Geoeconomics as the Most Important Arena of Great Power Competition
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.
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The reasons for the ineffectiveness of Washington’s military strategy
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
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
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
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
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.
The war of narratives; a tool for geopolitical competition
Strategic Council Online – Note: In today’s global politics, the creation of narratives has become as important as territorial control and economic management, and has turned into the main tool of great power competition.
Handing over the Gaza’s administration is a strategic move by Hamas on the path to political transformation and the preservation of resistance.
Strategic Council Online – Note: Hamas’s handing over the civilian management in Gaza is assessed as an attempt to reduce political pressures, facilitate reconstruction, and preserve the status of resistance in the future equations of Palestine.
Lachin corridor
US Strategy in Caucasus: Undermining Russia’s Position, Regional Role
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on international law, stating that with the blocking of the Lachin Corridor nine months ago and the surrender of Karabakh, Moscow’s 2020 agreement has practically collapsed, added: For the first time after the collapse of the Soviet Union, a solid anti-Russian atmosphere has been created in Armenia and the US, while considering the Russians to be the cause of the current situation, is trying to show Russia as passive and useless and pull the rug from that country’s foot in the region and strengthen its presence in Armenia.
Republic of Azerbaijan Embassy Incident; an Engineered Scenario or Surfing on an Accident?
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The tragic and criminal incident at the embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan in Tehran, which based on the explicit confession of the assailant, took place with personal motives, ended with the timely intervention of the police force.
The causes and consequences of blocking the Lachin corridor
Strategic Council Online—Interview: Emphasizing that the Republic of Azerbaijan and Armenia should respect each other’s territorial integrity and observe international standards, an expert on international issues said that what happened with the blocking of Lachin corridor is against the standards of international law. The Republic of Azerbaijan should be demanded to cancel the restrictions and at the same time clarify the ambiguities of the Moscow Agreement, which was signed with the presence of Russia and between Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan, otherwise there is always the possibility of conflicts and disputes.
Consequences of Blocking Lachin Corridor, Necessity of Regional Countries Cooperation to Resolve Regional Disputes
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A professor at Yerevan State University while emphasizing the necessity of cooperation among Iran, Russia and Armenia to resolve the conflicts in the Karabakh region said: The measures being followed by the Republic of Azerbaijan show that Baku really wants war in the region. Any agreement and negotiation that takes place is quickly violated by Baku, and this violation of commitments is of no importance to them.
An Analysis of Armenia Not Welcoming Tripartite Negotiations
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Caucasus affairs said: Armenia is angry with Russia over its failure to give a quick and decisive response regarding the lifting of the blockage of the Lachin Corridor, and by not welcoming tripartite negotiations, it intends to show its dissatisfaction, but this action will not help to improve the situation and enables the Republic of Azerbaijan to find the possibility for more movement.
Perspective of Armenia-Azerbaijan Republic Border Talks
Strategic Council Online – Interview: The head of the Caucasus Studies Foundation, saying that Turkey, the Republic of Azerbaijan and Armenia are seeking to de-escalate and normalize their relations added: There is the possibility that communication lines will be opened under the control and supervision of Russian forces, and in this regard, Turkey and the Republic of Azerbaijan should also deviate from their ambitious demands.
Joint Turkish Exercises in Caucasus: Geopolitical Objectives, Consequences
Strategic Council Online – opinion: Turkey has conducted two separate military exercises with the Republic of Azerbaijan on the one hand and Pakistan and the Republic of Azerbaijan on the other hand, on limited land and sea scale. The Ankara government pursues specific targets of holding exercises that are geopolitically “purposeful” and “meaningful”, and the recent exercise is one of Turkey’s most important measures since the end of the Second Karabakh War.
Hamid Khoshayand – International affairs analyst
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Geoeconomics as the Most Important Arena of Great Power Competition
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
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
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
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
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
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.
The war of narratives; a tool for geopolitical competition
Strategic Council Online – Note: In today’s global politics, the creation of narratives has become as important as territorial control and economic management, and has turned into the main tool of great power competition.
Handing over the Gaza’s administration is a strategic move by Hamas on the path to political transformation and the preservation of resistance.
