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: The sanctions imposed by the European Union against the Islamic Republic of Iran before the activation of the snapback mechanism represent an effort to exert additional political and economic pressure on our country to change the system’s behavior regarding regional developments.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The joint article by the foreign ministers of Britain, France, and Germany, recently published in Politico under the title “Why we are seeking to reimpose UN sanctions on Iran,” was an apparent attempt to present a one-sided narrative regarding Iran’s nuclear dossier. While the article emphasized increased uranium stockpiles, limited cooperation with the IAEA, and Iran’s security threats, important facts of our country’s nuclear case were ignored entirely.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on US affairs says the Democrats are facing the challenge of unpopularity and are likely to lose seats in the mid-term congressional elections. He added: The internal situation in the United States is very chaotic for a variety of reasons, and its distorted image has negatively affected its soft power in the world.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: Former Iranian Ambassador to France said:” Russians have shown if the pressures were going to mount on them, they would raise impediments to other dossiers related to the Western links that can harm their relations with concerned parties”.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An analyst of Zionist regime’s affairs, saying that threats against the regime are more serious and fundamental than those outlined in the annual security report, added: In this document, the possibility of a nuclear deal in Vienna is one of those challenges that, given some of the changes that have taken place in Mossad, continuing to obstruct Iran’s nuclear program is the regime’s main strategy to counter it.
Strategic Council Online – Riyadh and Manama concerned about easing tensions between Iran and the United States and even with Europe and changing their supportive approach to Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, have called for participation in renewed talks on Iran or at least their interests be taken into account, an expert on the Middle East affairs said.
Strategic Council Online: Explaining the US efforts to release a UN Security Council resolution against Iran and activating the trigger mechanism, a university professor said: “A decisive response must be given to those who fully understand that their actions will not be without a cost, otherwise Biden’s victory in the presidential election would be more dangerous for Iran than Trump.”
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: The sanctions imposed by the European Union against the Islamic Republic of Iran before the activation of the snapback mechanism represent an effort to exert additional political and economic pressure on our country to change the system’s behavior regarding regional developments.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The joint article by the foreign ministers of Britain, France, and Germany, recently published in Politico under the title “Why we are seeking to reimpose UN sanctions on Iran,” was an apparent attempt to present a one-sided narrative regarding Iran’s nuclear dossier. While the article emphasized increased uranium stockpiles, limited cooperation with the IAEA, and Iran’s security threats, important facts of our country’s nuclear case were ignored entirely.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on US affairs says the Democrats are facing the challenge of unpopularity and are likely to lose seats in the mid-term congressional elections. He added: The internal situation in the United States is very chaotic for a variety of reasons, and its distorted image has negatively affected its soft power in the world.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: Former Iranian Ambassador to France said:” Russians have shown if the pressures were going to mount on them, they would raise impediments to other dossiers related to the Western links that can harm their relations with concerned parties”.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An analyst of Zionist regime’s affairs, saying that threats against the regime are more serious and fundamental than those outlined in the annual security report, added: In this document, the possibility of a nuclear deal in Vienna is one of those challenges that, given some of the changes that have taken place in Mossad, continuing to obstruct Iran’s nuclear program is the regime’s main strategy to counter it.
Strategic Council Online – Riyadh and Manama concerned about easing tensions between Iran and the United States and even with Europe and changing their supportive approach to Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, have called for participation in renewed talks on Iran or at least their interests be taken into account, an expert on the Middle East affairs said.
Strategic Council Online: Explaining the US efforts to release a UN Security Council resolution against Iran and activating the trigger mechanism, a university professor said: “A decisive response must be given to those who fully understand that their actions will not be without a cost, otherwise Biden’s victory in the presidential election would be more dangerous for Iran than Trump.”
