SCFR Online – Interview: The signing of the Makkah agreement between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey has raised questions about the future of the region’s security structure and the position of these countries in West Asian equations. Can this agreement become a genuine collective defense mechanism, or does it have more of a political and deterrent function than creating new military capacity?
SCFR Online – Opinion: The continuation of the US war against Iran, in addition to increasing operational costs, has called into question the actual capacity of the American arsenal to simultaneously fulfill security commitments on multiple fronts; an issue that affects deterrence, defense production capacity, and Washington’s resource prioritization.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Russia-Ukraine war and the war of the United States and the Israeli regime against Iran have been formed with different objectives and actors, but field and political developments indicate that they are not entirely separate from one another.
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 – Opinion: With the Ukraine crisis continuing and Europe’s security limitations exposed, Iran has found an opportunity to reorganize its position in the new Eurasian order by leveraging its energy capacities and regional transport networks.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: At the European Union summit, it was decided that, to assist Ukraine, instead of using Russia’s frozen assets in European countries, 90 billion euros would be borrowed from financial markets and allocated to Ukraine. This issue is considered a very significant development in the European Union’s policy toward Russia.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: As the world economic order moves towards multipolarity, Eurasia has become a new hub for trade, energy, and financial innovations. Here, the synergy of the North-South Corridor and the Belt and Road Initiative, centered on Iran and involving Russia and India, is redrawing the geoeconomic map of the twenty-first century.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: After nearly four years of conflict, the outlook for Ukraine-Russia peace negotiations remains unclear; not due to a lack of initiatives, but because of deep conflicts of interest, Russia’s strategy of exploiting the battlefield situation politically, and European confusion and lack of consensus. Achieving a lasting peace seems out of reach.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An international affairs analyst stated: Today, Ukraine is facing a set of structural corruption, intra-European divisions, a shift in America’s approach, and a legitimacy crisis for Zelenskyy, which has propelled the course of the war and the future of the European Union and NATO into an entirely new phase.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An international affairs analyst said: The issue of selling the F-35 to Saudi Arabia is not merely a military case, but rather part of a regional engineering that Washington is trying to advance.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A geostrategic affairs analyst said: The emerging Eurasian order is not merely an economic plan, but an effort to redefine the global order based on independence, multilateralism, and regional convergence.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A Caucasus issues analyst stated that increased cooperation between the Republic of Azerbaijan and NATO, along with Western support for Baku, signifies the formation of a new front of geopolitical competition between NATO and Russia in the South Caucasus.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An energy affairs analyst stated that the current state of Western sanctions policies indicates the need to redefine Iran’s geo-energy position through smart energy diplomacy.
Strategic Council Online- Interview: A researcher from the Middle East Strategic Studies Center, referring to Russia’s recent move to cancel the agreement to destroy plutonium stocks officially, stated: Russia, through such actions, is sending messages to declare that the era of Western control and domination is over, and that Moscow is monitoring actions. The reality is that the Ukraine war has intensified the geopolitical confrontation between Russia and the US/West, and Moscow is trying to redefine the rules of the global security game.
SCFR Online – Interview: The signing of the Makkah agreement between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey has raised questions about the future of the region’s security structure and the position of these countries in West Asian equations. Can this agreement become a genuine collective defense mechanism, or does it have more of a political and deterrent function than creating new military capacity?
SCFR Online – Opinion: The continuation of the US war against Iran, in addition to increasing operational costs, has called into question the actual capacity of the American arsenal to simultaneously fulfill security commitments on multiple fronts; an issue that affects deterrence, defense production capacity, and Washington’s resource prioritization.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Russia-Ukraine war and the war of the United States and the Israeli regime against Iran have been formed with different objectives and actors, but field and political developments indicate that they are not entirely separate from one another.