Strategic Council Online – Note: Hamas’s handing over the civilian management in Gaza is assessed as an attempt to reduce political pressures, facilitate reconstruction, and preserve the status of resistance in the future equations of Palestine.
Lachin corridor
US Strategy in Caucasus: Undermining Russia’s Position, Regional Role
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on international law, stating that with the blocking of the Lachin Corridor nine months ago and the surrender of Karabakh, Moscow’s 2020 agreement has practically collapsed, added: For the first time after the collapse of the Soviet Union, a solid anti-Russian atmosphere has been created in Armenia and the US, while considering the Russians to be the cause of the current situation, is trying to show Russia as passive and useless and pull the rug from that country’s foot in the region and strengthen its presence in Armenia.
Republic of Azerbaijan Embassy Incident; an Engineered Scenario or Surfing on an Accident?
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The tragic and criminal incident at the embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan in Tehran, which based on the explicit confession of the assailant, took place with personal motives, ended with the timely intervention of the police force.
The causes and consequences of blocking the Lachin corridor
Strategic Council Online—Interview: Emphasizing that the Republic of Azerbaijan and Armenia should respect each other’s territorial integrity and observe international standards, an expert on international issues said that what happened with the blocking of Lachin corridor is against the standards of international law. The Republic of Azerbaijan should be demanded to cancel the restrictions and at the same time clarify the ambiguities of the Moscow Agreement, which was signed with the presence of Russia and between Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan, otherwise there is always the possibility of conflicts and disputes.
Consequences of Blocking Lachin Corridor, Necessity of Regional Countries Cooperation to Resolve Regional Disputes
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A professor at Yerevan State University while emphasizing the necessity of cooperation among Iran, Russia and Armenia to resolve the conflicts in the Karabakh region said: The measures being followed by the Republic of Azerbaijan show that Baku really wants war in the region. Any agreement and negotiation that takes place is quickly violated by Baku, and this violation of commitments is of no importance to them.
An Analysis of Armenia Not Welcoming Tripartite Negotiations
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Caucasus affairs said: Armenia is angry with Russia over its failure to give a quick and decisive response regarding the lifting of the blockage of the Lachin Corridor, and by not welcoming tripartite negotiations, it intends to show its dissatisfaction, but this action will not help to improve the situation and enables the Republic of Azerbaijan to find the possibility for more movement.
Perspective of Armenia-Azerbaijan Republic Border Talks
Strategic Council Online – Interview: The head of the Caucasus Studies Foundation, saying that Turkey, the Republic of Azerbaijan and Armenia are seeking to de-escalate and normalize their relations added: There is the possibility that communication lines will be opened under the control and supervision of Russian forces, and in this regard, Turkey and the Republic of Azerbaijan should also deviate from their ambitious demands.
Joint Turkish Exercises in Caucasus: Geopolitical Objectives, Consequences
Strategic Council Online – opinion: Turkey has conducted two separate military exercises with the Republic of Azerbaijan on the one hand and Pakistan and the Republic of Azerbaijan on the other hand, on limited land and sea scale. The Ankara government pursues specific targets of holding exercises that are geopolitically “purposeful” and “meaningful”, and the recent exercise is one of Turkey’s most important measures since the end of the Second Karabakh War.
Hamid Khoshayand – International affairs analyst
Lachin corridor
US Strategy in Caucasus: Undermining Russia’s Position, Regional Role
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on international law, stating that with the blocking of the Lachin Corridor nine months ago and the surrender of Karabakh, Moscow’s 2020 agreement has practically collapsed, added: For the first time after the collapse of the Soviet Union, a solid anti-Russian atmosphere has been created in Armenia and the US, while considering the Russians to be the cause of the current situation, is trying to show Russia as passive and useless and pull the rug from that country’s foot in the region and strengthen its presence in Armenia.
Republic of Azerbaijan Embassy Incident; an Engineered Scenario or Surfing on an Accident?
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The tragic and criminal incident at the embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan in Tehran, which based on the explicit confession of the assailant, took place with personal motives, ended with the timely intervention of the police force.
