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Balancing in the chain of chokepoints; from sea-based deterrence to pluralistic diplomacy

2026/08/03

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.

The Impact of the Ukraine War on the Rearrangement of the Global Balance of Power

2026/07/27

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.

Geoeconomics as the Most Important Arena of Great Power Competition

2026/07/26

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.

The reasons for the ineffectiveness of Washington’s military strategy

2026/07/25

Strategic Council Online – Note: By disregarding Iran’s deterrence capabilities and political economy leverage in the Strait of Hormuz, Washington has reached a strategic deadlock from which military means are unable to extricate it.

Indicators for Choosing Between War and Diplomacy

2026/07/23

SCFR Online – Opinion: Foreign policy analysis is valid when it evaluates decisions based on the information and circumstances prevailing at the time they were made, not on the basis of outcomes that only become apparent after the crisis has ended.

Sanctions in Changing Nature; From an Instrument of Economic Pressure to a Weapon of Technological Containment

2026/07/20

SCFR Online-Opinion: Sanctions are gradually transforming from classical financial instruments into complex mechanisms for the containment of technology, data, and global supply chains.

An Analysis of France’s Effort to Play a Role in Syria during the Transitional Period

2026/07/20

SCFR Online – Opinion: Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Damascus is an attempt to redefine France’s role in Syria following the recent political developments in that country; an effort pursued within the context of great power competition and the country’s security challenges.

The role of emerging powers in rewriting the rules of the global order

2026/07/19

Strategic Council Online – Note: Middle powers such as India, Turkey, Australia, and some Persian Gulf countries are no longer marginal actors, but are redefining global power equations through balancing diplomacy.

Hassan Diab

Interventionist Approach of the West to Lebanese Crisis

2021/10/03

Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Joe Biden’s administration, in coordination with France, has been pushing for structural reform in Lebanon since taking office. The Biden’s administration supports Emmanuel Macron’s policy in Lebanon, while maintaining economic pressures and sanctions on Hezbollah.
Fatemeh Nekoo Lal Azad – Tehran International Studies and Research Institute (Abrar)

Statelessness in Lebanon, Role of Regional and Trans-Regional Governments

2021/06/22

Strategic Council Online – An expert on West Asian affairs referring to the intensification of foreign interference in Lebanon and the problems of the country’s political structure in preparing the grounds for forming a government, said: It seems that some parties are either seeking to engage Lebanon in civil war or leave the country in a vacuum so that the people stop supporting the Resistance.

Reasons for Not Forming a Government in Lebanon

2021/04/18

Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on the Middle East affairs commenting on the reasons for Saad Hariri’s delay in forming the Lebanese government said: The Lebanese government has suffered from an internal crisis in recent years, especially after the 2018 elections; in this way, the governments that came to power could not form a cabinet or continue to work due to some issues such as internal protests or lack of internal political understanding.

Attempts of Foreign Players to Form Lebanese Gov’twithout Hezbollah

2020/12/06

Strategic Council Online – Foreign players are making attempts for the formation of Saad Hariri’s government before US President Donald Trump leaves the White House so that the new Lebanese cabinet would be in their favor, said a university professor, adding: But it seems that if the interests of Hezbollah and its allies are ignored in the formation of the government, the Lebanese cabinet will not be formed within the next two to three months.

Lebanon’s government crisis: consequences and dimensions

2020/10/10

Strategic Council Online: Editorial—Under the present circumstances, we may witness once again a crisis in the formation of the Lebanese cabinet. With increasing foreign interference in Lebanon, it seems this crisis would be extended and prolonged more than the previous occasions as each of the foreign players are seeking to advance their own objectives and want to set the pieces of government in their own favour. This is while Lebanon is not a country to be settled with instruction issued from abroad.
Hossein Ajorloo – Expert of Middle East affairs

Players behind Resignation of Mustapha Adib

2020/10/03

Strategic Council Online – The most likely scenario Lebanon is presently faced with is not to allow the prime minister proposed by Michel Aoun to form government in the absence of the consent of Saad Hariri, Fouad Siniora and Samir Geagea, and finally, with the widening of political vacuum, the Lebanese President will be forced to appoint Saad Hariri to form the government.
Hassan Hanizadeh – Expert on Middle East Affairs

Western-Arab-Hebrew Axis Interests in Lebanese Crisis

2020/08/19

Strategic Council Online – A university professor stressed that creating a political vacuum in Lebanon is the desire of the Western-Arab-Hebrew axis, saying that the instability of Lebanon is the main goal of foreign actors; because the instability of this country is directly related to the security of the Zionist regime.

