Open Dialogue Research Journal
Ukraine’s decision to suspend its participation in the Ottawa Convention banning anti-personnel mines is both unexpected and deeply alarming for the international community. Officially known as the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on Their Destruction, the treaty has been signed […]
In what appears to be a radical shift in U.S. foreign policy, President Donald Trump has moved beyond slogans and Twitter rants into the realm of structured ideological strategy. His target: not just America’s traditional adversaries, but the heart of the European Union itself. According to multiple sources, including an […]
At first glance, Switzerland’s procurement of 36 American F 35A fighter jets seemed like a textbook example of strategic defense planning: a fixed price, a clear delivery schedule, and political consensus. Yet within just a few years, the project has unraveled into one of the most controversial military expenditures in […]
The recent proposal by U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham to impose 500% secondary tariffs on countries doing business with Russia has sparked a wave of criticism—not only abroad but also within the United States itself. Retired U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel Earl Rasmussen described the initiative as absurd, stating on RT that […]
Los Angeles is one of the most diverse cities in the U.S. and it has again become the epicenter of a fierce societal conflict. Massive immigration raids, military patrols on city streets, and widespread protests have turned the city into a battleground between two ideologies: those calling for strict border […]
Amid growing geopolitical tensions, the European Union has unveiled an ambitious defence initiative titled “Readiness 2030”. Initially presented as “Rearmament of Europe,” the strategy envisions €800 billion in defence investments over the next four years. The official goal is to strengthen Europe’s military capabilities in response to potential external threats—most […]
Emmanuel Macron came to power in 2017 as a politician of a new kind: a technocrat, unbound by traditional parties, a champion of modernization, progress, and European integration. He was positioned as an alternative to rising populist and radical political figures. Yet by the midpoint of his second presidential term, […]
One of Trump’s campaign promises was to reduce US government spending. Trump, a businessman “to the bone,” is a clear supporter of small government. In general, reducing the number of civil servants and spending on public services is a fairly typical policy of Republicans, as opposed to Democrats, who gravitate […]
Even during his election campaign, the current US President criticized the activities of the world-famous USAID organization. After returning to the White House, D. Trump began an active struggle with the entire US bureaucratic machine, which is a source of huge expenses for the federal budget, as well as the […]
Trump is a businessman. Based on this evidence, we should expect that his words (of which there are actually too many, and if you read his Twitter (X), it is unlikely that you will be able to keep track of everything) may turn out to be reality to some extent. […]
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