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 – 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.
Strategic Council Online: Dr. Seyed Kamal Kharrazi emphasized that any negotiation with the United States must be based on equal footing and mutual respect, and its agenda must be agreed upon in advance.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An international affairs expert said, “Trump’s most important challenge in this period of his presidency for interacting with Russia is the war in Ukraine. It seems that other than Trump, the other parties do not have the necessary preparation, will, and trust to end this war.”
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An expert on international affairs said that Ukraine’s nuclearization will not be a sustainable solution to the country’s security dilemma in the long term.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An international issues expert said the expansion of China’s nuclear arsenal should be analyzed in the framework of the strategy of “nuclear superiority,” in which a tripolar nuclear world will be formed. In this world, the idea of a nuclear war is more likely compared to the nuclear bipolar world.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on international issues said that Russia’s threat to use nuclear weapons in the Ukraine war comes with a “deterrence” approach because the Russians currently have no ground for using nuclear weapons.
Strategic Council Online — Interview: An expert on international issues emphasized that Russia’s position on “changing the nuclear doctrine” of this country is a deterrent measure aimed at reducing the level of the conflict and war with Ukraine supported by the West and the United States.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An international affairs expert said that the European Union is helping Ukraine not to defend the country of Ukraine but to defend its security against Russia; therefore, their financial aid to Ukraine will continue.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An expert on international affairs said the US plan to deploy medium-range missiles in East Asia aims to create an offensive capability against China, adding that naturally, the deployment of these missiles by the United States in countries such as Australia or possibly in Japan and South Korea can lead to China’s counter-reaction and increase the level of tensions between the two countries.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An international relations professor stated that Russia, after withdrawing ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, found itself in a situation similar to the United States, adding: The CTBT helped define nuclear de-escalation after the Cold War, but now, with both sides reducing their commitments to the treaty, speculations may begin about the possibility of nuclear tests.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on international affairs said that although the European Union devoted all its diplomatic efforts in the past year to support Ukraine in the war with Russia did not get the desired result, noted: France as a superior and ambitious power of the European Union has failed so far in finding a solution for peace between Ukraine and Russia.
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 – 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.
Strategic Council Online: Dr. Seyed Kamal Kharrazi emphasized that any negotiation with the United States must be based on equal footing and mutual respect, and its agenda must be agreed upon in advance.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An international affairs expert said, “Trump’s most important challenge in this period of his presidency for interacting with Russia is the war in Ukraine. It seems that other than Trump, the other parties do not have the necessary preparation, will, and trust to end this war.”
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An expert on international affairs said that Ukraine’s nuclearization will not be a sustainable solution to the country’s security dilemma in the long term.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An international issues expert said the expansion of China’s nuclear arsenal should be analyzed in the framework of the strategy of “nuclear superiority,” in which a tripolar nuclear world will be formed. In this world, the idea of a nuclear war is more likely compared to the nuclear bipolar world.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on international issues said that Russia’s threat to use nuclear weapons in the Ukraine war comes with a “deterrence” approach because the Russians currently have no ground for using nuclear weapons.
Strategic Council Online — Interview: An expert on international issues emphasized that Russia’s position on “changing the nuclear doctrine” of this country is a deterrent measure aimed at reducing the level of the conflict and war with Ukraine supported by the West and the United States.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An international affairs expert said that the European Union is helping Ukraine not to defend the country of Ukraine but to defend its security against Russia; therefore, their financial aid to Ukraine will continue.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An expert on international affairs said the US plan to deploy medium-range missiles in East Asia aims to create an offensive capability against China, adding that naturally, the deployment of these missiles by the United States in countries such as Australia or possibly in Japan and South Korea can lead to China’s counter-reaction and increase the level of tensions between the two countries.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An international relations professor stated that Russia, after withdrawing ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, found itself in a situation similar to the United States, adding: The CTBT helped define nuclear de-escalation after the Cold War, but now, with both sides reducing their commitments to the treaty, speculations may begin about the possibility of nuclear tests.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on international affairs said that although the European Union devoted all its diplomatic efforts in the past year to support Ukraine in the war with Russia did not get the desired result, noted: France as a superior and ambitious power of the European Union has failed so far in finding a solution for peace between Ukraine and Russia.
Strategic Council Online: Dr. Seyed Kamal Kharrazi emphasized that any negotiation with the United States must be based on equal footing and mutual respect, and its agenda must be agreed upon in advance.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An international affairs expert said, “Trump’s most important challenge in this period of his presidency for interacting with Russia is the war in Ukraine. It seems that other than Trump, the other parties do not have the necessary preparation, will, and trust to end this war.”
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An expert on international affairs said that Ukraine’s nuclearization will not be a sustainable solution to the country’s security dilemma in the long term.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An international issues expert said the expansion of China’s nuclear arsenal should be analyzed in the framework of the strategy of “nuclear superiority,” in which a tripolar nuclear world will be formed. In this world, the idea of a nuclear war is more likely compared to the nuclear bipolar world.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on international issues said that Russia’s threat to use nuclear weapons in the Ukraine war comes with a “deterrence” approach because the Russians currently have no ground for using nuclear weapons.