West’s Agenda to Exploit Lebanese Bombing

2020/08/17

Strategic Council Online – After the recent deadly blasts in Beirut, a clear scenario was followed by the Western media, including the American, as well as Zionist and Arab media to the effect that Hezbollah missiles were being kept in the said warehouse, which exploded due to heat. Riyadh even claimed that Hezbollah missiles had exploded following the Israeli missile strike, sparking propaganda that was denied by Seyed Hassan Nasrallah.
Hassan Hanizadeh – Middle East Affairs Expert

Escalation of Foreign Interventions in Lebanon and the Need to Maintain Internal Solidarity

2020/07/21

Strategic Council Online – A Middle East affairs analyst believes that the United States is trying to change the political map in Lebanon, saying that under the status quo the conspiracy against Lebanon is pursued economically and with political goals, but people are largely patient and are trying to change these conditions with the help of the independent ruling government and Hezbollah.

Enemies of Resistance Axis Agenda to Confront Lebanese Hezbollah

2020/07/12

Strategic Council Online – The United States, Britain, France and Saudi Arabia are now trying to create conditions to render the government of Hassan Diab ineffective through outside economic pressure and to provoke the people inside so that Lebanon’s Hezbollah too will come under pressure.
Hassan Hanizadeh – Middle East Affairs Expert

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Balancing in the chain of chokepoints; from sea-based deterrence to pluralistic diplomacy

2026/08/03

The Impact of the Ukraine War on the Rearrangement of the Global Balance of Power

2026/07/27

Geoeconomics as the Most Important Arena of Great Power Competition

2026/07/26

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.

The reasons for the ineffectiveness of Washington’s military strategy

2026/07/25

Indicators for Choosing Between War and Diplomacy

2026/07/23

Sanctions in Changing Nature; From an Instrument of Economic Pressure to a Weapon of Technological Containment

2026/07/20

SCFR Online-Opinion: Sanctions are gradually transforming from classical financial instruments into complex mechanisms for the containment of technology, data, and global supply chains.

An Analysis of France’s Effort to Play a Role in Syria during the Transitional Period

2026/07/20

The role of emerging powers in rewriting the rules of the global order

2026/07/19

Hassan Diab

Interventionist Approach of the West to Lebanese Crisis

2021/10/03

Statelessness in Lebanon, Role of Regional and Trans-Regional Governments

2021/06/22

Reasons for Not Forming a Government in Lebanon

2021/04/18

Attempts of Foreign Players to Form Lebanese Gov’twithout Hezbollah

2020/12/06

Lebanon’s government crisis: consequences and dimensions

2020/10/10

Players behind Resignation of Mustapha Adib

2020/10/03

Western-Arab-Hebrew Axis Interests in Lebanese Crisis

2020/08/19

West’s Agenda to Exploit Lebanese Bombing

2020/08/17

Escalation of Foreign Interventions in Lebanon and the Need to Maintain Internal Solidarity

2020/07/21

Enemies of Resistance Axis Agenda to Confront Lebanese Hezbollah

2020/07/12

Hassan Diab

Interventionist Approach of the West to Lebanese Crisis

2021/10/03

Statelessness in Lebanon, Role of Regional and Trans-Regional Governments

2021/06/22

Reasons for Not Forming a Government in Lebanon

2021/04/18

Attempts of Foreign Players to Form Lebanese Gov’twithout Hezbollah

2020/12/06

Lebanon’s government crisis: consequences and dimensions

2020/10/10

Players behind Resignation of Mustapha Adib

2020/10/03

Western-Arab-Hebrew Axis Interests in Lebanese Crisis

2020/08/19

West’s Agenda to Exploit Lebanese Bombing

2020/08/17

Escalation of Foreign Interventions in Lebanon and the Need to Maintain Internal Solidarity

2020/07/21

Enemies of Resistance Axis Agenda to Confront Lebanese Hezbollah

2020/07/12

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West’s Agenda to Exploit Lebanese Bombing

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