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 – Opinion: With the Ukraine crisis continuing and Europe’s security limitations exposed, Iran has found an opportunity to reorganize its position in the new Eurasian order by leveraging its energy capacities and regional transport networks.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: At the European Union summit, it was decided that, to assist Ukraine, instead of using Russia’s frozen assets in European countries, 90 billion euros would be borrowed from financial markets and allocated to Ukraine. This issue is considered a very significant development in the European Union’s policy toward Russia.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: As the world economic order moves towards multipolarity, Eurasia has become a new hub for trade, energy, and financial innovations. Here, the synergy of the North-South Corridor and the Belt and Road Initiative, centered on Iran and involving Russia and India, is redrawing the geoeconomic map of the twenty-first century.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: After nearly four years of conflict, the outlook for Ukraine-Russia peace negotiations remains unclear; not due to a lack of initiatives, but because of deep conflicts of interest, Russia’s strategy of exploiting the battlefield situation politically, and European confusion and lack of consensus. Achieving a lasting peace seems out of reach.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An international affairs analyst stated: Today, Ukraine is facing a set of structural corruption, intra-European divisions, a shift in America’s approach, and a legitimacy crisis for Zelenskyy, which has propelled the course of the war and the future of the European Union and NATO into an entirely new phase.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An international affairs analyst said: The issue of selling the F-35 to Saudi Arabia is not merely a military case, but rather part of a regional engineering that Washington is trying to advance.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A geostrategic affairs analyst said: The emerging Eurasian order is not merely an economic plan, but an effort to redefine the global order based on independence, multilateralism, and regional convergence.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A Caucasus issues analyst stated that increased cooperation between the Republic of Azerbaijan and NATO, along with Western support for Baku, signifies the formation of a new front of geopolitical competition between NATO and Russia in the South Caucasus.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An energy affairs analyst stated that the current state of Western sanctions policies indicates the need to redefine Iran’s geo-energy position through smart energy diplomacy.
Strategic Council Online- Interview: A researcher from the Middle East Strategic Studies Center, referring to Russia’s recent move to cancel the agreement to destroy plutonium stocks officially, stated: Russia, through such actions, is sending messages to declare that the era of Western control and domination is over, and that Moscow is monitoring actions. The reality is that the Ukraine war has intensified the geopolitical confrontation between Russia and the US/West, and Moscow is trying to redefine the rules of the global security game.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: With the Ukraine crisis continuing and Europe’s security limitations exposed, Iran has found an opportunity to reorganize its position in the new Eurasian order by leveraging its energy capacities and regional transport networks.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: At the European Union summit, it was decided that, to assist Ukraine, instead of using Russia’s frozen assets in European countries, 90 billion euros would be borrowed from financial markets and allocated to Ukraine. This issue is considered a very significant development in the European Union’s policy toward Russia.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: As the world economic order moves towards multipolarity, Eurasia has become a new hub for trade, energy, and financial innovations. Here, the synergy of the North-South Corridor and the Belt and Road Initiative, centered on Iran and involving Russia and India, is redrawing the geoeconomic map of the twenty-first century.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: After nearly four years of conflict, the outlook for Ukraine-Russia peace negotiations remains unclear; not due to a lack of initiatives, but because of deep conflicts of interest, Russia’s strategy of exploiting the battlefield situation politically, and European confusion and lack of consensus. Achieving a lasting peace seems out of reach.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An international affairs analyst stated: Today, Ukraine is facing a set of structural corruption, intra-European divisions, a shift in America’s approach, and a legitimacy crisis for Zelenskyy, which has propelled the course of the war and the future of the European Union and NATO into an entirely new phase.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An international affairs analyst said: The issue of selling the F-35 to Saudi Arabia is not merely a military case, but rather part of a regional engineering that Washington is trying to advance.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A geostrategic affairs analyst said: The emerging Eurasian order is not merely an economic plan, but an effort to redefine the global order based on independence, multilateralism, and regional convergence.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A Caucasus issues analyst stated that increased cooperation between the Republic of Azerbaijan and NATO, along with Western support for Baku, signifies the formation of a new front of geopolitical competition between NATO and Russia in the South Caucasus.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An energy affairs analyst stated that the current state of Western sanctions policies indicates the need to redefine Iran’s geo-energy position through smart energy diplomacy.
Strategic Council Online- Interview: A researcher from the Middle East Strategic Studies Center, referring to Russia’s recent move to cancel the agreement to destroy plutonium stocks officially, stated: Russia, through such actions, is sending messages to declare that the era of Western control and domination is over, and that Moscow is monitoring actions. The reality is that the Ukraine war has intensified the geopolitical confrontation between Russia and the US/West, and Moscow is trying to redefine the rules of the global security game.
