Hormuz crisis is no longer merely the consequence of a military confrontation, but rather a sign of the transition from the US-centered maritime order to a new energy security structure involving the participation of emerging and influential powers.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Iran’s active deterrence strategy, while increasing the costs of US intervention, has increasingly exposed the hidden rifts between Washington’s interests and those of the Israeli regime.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The escalation of verbal and strategic tensions between Turkey and the Israeli regime, although not increasing the likelihood of direct war, indicates the formation of a new order in West Asian geopolitical rivalries.
Strategic Council Online – Note: Recent developments in the political geography of West Asia, from rising tensions in the Persian Gulf to missile and drone activities in the Red Sea and the recent warning by Kaja Kallas, the European Union’s foreign policy chief, regarding the threat to freedom of navigation, indicate a key pattern shift; the US-Iran war has moved beyond the scope of a regional and local confrontation and has linked two vital passageways for the global economy: the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Ukraine war was not merely a European crisis, but rather the starting point for the rearrangement of the global balance of power and a shift in the strategic behavior of great powers.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Great power competition is now pursued more in trade, currency, technology, and global supply chains than on the battlefields of military confrontation.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Egypt’s comprehensive plan for the reconstruction of Gaza, which was “unveiled” at the recent Arab League summit in Cairo, is the most important plan of the Arab countries in rebuilding Gaza that was approved at this meeting. To implement the proposed plan by Egypt, $53 billion in financial resources have been allocated, almost equal to the cost of rebuilding Gaza.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, as well as the Palestinian Authority and the Arab League, in a meeting held in Cairo, issued a joint statement rejecting US President Donald Trump’s proposal to transfer Gaza residents to Egypt and Jordan.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The Trump administration continues to insist on its plan to clear Gaza of its indigenous population. Given the knowledge and experience of the resistance of the people of Gaza and Palestine, it is already clear that Trump’s plan will ultimately lead nowhere. Global reactions, especially in the region and among Arab and Islamic countries, have presented serious challenges to the advancement of Trump’s plan.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on regional issues said: The reality in the region, especially in Gaza and the West Bank, does not allow Trump and Netanyahu to stay in this region or move people from this region to another place.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on regional issues said: No person or group can come to power in Gaza without an agreement with Hamas, and anyone other than Hamas who comes to power in Gaza must work in coordination with Hamas.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Clearing Gaza of the Palestinian population is one of the long-standing aspirations of the Zionist regime. This plan has been the focus of the “Israeli far-right” and “Christian Zionism in America” since the passage of the “Israel as the Jewish Nation-State” law in 2018.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The continuation of the Gaza war had become an unbearable issue for Netanyahu, which ultimately forced him to retreat from all war positions and accept a ceasefire under pressure from Trump.
Strategic Council Online—Opinion: Over the past 15 years, the UAE has assumed a different role than is commonly thought. This role goes beyond the regional and has political and military dimensions.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An international affairs expert said: The situation of Netanyahu and the Likud Party has improved somewhat compared to the early months of the October 7 war, and it can be assumed that Netanyahu’s actions in Gaza, Lebanon, and the West Bank will not end soon, so much so that he will not allow a ceasefire to take place.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on West Asian issues said: The Israeli regime is trying to stop the delivery of food to the people of Gaza by building the Netzarim passage to use hunger as a weapon to make the people of Gaza surrender.
SCFR Online – Opinion: On Friday, August 7, the heads of state of three countries – Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan – signed a text under the title “Makkah Joint Defense Agreement.”
Strategic Council Online – Note: The initiative to revive the Hejaz Railway, beyond being a transportation project, constitutes an attempt to redefine geopolitics, the economy, and Turkey’s regional position; however, its realization appears to face significant financial, security, and institutional challenges.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Strait of Hormuz crisis is no longer merely the consequence of a military confrontation, but rather a sign of the transition from the US-centered maritime order to a new energy security structure involving the participation of emerging and influential powers.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Iran’s active deterrence strategy, while increasing the costs of US intervention, has increasingly exposed the hidden rifts between Washington’s interests and those of the Israeli regime.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The escalation of verbal and strategic tensions between Turkey and the Israeli regime, although not increasing the likelihood of direct war, indicates the formation of a new order in West Asian geopolitical rivalries.