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The sanctions imposed by the European Union against the Islamic Republic of Iran before the activation of the snapback mechanism represent an effort to exert additional political and economic pressure on our country to change the system’s behavior regarding regional developments.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The joint article by the foreign ministers of Britain, France, and Germany, recently published in Politico under the title “Why we are seeking to reimpose UN sanctions on Iran,” was an apparent attempt to present a one-sided narrative regarding Iran’s nuclear dossier. While the article emphasized increased uranium stockpiles, limited cooperation with the IAEA, and Iran’s security threats, important facts of our country’s nuclear case were ignored entirely.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on US affairs says the Democrats are facing the challenge of unpopularity and are likely to lose seats in the mid-term congressional elections. He added: The internal situation in the United States is very chaotic for a variety of reasons, and its distorted image has negatively affected its soft power in the world.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: Former Iranian Ambassador to France said:” Russians have shown if the pressures were going to mount on them, they would raise impediments to other dossiers related to the Western links that can harm their relations with concerned parties”.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An analyst of Zionist regime’s affairs, saying that threats against the regime are more serious and fundamental than those outlined in the annual security report, added: In this document, the possibility of a nuclear deal in Vienna is one of those challenges that, given some of the changes that have taken place in Mossad, continuing to obstruct Iran’s nuclear program is the regime’s main strategy to counter it.
Strategic Council Online – Riyadh and Manama concerned about easing tensions between Iran and the United States and even with Europe and changing their supportive approach to Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, have called for participation in renewed talks on Iran or at least their interests be taken into account, an expert on the Middle East affairs said.
Strategic Council Online: Explaining the US efforts to release a UN Security Council resolution against Iran and activating the trigger mechanism, a university professor said: “A decisive response must be given to those who fully understand that their actions will not be without a cost, otherwise Biden’s victory in the presidential election would be more dangerous for Iran than Trump.”
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: The sanctions imposed by the European Union against the Islamic Republic of Iran before the activation of the snapback mechanism represent an effort to exert additional political and economic pressure on our country to change the system’s behavior regarding regional developments.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The joint article by the foreign ministers of Britain, France, and Germany, recently published in Politico under the title “Why we are seeking to reimpose UN sanctions on Iran,” was an apparent attempt to present a one-sided narrative regarding Iran’s nuclear dossier. While the article emphasized increased uranium stockpiles, limited cooperation with the IAEA, and Iran’s security threats, important facts of our country’s nuclear case were ignored entirely.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on US affairs says the Democrats are facing the challenge of unpopularity and are likely to lose seats in the mid-term congressional elections. He added: The internal situation in the United States is very chaotic for a variety of reasons, and its distorted image has negatively affected its soft power in the world.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: Former Iranian Ambassador to France said:” Russians have shown if the pressures were going to mount on them, they would raise impediments to other dossiers related to the Western links that can harm their relations with concerned parties”.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An analyst of Zionist regime’s affairs, saying that threats against the regime are more serious and fundamental than those outlined in the annual security report, added: In this document, the possibility of a nuclear deal in Vienna is one of those challenges that, given some of the changes that have taken place in Mossad, continuing to obstruct Iran’s nuclear program is the regime’s main strategy to counter it.
Strategic Council Online – Riyadh and Manama concerned about easing tensions between Iran and the United States and even with Europe and changing their supportive approach to Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, have called for participation in renewed talks on Iran or at least their interests be taken into account, an expert on the Middle East affairs said.
Strategic Council Online: Explaining the US efforts to release a UN Security Council resolution against Iran and activating the trigger mechanism, a university professor said: “A decisive response must be given to those who fully understand that their actions will not be without a cost, otherwise Biden’s victory in the presidential election would be more dangerous for Iran than Trump.”
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: The sanctions imposed by the European Union against the Islamic Republic of Iran before the activation of the snapback mechanism represent an effort to exert additional political and economic pressure on our country to change the system’s behavior regarding regional developments.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The joint article by the foreign ministers of Britain, France, and Germany, recently published in Politico under the title “Why we are seeking to reimpose UN sanctions on Iran,” was an apparent attempt to present a one-sided narrative regarding Iran’s nuclear dossier. While the article emphasized increased uranium stockpiles, limited cooperation with the IAEA, and Iran’s security threats, important facts of our country’s nuclear case were ignored entirely.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on US affairs says the Democrats are facing the challenge of unpopularity and are likely to lose seats in the mid-term congressional elections. He added: The internal situation in the United States is very chaotic for a variety of reasons, and its distorted image has negatively affected its soft power in the world.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: Former Iranian Ambassador to France said:” Russians have shown if the pressures were going to mount on them, they would raise impediments to other dossiers related to the Western links that can harm their relations with concerned parties”.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An analyst of Zionist regime’s affairs, saying that threats against the regime are more serious and fundamental than those outlined in the annual security report, added: In this document, the possibility of a nuclear deal in Vienna is one of those challenges that, given some of the changes that have taken place in Mossad, continuing to obstruct Iran’s nuclear program is the regime’s main strategy to counter it.