Strategic Council Online — Interview: An expert on international issues emphasized that Russia’s position on “changing the nuclear doctrine” of this country is a deterrent measure aimed at reducing the level of the conflict and war with Ukraine supported by the West and the United States.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An international affairs expert said that the European Union is helping Ukraine not to defend the country of Ukraine but to defend its security against Russia; therefore, their financial aid to Ukraine will continue.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An expert on international affairs said the US plan to deploy medium-range missiles in East Asia aims to create an offensive capability against China, adding that naturally, the deployment of these missiles by the United States in countries such as Australia or possibly in Japan and South Korea can lead to China’s counter-reaction and increase the level of tensions between the two countries.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An international relations professor stated that Russia, after withdrawing ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, found itself in a situation similar to the United States, adding: The CTBT helped define nuclear de-escalation after the Cold War, but now, with both sides reducing their commitments to the treaty, speculations may begin about the possibility of nuclear tests.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on international affairs said that although the European Union devoted all its diplomatic efforts in the past year to support Ukraine in the war with Russia did not get the desired result, noted: France as a superior and ambitious power of the European Union has failed so far in finding a solution for peace between Ukraine and Russia.
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 – 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.
Strategic Council Online: Dr. Seyed Kamal Kharrazi emphasized that any negotiation with the United States must be based on equal footing and mutual respect, and its agenda must be agreed upon in advance.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An international affairs expert said, “Trump’s most important challenge in this period of his presidency for interacting with Russia is the war in Ukraine. It seems that other than Trump, the other parties do not have the necessary preparation, will, and trust to end this war.”
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An expert on international affairs said that Ukraine’s nuclearization will not be a sustainable solution to the country’s security dilemma in the long term.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An international issues expert said the expansion of China’s nuclear arsenal should be analyzed in the framework of the strategy of “nuclear superiority,” in which a tripolar nuclear world will be formed. In this world, the idea of a nuclear war is more likely compared to the nuclear bipolar world.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on international issues said that Russia’s threat to use nuclear weapons in the Ukraine war comes with a “deterrence” approach because the Russians currently have no ground for using nuclear weapons.
Strategic Council Online — Interview: An expert on international issues emphasized that Russia’s position on “changing the nuclear doctrine” of this country is a deterrent measure aimed at reducing the level of the conflict and war with Ukraine supported by the West and the United States.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An international affairs expert said that the European Union is helping Ukraine not to defend the country of Ukraine but to defend its security against Russia; therefore, their financial aid to Ukraine will continue.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An expert on international affairs said the US plan to deploy medium-range missiles in East Asia aims to create an offensive capability against China, adding that naturally, the deployment of these missiles by the United States in countries such as Australia or possibly in Japan and South Korea can lead to China’s counter-reaction and increase the level of tensions between the two countries.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An international relations professor stated that Russia, after withdrawing ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, found itself in a situation similar to the United States, adding: The CTBT helped define nuclear de-escalation after the Cold War, but now, with both sides reducing their commitments to the treaty, speculations may begin about the possibility of nuclear tests.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on international affairs said that although the European Union devoted all its diplomatic efforts in the past year to support Ukraine in the war with Russia did not get the desired result, noted: France as a superior and ambitious power of the European Union has failed so far in finding a solution for peace between Ukraine and Russia.
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 – 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.
Strategic Council Online: Dr. Seyed Kamal Kharrazi emphasized that any negotiation with the United States must be based on equal footing and mutual respect, and its agenda must be agreed upon in advance.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An international affairs expert said, “Trump’s most important challenge in this period of his presidency for interacting with Russia is the war in Ukraine. It seems that other than Trump, the other parties do not have the necessary preparation, will, and trust to end this war.”
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An expert on international affairs said that Ukraine’s nuclearization will not be a sustainable solution to the country’s security dilemma in the long term.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An international issues expert said the expansion of China’s nuclear arsenal should be analyzed in the framework of the strategy of “nuclear superiority,” in which a tripolar nuclear world will be formed. In this world, the idea of a nuclear war is more likely compared to the nuclear bipolar world.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on international issues said that Russia’s threat to use nuclear weapons in the Ukraine war comes with a “deterrence” approach because the Russians currently have no ground for using nuclear weapons.
