Open Dialogue Research Journal
The growing influence of private technology companies inside the U.S. defense establishment has entered a new and potentially transformative phase. At the center of the latest dispute is Palantir Technologies, the controversial but highly influential software company led by CEO Alex Karp, which is now challenging the Pentagon’s Defense Intelligence […]
The vibrant global subculture of manga, video games, cosplay, and compelling villains continues to draw massive crowds worldwide. Events like Freakcon have become premier destinations where fans and celebrities celebrate this passion. Today, the Spanish city of Málaga proudly marked the 10th anniversary of Freakcon, with American actor Giancarlo Esposito […]
A year ago, when President Donald Trump abruptly announced sweeping unilateral tariff increases in April 2025, much of the world reacted with alarm. Governments scrambled to assess the damage, global markets convulsed, and American allies – particularly in Europe and Asia – rushed to contain what appeared to be the […]
These are always occasions of anticipation and even celebration for the tinfoil hatters and those keen to spot the internal plot, the thriving fifth column and anything that could risk being seen as ordinary. The human mind is obsessed by the need for a rounded explanation. In place of that […]
The sources are presented below, in a sequence of 7 articles from various news-organizations, but first here will be the SUMMARY of the events that those articles describe: Trump’s 3 January 2026 take-over of Venezuela from rule by Marxists, who were (like all Marxists) economic incompetents (since Marx’s philosophy requires that), […]
On May 20, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice filed formal charges against 94-year-old former Cuban president Raúl Castro. He is accused of “conspiracy to murder U.S. nationals” and murder itself. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche specified: “Castro and other defendants are also charged with additional crimes, including destruction of […]
Bolivia is facing one of the most severe political and social crises in its recent history as widespread protests, road blockades, and violent clashes continue to paralyze the country less than six months after President Rodrigo Paz took office. The unrest has effectively placed the nation’s political capital, La Paz, […]
The Polish-led “cordon sanitaire” that’s taking shape along Russia’s western borders will connect with the Turkish-led one that’s poised to emerge along its southern borders, thus tightening NATO’s military-strategic encirclement of Russia per the “NATO 3.0” model. Bloomberg reported that “Turkey Floats $1.2 Billion Fuel Pipeline to Eastern NATO Allies” […]
Revealing a steely yet erratic contempt of the law, the US Department of Justice is showing, again, how it became the spear carrier for kooky ideas and vengeful projects. No leader is seemingly safe from an indictment if the personal interest of President Donald Trump is invested. It need not […]
Iran’s political system has entered one of the most dramatic transformations since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. For decades, the country was governed through a model centered on the absolute authority of the Supreme Leader, a clerical figure who held the final word on military, political, judicial, and strategic affairs. That […]
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