جدیدترین مطالب

An Analysis of Russia’s Move to Officially Cancel the Agreement to Destroy Plutonium Stocks

2025/11/15

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.

The Impact of International Developments on the Energy Market

2025/11/15

Online Strategic Council – Interview: An international affairs expert stated that analyzing the energy market, global market developments, and its opportunities and threats for Iran has today become a serious issue for our country. This issue has become even more important, particularly amid the global crises in Ukraine and the Persian Gulf, which have affected the price and demand for oil in our country.

Trump’s Approach Towards Nigeria: An Attempt to Redefine American Influence in Africa

2025/11/12

Strategic Council Online – Interview: An African affairs analyst stated: The West and Sahel region of Africa has today become one of the main axes of geopolitical competition among major powers, and the United States is worried that if China and Russia’s presence becomes solidified, it will be effectively eliminated from the economic and security spheres of this region.

Intensification of Geopolitical Competitions in the South Caucasus

2025/11/12

Strategic Council Online – Interview: A university professor said, “NATO is seeking strategic influence in the South Caucasus and Central Asia.”

The Necessity of Shaping Technology Diplomacy in a Data-Driven Global Order

2025/11/11

Strategic Council Online-Interview: An international technology expert said, “While the world is moving towards the bipolarization of cyberspace and digital separation, Iran is inevitably compelled to establish its independent position in the new data-driven order by redefining technology diplomacy.”

Redefining the Discourse of Resistance After the 12-Day War

2025/11/11

Strategic Council Online – Interview: A West Asia affairs analyst said: After the 12-day war, Iran, by redefining the discourse of resistance and utilizing media diplomacy, strengthened its soft and regional legitimacy against the Western narrative.

The Hidden Objectives and Consequences of a Potential Zionist Regime Attack on Lebanon

2025/11/11

Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The increase in the military movements of the Zionist regime against Lebanon is a sign of Tel Aviv’s effort to advance a long-term strategy aimed at disarming Hezbollah and occupying parts of Lebanese territory; an action that could initiate an unprecedented crisis for this regime.

Iran’s Future Position in the Global Rare Minerals Supply Chain

2025/11/10

Strategic Council Online- Interview: A geological studies expert stated: While global competition over rare minerals has intensified, Iran can, by relying on regional cooperation from Chabahar to Central Asia, achieve a strategic position in the global rare minerals supply chain.

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Objectives & Reasons for Anti-Racist Protests in Europe

2020/06/29

Strategic Council Online – Explaining the reasons for the rise of anti-racism protests in Europe, a geopolitical professor said: “Trump’s hatred of Europe has spread, and even European officials wish such a president would not come to power again. People’s sentiments over the racist treatment of blacks by the US police have been hurt, and as long as they do not make an achievement these demonstrations would naturally continue.”

Implications of Corona Escalation for United States

2020/05/05

Strategic Council Online: An Iranian diplomat says the impact and implications of the coronavirus can be very broad and unimaginable in the world and in the United States. He said the repercussions of the corona crisis were visible in both global systems, the democratic system and authoritarian systems in the United States, and the US President, in reality, exposed the weaknesses of both systems in handling the coronavirus crisis.

Canada Ignores Human Rights Issue in Mutual Ties with Riyadh

2020/05/02

Strategic Council Online: A West Asian affairs analyst said that Canada’s decision to resume arms sales to Saudi Arabia in open violation of human rights laws in the country, originates from the severe economic recession faced by the Ottawa government. “Human rights claims by Western democracies are used as showoff tools to influence the behaviour of certain statesmen,” he said.

Corona: Undermining Liberal Order, Bolstering Power Politics Order

2020/04/18

Strategic Council Online: A faculty member of the Institute for Strategic Studies said that the conditions and requirements the corona disease has created for the immediate intervention of governments in the internal affairs of the people are to the detriment of individual and social freedoms. He added: The coronavirus may weaken or even be destroyed by vaccines, but its effects on human, community, and government relationships appear to be sustained.

Afghanistan and the Space for Geopolitical Actors

2020/03/28

Strategic Council Online: In the wake of the Coronavirus crisis that has engulfed the entire world significant developments are underway in Afghanistan engineered by the United States and supported by other world and regional powers which cast doubt on the prospects of restoring stability and security to Afghanistan. The US-led peace agreement with the Taliban will bring Afghanistan into a new phase of geopolitical action that will shape regional and trans-regional forces in relation to Afghanistan’s ethnic, religious and political structure.
Ebrahim Romina – Assistant Professor of Political Geography at Tarbiat Modares University

US Peace Deal with Taliban Aims at Long-Term Deployment in Afghanistan

2020/02/22

Strategic Council Online: A faculty member at the University of Tehran believes the US seven day “reduction in violence” plan in Afghanistan is a cross-sectional tactic noting that US strategies in Afghanistan are no longer effective so they are taking tactical and short-term actions to find solutions.

Foreign Interventions in Sudan: Future Prospect

2019/07/17

Strategic Council Online: Riyadh and Abu Dhabi seem to consider the current situation in Sudan and other African countries an opportunity to strengthen their strategic interests in North Africa.
Ahmad Bakhshi – African Affairs Expert