The causes and consequences of blocking the Lachin corridor
Strategic Council Online—Interview: Emphasizing that the Republic of Azerbaijan and Armenia should respect each other’s territorial integrity and observe international standards, an expert on international issues said that what happened with the blocking of Lachin corridor is against the standards of international law. The Republic of Azerbaijan should be demanded to cancel the restrictions and at the same time clarify the ambiguities of the Moscow Agreement, which was signed with the presence of Russia and between Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan, otherwise there is always the possibility of conflicts and disputes.
Consequences of Blocking Lachin Corridor, Necessity of Regional Countries Cooperation to Resolve Regional Disputes
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A professor at Yerevan State University while emphasizing the necessity of cooperation among Iran, Russia and Armenia to resolve the conflicts in the Karabakh region said: The measures being followed by the Republic of Azerbaijan show that Baku really wants war in the region. Any agreement and negotiation that takes place is quickly violated by Baku, and this violation of commitments is of no importance to them.
An Analysis of Armenia Not Welcoming Tripartite Negotiations
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Caucasus affairs said: Armenia is angry with Russia over its failure to give a quick and decisive response regarding the lifting of the blockage of the Lachin Corridor, and by not welcoming tripartite negotiations, it intends to show its dissatisfaction, but this action will not help to improve the situation and enables the Republic of Azerbaijan to find the possibility for more movement.
Perspective of Armenia-Azerbaijan Republic Border Talks
Strategic Council Online – Interview: The head of the Caucasus Studies Foundation, saying that Turkey, the Republic of Azerbaijan and Armenia are seeking to de-escalate and normalize their relations added: There is the possibility that communication lines will be opened under the control and supervision of Russian forces, and in this regard, Turkey and the Republic of Azerbaijan should also deviate from their ambitious demands.
Joint Turkish Exercises in Caucasus: Geopolitical Objectives, Consequences
Strategic Council Online – opinion: Turkey has conducted two separate military exercises with the Republic of Azerbaijan on the one hand and Pakistan and the Republic of Azerbaijan on the other hand, on limited land and sea scale. The Ankara government pursues specific targets of holding exercises that are geopolitically “purposeful” and “meaningful”, and the recent exercise is one of Turkey’s most important measures since the end of the Second Karabakh War.
Hamid Khoshayand – International affairs analyst
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Geoeconomics as the Most Important Arena of Great Power Competition
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
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
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
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
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
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.
The war of narratives; a tool for geopolitical competition
Strategic Council Online – Note: In today’s global politics, the creation of narratives has become as important as territorial control and economic management, and has turned into the main tool of great power competition.
Handing over the Gaza’s administration is a strategic move by Hamas on the path to political transformation and the preservation of resistance.
Strategic Council Online – Note: Hamas’s handing over the civilian management in Gaza is assessed as an attempt to reduce political pressures, facilitate reconstruction, and preserve the status of resistance in the future equations of Palestine.
Lachin corridor
US Strategy in Caucasus: Undermining Russia’s Position, Regional Role
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on international law, stating that with the blocking of the Lachin Corridor nine months ago and the surrender of Karabakh, Moscow’s 2020 agreement has practically collapsed, added: For the first time after the collapse of the Soviet Union, a solid anti-Russian atmosphere has been created in Armenia and the US, while considering the Russians to be the cause of the current situation, is trying to show Russia as passive and useless and pull the rug from that country’s foot in the region and strengthen its presence in Armenia.
Republic of Azerbaijan Embassy Incident; an Engineered Scenario or Surfing on an Accident?
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The tragic and criminal incident at the embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan in Tehran, which based on the explicit confession of the assailant, took place with personal motives, ended with the timely intervention of the police force.
The causes and consequences of blocking the Lachin corridor
Strategic Council Online—Interview: Emphasizing that the Republic of Azerbaijan and Armenia should respect each other’s territorial integrity and observe international standards, an expert on international issues said that what happened with the blocking of Lachin corridor is against the standards of international law. The Republic of Azerbaijan should be demanded to cancel the restrictions and at the same time clarify the ambiguities of the Moscow Agreement, which was signed with the presence of Russia and between Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan, otherwise there is always the possibility of conflicts and disputes.
Consequences of Blocking Lachin Corridor, Necessity of Regional Countries Cooperation to Resolve Regional Disputes
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A professor at Yerevan State University while emphasizing the necessity of cooperation among Iran, Russia and Armenia to resolve the conflicts in the Karabakh region said: The measures being followed by the Republic of Azerbaijan show that Baku really wants war in the region. Any agreement and negotiation that takes place is quickly violated by Baku, and this violation of commitments is of no importance to them.
