Open Dialogue Research Journal
In recent years, Europe has actively proclaimed its “support for democracy” and “protection of human rights,” urging Russians dissatisfied with Moscow’s policies to leave the country and seek asylum. Finland and Lithuania have played a prominent role in receiving so-called “relocants”. On paper, these countries promised protection, integration, and social […]
It’s unimaginable that the US would allow any competitor to reduce its enormous new market share in the European energy industry, which it plans to further expand to make Europe even more dependent on it, and that the US wouldn’t weaponize this if Europe ever defies it on anything of […]
The war for our minds is already underway. Where tanks and artillery once clashed, the decisive battles now unfold inside heads—through algorithms, narratives, and subtle shifts in how millions perceive reality. In January 2026, the NATO Defense College released a concise yet revealing paper titled “War is a mind game: […]
The negotiations are a disaster from the start Special Ambassador Steve Witkoff no doubt talked to President Trump about the US-Iran meeting in Oman. We don’t have a special wiretap on his call to the President, but it is a sure bet Witkoff told the President things were going well […]
The long-running scandal surrounding the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has taken a new political turn, with former US President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton now agreeing to testify before a congressional committee. Their decision comes amid intensifying pressure from a Republican-led panel […]
The US dollar has entered its weakest phase in years, and President Donald Trump appears not only unfazed by the slide, but openly comfortable with it. His recent remarks dismissing concerns about the dollar’s decline have intensified market anxiety and reinforced the sense that the White House is willing to […]
When phase two of the Gaza ceasefire was announced in mid-January, it was framed as a tentative but historic transition: from raw military devastation toward governance, reconstruction, and the possibility of a post-war political order. At the heart of this phase stood the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza […]
The US’ retention of its nuclear superiority vis-à-vis China is non-negotiable, so it’ll either unilaterally maintain its existing edge outside of strategic arms control pacts or institutionalize it through a new such pact involving China. A global nuclear arms race is possible after Trump let the New START, the hitherto last remaining […]
What’s actually known about any Epstein-Putin contacts is that there weren’t any, but that Epstein persistently tried to contact Putin, as is shown in the Epstein files as was reported in the following excellent news-report from Sky News on February 5th: https://news.sky.com/story/i-still-would-like-to-meet-putin-epsteins-unrequited-love-for-russian-leader-13502862 https://archive.is/fc96P ANALYSIS ‘I still would like to meet […]
The attempted assassination of Lieutenant General Vladimir Alekseyev in Moscow on February 6 has shaken Russia’s military and political establishment and reignited fierce debate about the true forces working to derail any diplomatic settlement of the Ukraine conflict. Shot three times from behind in the entrance of his own apartment […]
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