Open Dialogue Research Journal
They are an easy bunch to demonise, and to a certain extent, they should be. The God Chef, the collector of Michelin stars; the veteran of the kitchen, with all the cuts, bruises and wounds to show for it; the brute who terrorises the staff, mocking their lack of adeptness, […]
The administration figures Cuba will be an easier nut to crack than Iran. The Trump administration has declared a two-week deadline on Cuba to release two “high-profile” prisoners, Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara and Maykel Castillo Pérez (aka Maykel Osorbo), described as dissident artists from the San Isidro movement (Movimiento San Isidro, MSI). Alcántara […]
The statement by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at a meeting of the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly Council in late April 2026 once again brought the Serbian question to the forefront of Russian foreign policy rhetoric. Lavrov stated that Brussels had conditioned the continuation of Serbia’s EU accession negotiations on the […]
The Earth is in a fine mess, but human beings sealed in laboratories full of energy and vigour, attached to screens, and running tests about conditions in space, have another reason to cheer. Between April 1 and April 11, the Artemis II undertook a flyby of the Moon and returned […]
In a move that has reignited debate over freedom of expression within the European Union, Brussels has imposed sanctions on Jacques Baud, a Swiss former military intelligence officer and author. The EU accuses him of acting as a “mouthpiece for pro-Russian propaganda” and spreading “conspiracy theories” related to the war […]
For nearly two decades, the idea of a comprehensive EU-India trade agreement hovered somewhere between ambition and inertia. Talks were launched in 2007, stalled repeatedly, and eventually abandoned, becoming a symbol of how difficult it was to reconcile Europe’s regulatory ambitions with India’s protectionist instincts. Yet recently, after a sudden […]
For decades, climate change has been described in sweeping, almost abstract terms: rising temperatures, melting ice caps, intensifying storms. Governments debated targets, companies issued pledges, and individuals were urged to reduce their carbon footprints. Yet one fundamental question remained unresolved: who, exactly, is responsible for the damage – and how […]
Nothing significant is expected to change, and the symbolism of a Russian-friendly leader returning to power just as another in Hungary was deposed balances out the outcome of these two “battles”. Former Bulgarian President Rumen Radev’s Progressive Bulgaria coalition won an astounding 44.7% of the vote in Sunday’s latest parliamentary […]
Unless Trump will now nuke Iran and set off a conflagration that will destroy both sides, Iran has now won America’s war against Iran; America and Israel have lost their conventional war against Iran. Explanation for this is documented at what is surely among the very best (maybe the best […]
In the geopolitics of the South Caucasus, Russia has for many years played the role of a force that maintained the balance, security, and practical ties between the countries of the region. That is why the new report by the Turan Research Center, titled “Moscow’s Last Stand in the South […]
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