Strategic Council Online – Note: Recent developments in the political geography of West Asia, from rising tensions in the Persian Gulf to missile and drone activities in the Red Sea and the recent warning by Kaja Kallas, the European Union’s foreign policy chief, regarding the threat to freedom of navigation, indicate a key pattern shift; the US-Iran war has moved beyond the scope of a regional and local confrontation and has linked two vital passageways for the global economy: the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Ukraine war was not merely a European crisis, but rather the starting point for the rearrangement of the global balance of power and a shift in the strategic behavior of great powers.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Great power competition is now pursued more in trade, currency, technology, and global supply chains than on the battlefields of military confrontation.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Egypt’s comprehensive plan for the reconstruction of Gaza, which was “unveiled” at the recent Arab League summit in Cairo, is the most important plan of the Arab countries in rebuilding Gaza that was approved at this meeting. To implement the proposed plan by Egypt, $53 billion in financial resources have been allocated, almost equal to the cost of rebuilding Gaza.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, as well as the Palestinian Authority and the Arab League, in a meeting held in Cairo, issued a joint statement rejecting US President Donald Trump’s proposal to transfer Gaza residents to Egypt and Jordan.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The Trump administration continues to insist on its plan to clear Gaza of its indigenous population. Given the knowledge and experience of the resistance of the people of Gaza and Palestine, it is already clear that Trump’s plan will ultimately lead nowhere. Global reactions, especially in the region and among Arab and Islamic countries, have presented serious challenges to the advancement of Trump’s plan.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on regional issues said: The reality in the region, especially in Gaza and the West Bank, does not allow Trump and Netanyahu to stay in this region or move people from this region to another place.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on regional issues said: No person or group can come to power in Gaza without an agreement with Hamas, and anyone other than Hamas who comes to power in Gaza must work in coordination with Hamas.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Clearing Gaza of the Palestinian population is one of the long-standing aspirations of the Zionist regime. This plan has been the focus of the “Israeli far-right” and “Christian Zionism in America” since the passage of the “Israel as the Jewish Nation-State” law in 2018.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The continuation of the Gaza war had become an unbearable issue for Netanyahu, which ultimately forced him to retreat from all war positions and accept a ceasefire under pressure from Trump.
Strategic Council Online—Opinion: Over the past 15 years, the UAE has assumed a different role than is commonly thought. This role goes beyond the regional and has political and military dimensions.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An international affairs expert said: The situation of Netanyahu and the Likud Party has improved somewhat compared to the early months of the October 7 war, and it can be assumed that Netanyahu’s actions in Gaza, Lebanon, and the West Bank will not end soon, so much so that he will not allow a ceasefire to take place.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on West Asian issues said: The Israeli regime is trying to stop the delivery of food to the people of Gaza by building the Netzarim passage to use hunger as a weapon to make the people of Gaza surrender.
SCFR Online – Opinion: On Friday, August 7, the heads of state of three countries – Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan – signed a text under the title “Makkah Joint Defense Agreement.”
Strategic Council Online – Note: The initiative to revive the Hejaz Railway, beyond being a transportation project, constitutes an attempt to redefine geopolitics, the economy, and Turkey’s regional position; however, its realization appears to face significant financial, security, and institutional challenges.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Strait of Hormuz crisis is no longer merely the consequence of a military confrontation, but rather a sign of the transition from the US-centered maritime order to a new energy security structure involving the participation of emerging and influential powers.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Iran’s active deterrence strategy, while increasing the costs of US intervention, has increasingly exposed the hidden rifts between Washington’s interests and those of the Israeli regime.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The escalation of verbal and strategic tensions between Turkey and the Israeli regime, although not increasing the likelihood of direct war, indicates the formation of a new order in West Asian geopolitical rivalries.