Strategic Council Online — Interview: An expert on international issues emphasized that Russia’s position on “changing the nuclear doctrine” of this country is a deterrent measure aimed at reducing the level of the conflict and war with Ukraine supported by the West and the United States.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An international affairs expert said that the European Union is helping Ukraine not to defend the country of Ukraine but to defend its security against Russia; therefore, their financial aid to Ukraine will continue.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An expert on international affairs said the US plan to deploy medium-range missiles in East Asia aims to create an offensive capability against China, adding that naturally, the deployment of these missiles by the United States in countries such as Australia or possibly in Japan and South Korea can lead to China’s counter-reaction and increase the level of tensions between the two countries.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An international relations professor stated that Russia, after withdrawing ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, found itself in a situation similar to the United States, adding: The CTBT helped define nuclear de-escalation after the Cold War, but now, with both sides reducing their commitments to the treaty, speculations may begin about the possibility of nuclear tests.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on international affairs said that although the European Union devoted all its diplomatic efforts in the past year to support Ukraine in the war with Russia did not get the desired result, noted: France as a superior and ambitious power of the European Union has failed so far in finding a solution for peace between Ukraine and Russia.
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 – 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.
Strategic Council Online: Dr. Seyed Kamal Kharrazi emphasized that any negotiation with the United States must be based on equal footing and mutual respect, and its agenda must be agreed upon in advance.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An international affairs expert said, “Trump’s most important challenge in this period of his presidency for interacting with Russia is the war in Ukraine. It seems that other than Trump, the other parties do not have the necessary preparation, will, and trust to end this war.”
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An expert on international affairs said that Ukraine’s nuclearization will not be a sustainable solution to the country’s security dilemma in the long term.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An international issues expert said the expansion of China’s nuclear arsenal should be analyzed in the framework of the strategy of “nuclear superiority,” in which a tripolar nuclear world will be formed. In this world, the idea of a nuclear war is more likely compared to the nuclear bipolar world.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on international issues said that Russia’s threat to use nuclear weapons in the Ukraine war comes with a “deterrence” approach because the Russians currently have no ground for using nuclear weapons.
Strategic Council Online — Interview: An expert on international issues emphasized that Russia’s position on “changing the nuclear doctrine” of this country is a deterrent measure aimed at reducing the level of the conflict and war with Ukraine supported by the West and the United States.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An international affairs expert said that the European Union is helping Ukraine not to defend the country of Ukraine but to defend its security against Russia; therefore, their financial aid to Ukraine will continue.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An expert on international affairs said the US plan to deploy medium-range missiles in East Asia aims to create an offensive capability against China, adding that naturally, the deployment of these missiles by the United States in countries such as Australia or possibly in Japan and South Korea can lead to China’s counter-reaction and increase the level of tensions between the two countries.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An international relations professor stated that Russia, after withdrawing ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, found itself in a situation similar to the United States, adding: The CTBT helped define nuclear de-escalation after the Cold War, but now, with both sides reducing their commitments to the treaty, speculations may begin about the possibility of nuclear tests.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on international affairs said that although the European Union devoted all its diplomatic efforts in the past year to support Ukraine in the war with Russia did not get the desired result, noted: France as a superior and ambitious power of the European Union has failed so far in finding a solution for peace between Ukraine and Russia.
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 – 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.
Strategic Council Online: Dr. Seyed Kamal Kharrazi emphasized that any negotiation with the United States must be based on equal footing and mutual respect, and its agenda must be agreed upon in advance.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An international affairs expert said, “Trump’s most important challenge in this period of his presidency for interacting with Russia is the war in Ukraine. It seems that other than Trump, the other parties do not have the necessary preparation, will, and trust to end this war.”
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An expert on international affairs said that Ukraine’s nuclearization will not be a sustainable solution to the country’s security dilemma in the long term.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An international issues expert said the expansion of China’s nuclear arsenal should be analyzed in the framework of the strategy of “nuclear superiority,” in which a tripolar nuclear world will be formed. In this world, the idea of a nuclear war is more likely compared to the nuclear bipolar world.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on international issues said that Russia’s threat to use nuclear weapons in the Ukraine war comes with a “deterrence” approach because the Russians currently have no ground for using nuclear weapons.
Strategic Council Online — Interview: An expert on international issues emphasized that Russia’s position on “changing the nuclear doctrine” of this country is a deterrent measure aimed at reducing the level of the conflict and war with Ukraine supported by the West and the United States.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An international affairs expert said that the European Union is helping Ukraine not to defend the country of Ukraine but to defend its security against Russia; therefore, their financial aid to Ukraine will continue.
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An expert on international affairs said the US plan to deploy medium-range missiles in East Asia aims to create an offensive capability against China, adding that naturally, the deployment of these missiles by the United States in countries such as Australia or possibly in Japan and South Korea can lead to China’s counter-reaction and increase the level of tensions between the two countries.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An international relations professor stated that Russia, after withdrawing ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, found itself in a situation similar to the United States, adding: The CTBT helped define nuclear de-escalation after the Cold War, but now, with both sides reducing their commitments to the treaty, speculations may begin about the possibility of nuclear tests.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on international affairs said that although the European Union devoted all its diplomatic efforts in the past year to support Ukraine in the war with Russia did not get the desired result, noted: France as a superior and ambitious power of the European Union has failed so far in finding a solution for peace between Ukraine and Russia.
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 – 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.