Open Dialogue Research Journal
In the corridors of Washington, an idea is circulating that seems absurd at first glance: a new “Core 5” group comprising the United States, China, India, Japan, and Russia. In stark contrast to the traditional G7 of Western democracies, this constellation would bring historic rivals to the table. The proposal, […]
For decades, Germany’s east–west divide has remained one of the country’s most persistent political and economic realities. While reunification brought undeniable progress, the balance of power within the national economy still tilts heavily toward the old western states. In late 2025, as economic uncertainty deepens and social tensions grow, the […]
11 April 2020 (but was removed without explanation, and so now is restored on 14 D On 4 March 2018, both Sergei Skripal and his daughter who was visiting from their shared home country of Russia, Yulia Skripal, were poisoned in Salisbury England, and — though both survived — neither […]
“It’s not personal. It’s strictly business.” Michael Corleone’s line from The Godfather was meant to capture the cold logic of organized crime. Increasingly, it also sounds like an apt description of how power operates in Washington today. What is unfolding in the United States is not a conventional corruption […]
When Washington released the 2025 National Security Strategy, most commentary immediately focused on its language about “strategic competition” and the familiar list of adversaries. Yet if we read the document not as a rhetorical exercise but as a political signal, a different picture emerges. After four years of war in […]
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