An Analysis of Armenia Not Welcoming Tripartite Negotiations
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Caucasus affairs said: Armenia is angry with Russia over its failure to give a quick and decisive response regarding the lifting of the blockage of the Lachin Corridor, and by not welcoming tripartite negotiations, it intends to show its dissatisfaction, but this action will not help to improve the situation and enables the Republic of Azerbaijan to find the possibility for more movement.
Perspective of Armenia-Azerbaijan Republic Border Talks
Strategic Council Online – Interview: The head of the Caucasus Studies Foundation, saying that Turkey, the Republic of Azerbaijan and Armenia are seeking to de-escalate and normalize their relations added: There is the possibility that communication lines will be opened under the control and supervision of Russian forces, and in this regard, Turkey and the Republic of Azerbaijan should also deviate from their ambitious demands.
Joint Turkish Exercises in Caucasus: Geopolitical Objectives, Consequences
Strategic Council Online – opinion: Turkey has conducted two separate military exercises with the Republic of Azerbaijan on the one hand and Pakistan and the Republic of Azerbaijan on the other hand, on limited land and sea scale. The Ankara government pursues specific targets of holding exercises that are geopolitically “purposeful” and “meaningful”, and the recent exercise is one of Turkey’s most important measures since the end of the Second Karabakh War.
Hamid Khoshayand – International affairs analyst
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Geoeconomics as the Most Important Arena of Great Power Competition
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
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
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
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
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
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.
The war of narratives; a tool for geopolitical competition
Strategic Council Online – Note: In today’s global politics, the creation of narratives has become as important as territorial control and economic management, and has turned into the main tool of great power competition.
Handing over the Gaza’s administration is a strategic move by Hamas on the path to political transformation and the preservation of resistance.
Strategic Council Online – Note: Hamas’s handing over the civilian management in Gaza is assessed as an attempt to reduce political pressures, facilitate reconstruction, and preserve the status of resistance in the future equations of Palestine.
Lachin corridor
US Strategy in Caucasus: Undermining Russia’s Position, Regional Role
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on international law, stating that with the blocking of the Lachin Corridor nine months ago and the surrender of Karabakh, Moscow’s 2020 agreement has practically collapsed, added: For the first time after the collapse of the Soviet Union, a solid anti-Russian atmosphere has been created in Armenia and the US, while considering the Russians to be the cause of the current situation, is trying to show Russia as passive and useless and pull the rug from that country’s foot in the region and strengthen its presence in Armenia.
Republic of Azerbaijan Embassy Incident; an Engineered Scenario or Surfing on an Accident?
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The tragic and criminal incident at the embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan in Tehran, which based on the explicit confession of the assailant, took place with personal motives, ended with the timely intervention of the police force.
The causes and consequences of blocking the Lachin corridor
Strategic Council Online—Interview: Emphasizing that the Republic of Azerbaijan and Armenia should respect each other’s territorial integrity and observe international standards, an expert on international issues said that what happened with the blocking of Lachin corridor is against the standards of international law. The Republic of Azerbaijan should be demanded to cancel the restrictions and at the same time clarify the ambiguities of the Moscow Agreement, which was signed with the presence of Russia and between Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan, otherwise there is always the possibility of conflicts and disputes.
Consequences of Blocking Lachin Corridor, Necessity of Regional Countries Cooperation to Resolve Regional Disputes
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A professor at Yerevan State University while emphasizing the necessity of cooperation among Iran, Russia and Armenia to resolve the conflicts in the Karabakh region said: The measures being followed by the Republic of Azerbaijan show that Baku really wants war in the region. Any agreement and negotiation that takes place is quickly violated by Baku, and this violation of commitments is of no importance to them.
An Analysis of Armenia Not Welcoming Tripartite Negotiations
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Caucasus affairs said: Armenia is angry with Russia over its failure to give a quick and decisive response regarding the lifting of the blockage of the Lachin Corridor, and by not welcoming tripartite negotiations, it intends to show its dissatisfaction, but this action will not help to improve the situation and enables the Republic of Azerbaijan to find the possibility for more movement.