Strategic Council Online – Riyadh and Manama concerned about easing tensions between Iran and the United States and even with Europe and changing their supportive approach to Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, have called for participation in renewed talks on Iran or at least their interests be taken into account, an expert on the Middle East affairs said.
Strategic Council Online: Explaining the US efforts to release a UN Security Council resolution against Iran and activating the trigger mechanism, a university professor said: “A decisive response must be given to those who fully understand that their actions will not be without a cost, otherwise Biden’s victory in the presidential election would be more dangerous for Iran than Trump.”
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: The sanctions imposed by the European Union against the Islamic Republic of Iran before the activation of the snapback mechanism represent an effort to exert additional political and economic pressure on our country to change the system’s behavior regarding regional developments.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The joint article by the foreign ministers of Britain, France, and Germany, recently published in Politico under the title “Why we are seeking to reimpose UN sanctions on Iran,” was an apparent attempt to present a one-sided narrative regarding Iran’s nuclear dossier. While the article emphasized increased uranium stockpiles, limited cooperation with the IAEA, and Iran’s security threats, important facts of our country’s nuclear case were ignored entirely.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on US affairs says the Democrats are facing the challenge of unpopularity and are likely to lose seats in the mid-term congressional elections. He added: The internal situation in the United States is very chaotic for a variety of reasons, and its distorted image has negatively affected its soft power in the world.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: Former Iranian Ambassador to France said:” Russians have shown if the pressures were going to mount on them, they would raise impediments to other dossiers related to the Western links that can harm their relations with concerned parties”.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An analyst of Zionist regime’s affairs, saying that threats against the regime are more serious and fundamental than those outlined in the annual security report, added: In this document, the possibility of a nuclear deal in Vienna is one of those challenges that, given some of the changes that have taken place in Mossad, continuing to obstruct Iran’s nuclear program is the regime’s main strategy to counter it.
Strategic Council Online – Riyadh and Manama concerned about easing tensions between Iran and the United States and even with Europe and changing their supportive approach to Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, have called for participation in renewed talks on Iran or at least their interests be taken into account, an expert on the Middle East affairs said.
Strategic Council Online: Explaining the US efforts to release a UN Security Council resolution against Iran and activating the trigger mechanism, a university professor said: “A decisive response must be given to those who fully understand that their actions will not be without a cost, otherwise Biden’s victory in the presidential election would be more dangerous for Iran than Trump.”
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: The sanctions imposed by the European Union against the Islamic Republic of Iran before the activation of the snapback mechanism represent an effort to exert additional political and economic pressure on our country to change the system’s behavior regarding regional developments.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The joint article by the foreign ministers of Britain, France, and Germany, recently published in Politico under the title “Why we are seeking to reimpose UN sanctions on Iran,” was an apparent attempt to present a one-sided narrative regarding Iran’s nuclear dossier. While the article emphasized increased uranium stockpiles, limited cooperation with the IAEA, and Iran’s security threats, important facts of our country’s nuclear case were ignored entirely.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on US affairs says the Democrats are facing the challenge of unpopularity and are likely to lose seats in the mid-term congressional elections. He added: The internal situation in the United States is very chaotic for a variety of reasons, and its distorted image has negatively affected its soft power in the world.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: Former Iranian Ambassador to France said:” Russians have shown if the pressures were going to mount on them, they would raise impediments to other dossiers related to the Western links that can harm their relations with concerned parties”.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An analyst of Zionist regime’s affairs, saying that threats against the regime are more serious and fundamental than those outlined in the annual security report, added: In this document, the possibility of a nuclear deal in Vienna is one of those challenges that, given some of the changes that have taken place in Mossad, continuing to obstruct Iran’s nuclear program is the regime’s main strategy to counter it.
Strategic Council Online – Riyadh and Manama concerned about easing tensions between Iran and the United States and even with Europe and changing their supportive approach to Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, have called for participation in renewed talks on Iran or at least their interests be taken into account, an expert on the Middle East affairs said.
Strategic Council Online: Explaining the US efforts to release a UN Security Council resolution against Iran and activating the trigger mechanism, a university professor said: “A decisive response must be given to those who fully understand that their actions will not be without a cost, otherwise Biden’s victory in the presidential election would be more dangerous for Iran than Trump.”
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.