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Implications of the ICC’s Arrest Warrant for Myanmar’s Leader

2024/12/10

Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Myanmar’s military leader, Min Aung Hlaing, is facing charges of committing crimes against humanity for the killing and persecution of Rohingya Muslims. The crimes, which affected more than a million people in Myanmar, took place between August and December 2017. During this period, the Myanmar military launched an operation called “clearance” under the pretext of fighting armed groups that led to the genocide of Muslims in Rakhine State in western Myanmar. This operation was accompanied by the widespread killing of more than 200,000 Rohingya Muslims and the displacement of about 700,000 people. The International Criminal Court has identified these actions as examples of genocide and crimes against humanity.

Ukrainian War and the Widening East-West Divide

2024/12/09

Strategic Council Online – Opinion: A proxy war is when two countries fight each other indirectly by supporting the warring parties. Classic examples from the Cold War era include the Congo crisis in the 1960s and the Angola crisis in the 1970s when the Soviet Union and the United States supported each of the warring sides in a civil war with money, weapons, and sometimes soldiers, but never directly engaged in the war themselves. Accordingly, the approach of the United States and Europe, in the form of NATO and their all-out support for Ukraine, has all the hallmarks of a proxy war against Russia.

Turkey’s Policy Towards Trade Relations with the Zionist Regime

2024/12/08

Strategic Council Online—Opinion: Recently, the Turkish Minister of Commerce confirmed that Turkish customs have been completely closed to trade with the Zionist Regime. This news was met with many comments and questions, and one of the most important questions was why Turkey decided to take such a step, how serious it is in practice, and what will be its consequences on the relations between the parties.

Analysis: The Reasons for Accepting the Ceasefire in Lebanon

2024/12/07

Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Finally, after about two months of the Zionist regime’s war against Lebanon and in a situation where the war on the Lebanese front had intensified to an unprecedented extent in the days leading up to the ceasefire, the Zionist regime agreed to truce.

An Analysis on Trump’s Possible Foreign Policy Approach

2024/12/07

Strategic Council Online—Interview: An expert on American affairs said: Although, during Donald Trump’s presidency, the approach to the Chinese threat will be the first issue of American foreign policy, the American public will not support the government in a full-scale economic war with China.

Terrorist Attack in Syria; Scheme to Open a New Front Against the Resistance Axis

2024/12/06

Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on regional issues considered the terrorist attack on the city of Idlib at the beginning of the winter season a “surprise” move and said: “Basically, an attack at this time of the year is out of the question because fighters usually do not choose the cold and winter seasons for military operations. There is no other reason why and how they took military action and advanced towards the city of Idlib and then Aleppo in a surprising way except that it is related to regional issues and the Israeli regime’s war in Lebanon and Gaza.”

Analysis of the Roots and Prospects of the Conflict in Aleppo, Syria

2024/12/02

Strategic Council Online – Opinion: After several years of calm and immediately after the ceasefire agreement in Lebanon, the Syrian city of Aleppo has become the scene of clashes between opposition and armed groups led by Tahrir al-Sham (formerly Jabhat al-Nusra) and the Syrian army and government.

Iran-Saudi Balanced Approach to Reviving Relations

2024/12/01

Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The second round of the Iran-Saudi-China trilateral meeting, hosted by Riyadh, signals the development of relations in an atmosphere of increasing regional and international tensions and uncertainties. The meeting also confirmed China’s role beyond facilitating the revived relations between Tehran and Riyadh and related to China’s political economy perspective in the Middle East, which has significant implications for the Beijing-Washington macro-rivalry.

Mahmoud Fazeli

Far Right Prepares to Play Stronger Role in European Parliamentary Elections

2024/02/06

Strategic Council Online: Note: The increase in people’s support for far-right parties in the parliamentary elections of Italy, France, Finland, and the Netherlands will make the upcoming elections of the European Parliament the most competitive elections in the history of the European Parliament. But considering the growing popularity of far right-wing groups in Europe and the increasing possibility of their victory in the polls, it will sound a warning for Europe.
Mahmoud Fazeli, Analyst of international affairs

Greece’s domestic opposition to joining the US coalition in the Red Sea

2024/01/13

Strategic Council Online—Opinion– The passage of 21,000 vessels and the transit of 57% of the world’s energy through the Bab al-Mandeb route has turned this region into one of the most important routes for the transfer of goods globally. A considerable amount of crude oil, diesel, and other oil products from the Middle East are transported to Europe, and Russian oil goes to India and China through this route.
Mahmoud Fazeli—Analyst of international affairs

Past British Theft of Greek Cultural Heritage Turns into a Problem in Current Bilateral Relations

2023/12/12

Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Greek Prime Minister Mitsotakis, who traveled to Britain for an official visit, was ignored by the host in an undiplomatic move, and his planned meeting with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was canceled and caused tension between the two countries. Following Sunak’s decision to cancel the meeting, security measures to be implemented for the Greek delegation were also canceled, which was a sign of the height of disrespect to the Greek Prime Minister. This British move is due to the differences between the two countries over returning the historic Parthenon statues, which are illegally kept in the London Museum, and Britain refuses to return them.
Mahmoud Fazeli – International affairs analyst