Perspective of Armenia-Azerbaijan Republic Border Talks
Strategic Council Online – Interview: The head of the Caucasus Studies Foundation, saying that Turkey, the Republic of Azerbaijan and Armenia are seeking to de-escalate and normalize their relations added: There is the possibility that communication lines will be opened under the control and supervision of Russian forces, and in this regard, Turkey and the Republic of Azerbaijan should also deviate from their ambitious demands.
Joint Turkish Exercises in Caucasus: Geopolitical Objectives, Consequences
Strategic Council Online – opinion: Turkey has conducted two separate military exercises with the Republic of Azerbaijan on the one hand and Pakistan and the Republic of Azerbaijan on the other hand, on limited land and sea scale. The Ankara government pursues specific targets of holding exercises that are geopolitically “purposeful” and “meaningful”, and the recent exercise is one of Turkey’s most important measures since the end of the Second Karabakh War.
Hamid Khoshayand – International affairs analyst
ÚLTIMAS PUBLICACIONES
Geoeconomics as the Most Important Arena of Great Power Competition
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
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
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
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
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
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.
The war of narratives; a tool for geopolitical competition
Strategic Council Online – Note: In today’s global politics, the creation of narratives has become as important as territorial control and economic management, and has turned into the main tool of great power competition.
Handing over the Gaza’s administration is a strategic move by Hamas on the path to political transformation and the preservation of resistance.
Strategic Council Online – Note: Hamas’s handing over the civilian management in Gaza is assessed as an attempt to reduce political pressures, facilitate reconstruction, and preserve the status of resistance in the future equations of Palestine.
Lachin corridor
US Strategy in Caucasus: Undermining Russia’s Position, Regional Role
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on international law, stating that with the blocking of the Lachin Corridor nine months ago and the surrender of Karabakh, Moscow’s 2020 agreement has practically collapsed, added: For the first time after the collapse of the Soviet Union, a solid anti-Russian atmosphere has been created in Armenia and the US, while considering the Russians to be the cause of the current situation, is trying to show Russia as passive and useless and pull the rug from that country’s foot in the region and strengthen its presence in Armenia.
Republic of Azerbaijan Embassy Incident; an Engineered Scenario or Surfing on an Accident?
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The tragic and criminal incident at the embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan in Tehran, which based on the explicit confession of the assailant, took place with personal motives, ended with the timely intervention of the police force.
The causes and consequences of blocking the Lachin corridor
Strategic Council Online—Interview: Emphasizing that the Republic of Azerbaijan and Armenia should respect each other’s territorial integrity and observe international standards, an expert on international issues said that what happened with the blocking of Lachin corridor is against the standards of international law. The Republic of Azerbaijan should be demanded to cancel the restrictions and at the same time clarify the ambiguities of the Moscow Agreement, which was signed with the presence of Russia and between Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan, otherwise there is always the possibility of conflicts and disputes.
Consequences of Blocking Lachin Corridor, Necessity of Regional Countries Cooperation to Resolve Regional Disputes
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A professor at Yerevan State University while emphasizing the necessity of cooperation among Iran, Russia and Armenia to resolve the conflicts in the Karabakh region said: The measures being followed by the Republic of Azerbaijan show that Baku really wants war in the region. Any agreement and negotiation that takes place is quickly violated by Baku, and this violation of commitments is of no importance to them.
An Analysis of Armenia Not Welcoming Tripartite Negotiations
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Caucasus affairs said: Armenia is angry with Russia over its failure to give a quick and decisive response regarding the lifting of the blockage of the Lachin Corridor, and by not welcoming tripartite negotiations, it intends to show its dissatisfaction, but this action will not help to improve the situation and enables the Republic of Azerbaijan to find the possibility for more movement.
Perspective of Armenia-Azerbaijan Republic Border Talks
Strategic Council Online – Interview: The head of the Caucasus Studies Foundation, saying that Turkey, the Republic of Azerbaijan and Armenia are seeking to de-escalate and normalize their relations added: There is the possibility that communication lines will be opened under the control and supervision of Russian forces, and in this regard, Turkey and the Republic of Azerbaijan should also deviate from their ambitious demands.
