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The Strong Developmental State: A Review of Seyfodini’s Theory of Iranian Statecraft
Bagram Airfield: Central Asian Security Dynamics and Great Power Rivalry
Iranian Studies in Armenia: Challenges and Future Prospects
The European Snapback Mechanism Against Iran and the US-Israeli Acts of Aggression: An Analysis Under International Law and Norms
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INTENSIFICATION OF TERRORIST OPERATIONS IN AFGHANISTAN; DIMENSIONS AND CONSEQUENCES
Strategic Council Online—Editorial: Afghanistan is going through difficult and worrying days. The suicide attacks and bombings in Kunduz, Kandahar, Kabul, Mazar-e-Sharif and other cities of the country against innocent civilians, which have left hundreds of martyrs and wounded so far, are completely targeted and the Taliban is responsible for preventing it.
Russia’s Attack on Ukraine Raises Stakes For Iran Nuclear Talks
While it does not appear that Russia has become interested in undermining the JCPOA as a whole, dragging out the talks could serve Russia's interests.
EUROPE’S STRATEGIC NEED FOR DIVERSIFICATION OF GAS SUPPLY RESOURCES, ONWARD OPTIONS
Opinion: In the contemporary world, many and serious changes are taking place in the players and effective variables, resources and control methods in the field of international politics; but for the Europeans, limited access to diverse energy resources, as well as problems with safe and cheap access to resources such as gas, especially after it became clear that the tool could be used as a political lever, has made energy resources and their transfer lines into a very important and vital factor in the field of international politics and international security. In this regard, recent developments in oil and gas exporting countries have increased the importance of the issue. Mehdi Khorsand – Expert on Eurasia affairs
DIMENSIONS OF INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM CHANGE IN AFTERMATH OF UKRAINE WAR
Experts on Russia and international relations, in an expert session hosted by the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, examined the dimensions of the change in the international system following the Ukraine war.
Iran’s Eastern Policy: Potential and Challenges
Since the 1979 Revolution, the foreign policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran has relied on the “Neither East nor West” motto. It was based on the Constitution of the Islamic Republic drafted amid the Cold War in the bipolar system and under the independent approach assumed by Iran’s newly established government.
Russia Not Hindering A Good Deal in Vienna: Iranian Spokesman
Russia has raised its demands in a completely clear and official manner at the JCPOA Joint Commission, the Iranian Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson said, noting that Moscow has made it clear that it would not block any good deal in the Vienna talks.
Zelensky Admits His Country Will Have to Pay for Western Help
Western countries are helping Ukraine, but Kiev is yet to pay for it, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has said.