SCFR Online – Interview: The signing of the Makkah agreement between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey has raised questions about the future of the region’s security structure and the position of these countries in West Asian equations. Can this agreement become a genuine collective defense mechanism, or does it have more of a political and deterrent function than creating new military capacity?
SCFR Online – Opinion: The continuation of the US war against Iran, in addition to increasing operational costs, has called into question the actual capacity of the American arsenal to simultaneously fulfill security commitments on multiple fronts; an issue that affects deterrence, defense production capacity, and Washington’s resource prioritization.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Russia-Ukraine war and the war of the United States and the Israeli regime against Iran have been formed with different objectives and actors, but field and political developments indicate that they are not entirely separate from one another.
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 – Opinion: With the Ukraine crisis continuing and Europe’s security limitations exposed, Iran has found an opportunity to reorganize its position in the new Eurasian order by leveraging its energy capacities and regional transport networks.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: At the European Union summit, it was decided that, to assist Ukraine, instead of using Russia’s frozen assets in European countries, 90 billion euros would be borrowed from financial markets and allocated to Ukraine. This issue is considered a very significant development in the European Union’s policy toward Russia.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: As the world economic order moves towards multipolarity, Eurasia has become a new hub for trade, energy, and financial innovations. Here, the synergy of the North-South Corridor and the Belt and Road Initiative, centered on Iran and involving Russia and India, is redrawing the geoeconomic map of the twenty-first century.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: After nearly four years of conflict, the outlook for Ukraine-Russia peace negotiations remains unclear; not due to a lack of initiatives, but because of deep conflicts of interest, Russia’s strategy of exploiting the battlefield situation politically, and European confusion and lack of consensus. Achieving a lasting peace seems out of reach.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An international affairs analyst stated: Today, Ukraine is facing a set of structural corruption, intra-European divisions, a shift in America’s approach, and a legitimacy crisis for Zelenskyy, which has propelled the course of the war and the future of the European Union and NATO into an entirely new phase.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An international affairs analyst said: The issue of selling the F-35 to Saudi Arabia is not merely a military case, but rather part of a regional engineering that Washington is trying to advance.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A geostrategic affairs analyst said: The emerging Eurasian order is not merely an economic plan, but an effort to redefine the global order based on independence, multilateralism, and regional convergence.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A Caucasus issues analyst stated that increased cooperation between the Republic of Azerbaijan and NATO, along with Western support for Baku, signifies the formation of a new front of geopolitical competition between NATO and Russia in the South Caucasus.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An energy affairs analyst stated that the current state of Western sanctions policies indicates the need to redefine Iran’s geo-energy position through smart energy diplomacy.
Strategic Council Online- Interview: A researcher from the Middle East Strategic Studies Center, referring to Russia’s recent move to cancel the agreement to destroy plutonium stocks officially, stated: Russia, through such actions, is sending messages to declare that the era of Western control and domination is over, and that Moscow is monitoring actions. The reality is that the Ukraine war has intensified the geopolitical confrontation between Russia and the US/West, and Moscow is trying to redefine the rules of the global security game.
SCFR Online – Interview: The signing of the Makkah agreement between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey has raised questions about the future of the region’s security structure and the position of these countries in West Asian equations. Can this agreement become a genuine collective defense mechanism, or does it have more of a political and deterrent function than creating new military capacity?
SCFR Online – Opinion: The continuation of the US war against Iran, in addition to increasing operational costs, has called into question the actual capacity of the American arsenal to simultaneously fulfill security commitments on multiple fronts; an issue that affects deterrence, defense production capacity, and Washington’s resource prioritization.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Russia-Ukraine war and the war of the United States and the Israeli regime against Iran have been formed with different objectives and actors, but field and political developments indicate that they are not entirely separate from one another.
