SAEDNEWS: In the wake of the recent 12‑day conflict, international scholars have unanimously repudiated the strategic assumptions underpinning U.S. and Israeli aggression, spotlighting the ascendancy of “educational‑academic diplomacy” as a potent tool of resistance.
According to Saed News, the glaring misjudgments that drove the recent strikes on Iranian soil have laid bare a profound misunderstanding of Iranian societal dynamics when confronting external threats. Contrary to adversaries’ forecasts, Tehran’s citizenry rallied around a shared civilizational ethos, fortifying national cohesion and confounding the “war room” projections of U.S. and Israeli planners. This perceptual failure, analysts argue, represented the Achilles’ heel of the Zionist regime’s campaign.
Equally noteworthy is the chorus of condemnation emanating from academic institutions worldwide. From Harvard to myriad European universities, few have defended the coercive actions of Washington and Tel Aviv; many have even risked reputational and financial censure to protest these incursions. Such solidarity underscores the untapped potential of “educational‑academic diplomacy,” a modality that leverages scholarly networks to galvanize global opinion against injustice.
Seasoned strategists now contend that classical state‑to‑state diplomacy has waned in influence, supplanted by public and academic engagement rooted in ethical humanism. Iran’s foreign policy planners are thus urged to craft an operational roadmap that integrates educational diplomacy into their medium‑ and short‑term strategy, elevating dialogue with scholars, students, and researchers as a cornerstone of resistance. In doing so, Tehran could transform latent intellectual goodwill into a formidable bulwark against future aggression, reshaping the geopolitical discourse through ideas rather than arms.