Strategic Council Online – Note: Recent developments in the political geography of West Asia, from rising tensions in the Persian Gulf to missile and drone activities in the Red Sea and the recent warning by Kaja Kallas, the European Union’s foreign policy chief, regarding the threat to freedom of navigation, indicate a key pattern shift; the US-Iran war has moved beyond the scope of a regional and local confrontation and has linked two vital passageways for the global economy: the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Ukraine war was not merely a European crisis, but rather the starting point for the rearrangement of the global balance of power and a shift in the strategic behavior of great powers.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Great power competition is now pursued more in trade, currency, technology, and global supply chains than on the battlefields of military confrontation.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Egypt’s comprehensive plan for the reconstruction of Gaza, which was “unveiled” at the recent Arab League summit in Cairo, is the most important plan of the Arab countries in rebuilding Gaza that was approved at this meeting. To implement the proposed plan by Egypt, $53 billion in financial resources have been allocated, almost equal to the cost of rebuilding Gaza.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, as well as the Palestinian Authority and the Arab League, in a meeting held in Cairo, issued a joint statement rejecting US President Donald Trump’s proposal to transfer Gaza residents to Egypt and Jordan.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The Trump administration continues to insist on its plan to clear Gaza of its indigenous population. Given the knowledge and experience of the resistance of the people of Gaza and Palestine, it is already clear that Trump’s plan will ultimately lead nowhere. Global reactions, especially in the region and among Arab and Islamic countries, have presented serious challenges to the advancement of Trump’s plan.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on regional issues said: The reality in the region, especially in Gaza and the West Bank, does not allow Trump and Netanyahu to stay in this region or move people from this region to another place.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on regional issues said: No person or group can come to power in Gaza without an agreement with Hamas, and anyone other than Hamas who comes to power in Gaza must work in coordination with Hamas.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Clearing Gaza of the Palestinian population is one of the long-standing aspirations of the Zionist regime. This plan has been the focus of the “Israeli far-right” and “Christian Zionism in America” since the passage of the “Israel as the Jewish Nation-State” law in 2018.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The continuation of the Gaza war had become an unbearable issue for Netanyahu, which ultimately forced him to retreat from all war positions and accept a ceasefire under pressure from Trump.
Strategic Council Online—Opinion: Over the past 15 years, the UAE has assumed a different role than is commonly thought. This role goes beyond the regional and has political and military dimensions.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An international affairs expert said: The situation of Netanyahu and the Likud Party has improved somewhat compared to the early months of the October 7 war, and it can be assumed that Netanyahu’s actions in Gaza, Lebanon, and the West Bank will not end soon, so much so that he will not allow a ceasefire to take place.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on West Asian issues said: The Israeli regime is trying to stop the delivery of food to the people of Gaza by building the Netzarim passage to use hunger as a weapon to make the people of Gaza surrender.
SCFR Online – Opinion: On Friday, August 7, the heads of state of three countries – Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan – signed a text under the title “Makkah Joint Defense Agreement.”
Strategic Council Online – Note: The initiative to revive the Hejaz Railway, beyond being a transportation project, constitutes an attempt to redefine geopolitics, the economy, and Turkey’s regional position; however, its realization appears to face significant financial, security, and institutional challenges.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Strait of Hormuz crisis is no longer merely the consequence of a military confrontation, but rather a sign of the transition from the US-centered maritime order to a new energy security structure involving the participation of emerging and influential powers.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Iran’s active deterrence strategy, while increasing the costs of US intervention, has increasingly exposed the hidden rifts between Washington’s interests and those of the Israeli regime.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The escalation of verbal and strategic tensions between Turkey and the Israeli regime, although not increasing the likelihood of direct war, indicates the formation of a new order in West Asian geopolitical rivalries.
Strategic Council Online – Note: Recent developments in the political geography of West Asia, from rising tensions in the Persian Gulf to missile and drone activities in the Red Sea and the recent warning by Kaja Kallas, the European Union’s foreign policy chief, regarding the threat to freedom of navigation, indicate a key pattern shift; the US-Iran war has moved beyond the scope of a regional and local confrontation and has linked two vital passageways for the global economy: the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Ukraine war was not merely a European crisis, but rather the starting point for the rearrangement of the global balance of power and a shift in the strategic behavior of great powers.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Great power competition is now pursued more in trade, currency, technology, and global supply chains than on the battlefields of military confrontation.