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 – Opinion: With the Ukraine crisis continuing and Europe’s security limitations exposed, Iran has found an opportunity to reorganize its position in the new Eurasian order by leveraging its energy capacities and regional transport networks.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: At the European Union summit, it was decided that, to assist Ukraine, instead of using Russia’s frozen assets in European countries, 90 billion euros would be borrowed from financial markets and allocated to Ukraine. This issue is considered a very significant development in the European Union’s policy toward Russia.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: As the world economic order moves towards multipolarity, Eurasia has become a new hub for trade, energy, and financial innovations. Here, the synergy of the North-South Corridor and the Belt and Road Initiative, centered on Iran and involving Russia and India, is redrawing the geoeconomic map of the twenty-first century.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: After nearly four years of conflict, the outlook for Ukraine-Russia peace negotiations remains unclear; not due to a lack of initiatives, but because of deep conflicts of interest, Russia’s strategy of exploiting the battlefield situation politically, and European confusion and lack of consensus. Achieving a lasting peace seems out of reach.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An international affairs analyst stated: Today, Ukraine is facing a set of structural corruption, intra-European divisions, a shift in America’s approach, and a legitimacy crisis for Zelenskyy, which has propelled the course of the war and the future of the European Union and NATO into an entirely new phase.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An international affairs analyst said: The issue of selling the F-35 to Saudi Arabia is not merely a military case, but rather part of a regional engineering that Washington is trying to advance.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A geostrategic affairs analyst said: The emerging Eurasian order is not merely an economic plan, but an effort to redefine the global order based on independence, multilateralism, and regional convergence.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A Caucasus issues analyst stated that increased cooperation between the Republic of Azerbaijan and NATO, along with Western support for Baku, signifies the formation of a new front of geopolitical competition between NATO and Russia in the South Caucasus.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An energy affairs analyst stated that the current state of Western sanctions policies indicates the need to redefine Iran’s geo-energy position through smart energy diplomacy.
Strategic Council Online- Interview: A researcher from the Middle East Strategic Studies Center, referring to Russia’s recent move to cancel the agreement to destroy plutonium stocks officially, stated: Russia, through such actions, is sending messages to declare that the era of Western control and domination is over, and that Moscow is monitoring actions. The reality is that the Ukraine war has intensified the geopolitical confrontation between Russia and the US/West, and Moscow is trying to redefine the rules of the global security game.
SCFR Online – Interview: The signing of the Makkah agreement between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey has raised questions about the future of the region’s security structure and the position of these countries in West Asian equations. Can this agreement become a genuine collective defense mechanism, or does it have more of a political and deterrent function than creating new military capacity?
SCFR Online – Opinion: The continuation of the US war against Iran, in addition to increasing operational costs, has called into question the actual capacity of the American arsenal to simultaneously fulfill security commitments on multiple fronts; an issue that affects deterrence, defense production capacity, and Washington’s resource prioritization.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Russia-Ukraine war and the war of the United States and the Israeli regime against Iran have been formed with different objectives and actors, but field and political developments indicate that they are not entirely separate from one another.
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 – Opinion: With the Ukraine crisis continuing and Europe’s security limitations exposed, Iran has found an opportunity to reorganize its position in the new Eurasian order by leveraging its energy capacities and regional transport networks.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: At the European Union summit, it was decided that, to assist Ukraine, instead of using Russia’s frozen assets in European countries, 90 billion euros would be borrowed from financial markets and allocated to Ukraine. This issue is considered a very significant development in the European Union’s policy toward Russia.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: As the world economic order moves towards multipolarity, Eurasia has become a new hub for trade, energy, and financial innovations. Here, the synergy of the North-South Corridor and the Belt and Road Initiative, centered on Iran and involving Russia and India, is redrawing the geoeconomic map of the twenty-first century.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: After nearly four years of conflict, the outlook for Ukraine-Russia peace negotiations remains unclear; not due to a lack of initiatives, but because of deep conflicts of interest, Russia’s strategy of exploiting the battlefield situation politically, and European confusion and lack of consensus. Achieving a lasting peace seems out of reach.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An international affairs analyst stated: Today, Ukraine is facing a set of structural corruption, intra-European divisions, a shift in America’s approach, and a legitimacy crisis for Zelenskyy, which has propelled the course of the war and the future of the European Union and NATO into an entirely new phase.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An international affairs analyst said: The issue of selling the F-35 to Saudi Arabia is not merely a military case, but rather part of a regional engineering that Washington is trying to advance.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A geostrategic affairs analyst said: The emerging Eurasian order is not merely an economic plan, but an effort to redefine the global order based on independence, multilateralism, and regional convergence.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A Caucasus issues analyst stated that increased cooperation between the Republic of Azerbaijan and NATO, along with Western support for Baku, signifies the formation of a new front of geopolitical competition between NATO and Russia in the South Caucasus.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An energy affairs analyst stated that the current state of Western sanctions policies indicates the need to redefine Iran’s geo-energy position through smart energy diplomacy.