Challenges of Turkey’s EU Membership

2023/10/04

Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Members of the European Parliament recently criticized Turkey’s approach towards Russia and the country’s non-compliance with Moscow’s sanctions, lack of restricting Russian media amid that country’s special military operations in Ukraine, strengthening trade relations with Russia, Turkey’s hosting Russian citizens and Ankara’s refrain from joining European sanctions against Russia. In its report, the European Parliament expressed concern over Turkey’s decreasing alignment with the foreign and defense policy of the European Union. From the point of view of the European Parliament, Ankara and Brussels should find other ways for cooperation other than Turkey’s accession to the European Union because accession is not possible at present.
Mahmoud Fazeli – International affairs analyst

Analysis of Continuation of Talks Between Turkey-Greece Without Preconditions

2023/09/20

Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The recent meeting of foreign ministers of Turkey and Greece in Ankara was held in a friendly atmosphere under the influence of Greece’s aid to Turkey following the two deadly earthquakes in Turkey and then Turkey’s condolences to Greece for the deadly train accident earlier this year. This meeting was held after the meeting of Turkish President Erdogan and Greek Conservative Prime Minister Mitsotakis on the sidelines of the NATO meeting in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, in July. In recent negotiations, the foreign ministers of the two countries discussed old disputes such as the Cyprus issue, the stalled process of Turkey’s membership in the European Union and illegal immigration, the framework for strengthening economic and commercial cooperation, and the development of cooperation in fields such as transportation, maritime cooperation, trade, and technology, environment protection and fighting against natural disasters.
Mahmoud Fazeli – International affairs analyst

Greece; Europe’s Important Economic, Transportation, Strategic Gateway for India

2023/09/09

Strategic Council Online – Opinion: During the visit of the Indian Prime Minister Modi to Greece, which is considered the first visit of the prime minister of that country after 1983, topics such as the gradual improvement of bilateral relations with Greece and a broad framework of bilateral cooperation focusing on the economic, tourism, agriculture, and defense sectors, establishing direct flights between the two countries and climate changes were discussed. Greek Prime Minister Mitsotakis considers India a factor of peace and security and a bridge of cooperation between the three continents, considers this trip a “turning point,” and hopes that the relations will be upgraded to a “strategic partnership.” He has announced that the target of the conservative Greek government is to double the value of trade between the two countries in the next four years.
Mahmoud Fazeli – International affairs analyst

Analyzing Western Balkan States Summit

2023/09/01

Strategic Council Online – Opinion: The informal meeting of the leaders of the Western Balkan countries and the Balkan countries that are members of the European Union was held at the initiative of Mr. Mitsotakis, the conservative Prime Minister of Greece, and attended by Mrs. von der Leyen, the President of the European Commission, Charles Michel, President of the European Union Council, and Mr. Zelensky, President of Ukraine. The Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina, prime ministers of Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Kosovo, and North Macedonia, the president of Moldova, the president of Montenegro, and the president of Serbia also participated in the meeting.
Mahmoud Fazeli – International affairs analyst

Challenges, Prospects of the Eastern Mediterranean Natural Gas Pipeline Project

2023/08/23

Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Although the United States withdrew its support for the ambitious 2,000-kilometer Eastern Mediterranean natural gas pipeline project, known as EastMed, about a year and a half ago, its consortium known as Posidon, which consists of “Depa,” the operator of Greek Gas Network and “Edison” Energy Group, continues its engineering studies which are expected to be completed by the end of 2023.
Mahmoud Fazeli – International affairs analyst

Prospects of Egypt, Turkey, Greece, and Cyprus Quadrilateral Meeting

2023/08/22

Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi announced during the recent visit of Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to Egypt that his country is considering a quadrilateral meeting in Cairo between the heads of Egypt, Greece, Turkey, and Cyprus to discuss the tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean and bring together views regarding the demarcation of maritime borders and the possibility of Turkey joining the East Mediterranean Gas Forum.
Mahmoud Fazeli – International affairs analyst

Responsibility of Aggressor Countries Invading Yemen Before Millions of Children at Risk of Starvation

2023/08/15

Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Eight years after military aggression and civil war in Yemen, 22 million Yemeni people, equivalent to two-thirds of the country’s population, live with humanitarian aid. The extent of the suffering of Yemeni children due to the deterioration of livelihood and health conditions after years of siege and war in that country is indicative of a humanitarian disaster in Yemen. The catastrophic situation of Yemeni children requires increased efforts to provide emergency aid to deal with such a crisis and save the lives of millions of children. International organizations have announced that 11 million Yemeni children need immediate support and aid, and more than 2 million suffer from severe malnutrition. Children are the biggest victims of such a dire situation, which in those few years have been dealing with death, hunger, displacement, physical disabilities, health problems and diseases caused by lack of food or unhealthy nutrition, lack of medical system, unsafe water, and bad economic condition.
Mahmoud Fazeli – International affairs analyst

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