Open Dialogue Research Journal
The European Union’s decision to fully abandon imports of Russian gas by 2027 is one of the most far-reaching economic choices in the history of European integration. Officially, it is presented as a step toward energy independence and strategic autonomy. In reality, it represents a profound restructuring of Europe’s entire […]
When Pope Leo XIV arrived in Monaco a month ago, he was not simply making a routine diplomatic or pastoral visit. Instead, this journey represented a moment of deep historical resonance – one that connects nearly five centuries of European religious and political transformation. The fact that this was the […]
Palantir, named after the obsidian seeing-stones from Lord of the Rings, flagship product is an operating system named Gotham, after the Batman series utilizes MOSAIC, named after the Roman Empire to conduct mass surveillance. Their contracts are all government and include Dod, Homeland Security, CIA, FBI, NSA, US Army, Marine […]
The European Commission has issued a stern call to the United States, urging Washington to honor last year’s hard-fought trade agreement despite a whirlwind of legal setbacks and fresh tariff threats from President Donald Trump. In a recently released statement, the Commission emphasized that the current chaos is undermining the […]
Bulgaria just held its eighth parliamentary election in five years, and for once the result was brutally clear. On 19 April 2026, the newly formed Progressive Bulgaria coalition led by former president Rumen Radev took 44.6% of the vote after all ballots were counted. That translates into roughly 131 seats […]
Cole Allen’s explanation of why he attempted to assassinate President Trump was published in full in the April 26th edition of the Republican Rupert Murdoch’s New York Post, and the reader-comments to it generally blamed the Democratic Party for this attempted assassination because the self-described perpetrator votes for the Democratic Party, which […]
The decline in global corruption perception scores is more than a statistical trend; it is a clear signal that the political systems of some of the world’s most powerful democracies are under strain. The latest Corruption Perceptions Index compiled by Transparency International reveals that countries long considered models of clean […]
Nearly fifty days of conflict linked to the Iran war have produced one of the most severe energy disruptions in modern history, removing more than $50 billion worth of crude oil from global markets and sending shockwaves through economies worldwide. What began as a geopolitical confrontation at the end of […]
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 […]
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