Strategic Council Online- Interview: A researcher from the Middle East Strategic Studies Center, referring to Russia’s recent move to cancel the agreement to destroy plutonium stocks officially, stated: Russia, through such actions, is sending messages to declare that the era of Western control and domination is over, and that Moscow is monitoring actions. The reality is that the Ukraine war has intensified the geopolitical confrontation between Russia and the US/West, and Moscow is trying to redefine the rules of the global security game.
SCFR Online – Interview: The signing of the Makkah agreement between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey has raised questions about the future of the region’s security structure and the position of these countries in West Asian equations. Can this agreement become a genuine collective defense mechanism, or does it have more of a political and deterrent function than creating new military capacity?
SCFR Online – Opinion: The continuation of the US war against Iran, in addition to increasing operational costs, has called into question the actual capacity of the American arsenal to simultaneously fulfill security commitments on multiple fronts; an issue that affects deterrence, defense production capacity, and Washington’s resource prioritization.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Russia-Ukraine war and the war of the United States and the Israeli regime against Iran have been formed with different objectives and actors, but field and political developments indicate that they are not entirely separate from one another.
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 – Opinion: With the Ukraine crisis continuing and Europe’s security limitations exposed, Iran has found an opportunity to reorganize its position in the new Eurasian order by leveraging its energy capacities and regional transport networks.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: At the European Union summit, it was decided that, to assist Ukraine, instead of using Russia’s frozen assets in European countries, 90 billion euros would be borrowed from financial markets and allocated to Ukraine. This issue is considered a very significant development in the European Union’s policy toward Russia.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: As the world economic order moves towards multipolarity, Eurasia has become a new hub for trade, energy, and financial innovations. Here, the synergy of the North-South Corridor and the Belt and Road Initiative, centered on Iran and involving Russia and India, is redrawing the geoeconomic map of the twenty-first century.
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: After nearly four years of conflict, the outlook for Ukraine-Russia peace negotiations remains unclear; not due to a lack of initiatives, but because of deep conflicts of interest, Russia’s strategy of exploiting the battlefield situation politically, and European confusion and lack of consensus. Achieving a lasting peace seems out of reach.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An international affairs analyst stated: Today, Ukraine is facing a set of structural corruption, intra-European divisions, a shift in America’s approach, and a legitimacy crisis for Zelenskyy, which has propelled the course of the war and the future of the European Union and NATO into an entirely new phase.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An international affairs analyst said: The issue of selling the F-35 to Saudi Arabia is not merely a military case, but rather part of a regional engineering that Washington is trying to advance.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A geostrategic affairs analyst said: The emerging Eurasian order is not merely an economic plan, but an effort to redefine the global order based on independence, multilateralism, and regional convergence.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: A Caucasus issues analyst stated that increased cooperation between the Republic of Azerbaijan and NATO, along with Western support for Baku, signifies the formation of a new front of geopolitical competition between NATO and Russia in the South Caucasus.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An energy affairs analyst stated that the current state of Western sanctions policies indicates the need to redefine Iran’s geo-energy position through smart energy diplomacy.
Strategic Council Online- Interview: A researcher from the Middle East Strategic Studies Center, referring to Russia’s recent move to cancel the agreement to destroy plutonium stocks officially, stated: Russia, through such actions, is sending messages to declare that the era of Western control and domination is over, and that Moscow is monitoring actions. The reality is that the Ukraine war has intensified the geopolitical confrontation between Russia and the US/West, and Moscow is trying to redefine the rules of the global security game.
SCFR Online – Interview: The signing of the Makkah agreement between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey has raised questions about the future of the region’s security structure and the position of these countries in West Asian equations. Can this agreement become a genuine collective defense mechanism, or does it have more of a political and deterrent function than creating new military capacity?
SCFR Online – Opinion: The continuation of the US war against Iran, in addition to increasing operational costs, has called into question the actual capacity of the American arsenal to simultaneously fulfill security commitments on multiple fronts; an issue that affects deterrence, defense production capacity, and Washington’s resource prioritization.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Russia-Ukraine war and the war of the United States and the Israeli regime against Iran have been formed with different objectives and actors, but field and political developments indicate that they are not entirely separate from one another.
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.