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A Look at the Dimensions and Consequences of the Gaza Ceasefire

2025/01/20

Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on regional issues said that establishing a permanent ceasefire was one of Hamas’s important conditions for the agreement, and the Israeli regime will be forced to implement it.

The Dream of Gas Transfer to Europe through Syria?

2025/01/19

Strategic Council Online—Opinion: The general direction of the global natural gas market does not make Syria an attractive option for gas transit.

Western Support for UAE’s Proxy Role in Gaza

2025/01/19

Strategic Council Online—Opinion: Over the past 15 years, the UAE has assumed a different role than is commonly thought. This role goes beyond the regional and has political and military dimensions.

Syrian Developments and the Risk of Spread of Terrorism to China’s Xinjiang

2025/01/18

Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The fall of Bashar al-Assad’s government in Syria is an important event that will affect the role of many regional and international powers in the West Asian region. This event is also considered an important issue from the perspective of the People’s Republic of China. What happened in Syria has the potential to create serious threats to China’s interests, so Beijing has adopted a conservative approach to developments in Syria.

Role & Importance of Popular Mobilization Forces in Ensuring Iraq’s Security & Stability

2025/01/18

Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The Popular Mobilization Forces (Hashd al Shaabi) are one of the “important components of power in Iraq” that, alongside the country’s armed forces, play an “effective role” in maintaining security and securing Iraq’s national interests. The Popular Mobilization Forces were formed after the Iraqi army’s defeats against ISIS on December 17, 2014, by a fatwa issued by the Iraqi religious authority, and gained legal and official identity and existence on November 25, 2016, with the passage of a law in parliament.

SCFR’s Statement Regarding the Gaza Ceasefire

2025/01/16

Strategic Council Online: The Strategic Council on Foreign Relations (SCFR), in a statement, congratulated the heroic Palestinian nation, the members of the Axis of Resistance, and all freedom-loving people across the world on the occasion of the Gaza ceasefire. Addressing the Palestinians, SCFR stated: “You have once again proven that the will of nations cannot be suppressed by military force.”

Consequences of Recent Military Border Tension between Pakistan and Afghanistan

2025/01/15

Strategic Council Online—Opinion: The recent military border tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan have characteristics that completely distinguish them from the process of increasing and gradual conflict between the two countries over the past three and a half years and even before that. Their consequences make it necessary for the neighboring countries to consult.

US Objectives and Strategy for Revival of ISIS in the Region

2025/01/13

Strategic Council Online – Opinion: With the dominance of armed groups in Syria and the possible intensification of political, military, and security chaos in the country on the one hand and widespread foreign interventions on the other, the risk of ISIS revival has become stronger not only in Syria but also in the country’s surroundings, including Iraq.