Joint Turkish Exercises in Caucasus: Geopolitical Objectives, Consequences
Strategic Council Online – opinion: Turkey has conducted two separate military exercises with the Republic of Azerbaijan on the one hand and Pakistan and the Republic of Azerbaijan on the other hand, on limited land and sea scale. The Ankara government pursues specific targets of holding exercises that are geopolitically “purposeful” and “meaningful”, and the recent exercise is one of Turkey’s most important measures since the end of the Second Karabakh War.
Hamid Khoshayand – International affairs analyst
ÚLTIMAS PUBLICACIONES
Geoeconomics as the Most Important Arena of Great Power Competition
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
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
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
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
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
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.
The war of narratives; a tool for geopolitical competition
Strategic Council Online – Note: In today’s global politics, the creation of narratives has become as important as territorial control and economic management, and has turned into the main tool of great power competition.
Handing over the Gaza’s administration is a strategic move by Hamas on the path to political transformation and the preservation of resistance.
Strategic Council Online – Note: Hamas’s handing over the civilian management in Gaza is assessed as an attempt to reduce political pressures, facilitate reconstruction, and preserve the status of resistance in the future equations of Palestine.
Lachin corridor
US Strategy in Caucasus: Undermining Russia’s Position, Regional Role
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on international law, stating that with the blocking of the Lachin Corridor nine months ago and the surrender of Karabakh, Moscow’s 2020 agreement has practically collapsed, added: For the first time after the collapse of the Soviet Union, a solid anti-Russian atmosphere has been created in Armenia and the US, while considering the Russians to be the cause of the current situation, is trying to show Russia as passive and useless and pull the rug from that country’s foot in the region and strengthen its presence in Armenia.
Republic of Azerbaijan Embassy Incident; an Engineered Scenario or Surfing on an Accident?
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The tragic and criminal incident at the embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan in Tehran, which based on the explicit confession of the assailant, took place with personal motives, ended with the timely intervention of the police force.
The causes and consequences of blocking the Lachin corridor
Strategic Council Online—Interview: Emphasizing that the Republic of Azerbaijan and Armenia should respect each other’s territorial integrity and observe international standards, an expert on international issues said that what happened with the blocking of Lachin corridor is against the standards of international law. The Republic of Azerbaijan should be demanded to cancel the restrictions and at the same time clarify the ambiguities of the Moscow Agreement, which was signed with the presence of Russia and between Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan, otherwise there is always the possibility of conflicts and disputes.
Consequences of Blocking Lachin Corridor, Necessity of Regional Countries Cooperation to Resolve Regional Disputes
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A professor at Yerevan State University while emphasizing the necessity of cooperation among Iran, Russia and Armenia to resolve the conflicts in the Karabakh region said: The measures being followed by the Republic of Azerbaijan show that Baku really wants war in the region. Any agreement and negotiation that takes place is quickly violated by Baku, and this violation of commitments is of no importance to them.
An Analysis of Armenia Not Welcoming Tripartite Negotiations
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on Caucasus affairs said: Armenia is angry with Russia over its failure to give a quick and decisive response regarding the lifting of the blockage of the Lachin Corridor, and by not welcoming tripartite negotiations, it intends to show its dissatisfaction, but this action will not help to improve the situation and enables the Republic of Azerbaijan to find the possibility for more movement.
Perspective of Armenia-Azerbaijan Republic Border Talks
Strategic Council Online – Interview: The head of the Caucasus Studies Foundation, saying that Turkey, the Republic of Azerbaijan and Armenia are seeking to de-escalate and normalize their relations added: There is the possibility that communication lines will be opened under the control and supervision of Russian forces, and in this regard, Turkey and the Republic of Azerbaijan should also deviate from their ambitious demands.
Joint Turkish Exercises in Caucasus: Geopolitical Objectives, Consequences
Strategic Council Online – opinion: Turkey has conducted two separate military exercises with the Republic of Azerbaijan on the one hand and Pakistan and the Republic of Azerbaijan on the other hand, on limited land and sea scale. The Ankara government pursues specific targets of holding exercises that are geopolitically “purposeful” and “meaningful”, and the recent exercise is one of Turkey’s most important measures since the end of the Second Karabakh War.
Hamid Khoshayand – International affairs analyst
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