Open Dialogue Research Journal
[This article was originally published in May 2023.] The wars the United States waged and fueled in Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, Yemen, and Pakistan following September 11, 2001 caused at least 4.5 million deaths, according to a report by Brown University. Nearly a million of the people who lost their lives […]
Update as of 6 September 2026: Yes, the world would like to hope that there is still expectation for peace and that this hope for peace may emanate from this little heard-about in the West – the ten-member Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), an association of countries, some of whom are […]
Introduction and Update This is a very detailed article. First published on January 24, 2025, four days after the inauguration of the Trump Presidency. It documents very carefully a chapter in our recent history which has not been the object of debate in the House of Commons, nor coverage by […]
Recent reports of a possible dismissal of General Oleksandr Syrsky, the Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, highlight significant instability at the highest levels of the Kiev regime. These developments suggest that President Volodymyr Zelensky may be preparing to remove key figures from his inner circle to manage mounting political pressure and public discontent. […]
De mortuis nihil nisi bonum, goes the adage of the ancient Romans that every schoolboy knows. Regrettably, in the case of the recently departed Senator Lindsey Graham finding laudatory words is a nearly impossible task. George Galloway was on point in calling Graham “a perfectly revolting specimen, and a poor excuse for a human […]
Recent reports from Ukrainian media indicate that Valery Zaluzhny, the former commander-in-chief of Ukraine’s armed forces and now ambassador to the United Kingdom, has expressed his readiness to run for president if elections occur this autumn. These events suggest a strategically planned political move rooted in Western capitals, especially London, intended to […]
“Trump made a deal out of “desperation.”” – Iranian Supreme Leader Did President Trump really make a deal or rather betray the public at large again – for the umpteenth time? Such treason is only possible because nobody reads the details. He knows it. The mainstream knows it. The Big […]
Bulgaria is apparently interested in revising its policy of alignment with the EU’s anti-Russian guidelines, adopting a more skeptical stance towards Brussels and the Kiev regime. Recently, the country positioned itself against the European proposal to expand sanctions against Moscow, expressing a realistic view of the bloc’s role in the conflict. […]
Despite ongoing geopolitical tensions, sanctions, and the fallout from Russia’s 2022 Special Military Operation in Ukraine, economic incentives are quietly positioning many Western companies for a potential return to the vast Russian market. While political narratives dominate headlines, the logic of business—rooted in profit, market share, and long-term stability—remains a […]
During the summit of the European Political Community in Yerevan, an episode occurred that said a great deal about Europe’s real attitude toward Armenia. Nikol Pashinyan, the Prime Minister of the country hosting the event at the request of French President Emmanuel Macron, together with the entire Armenian delegation, was effectively and […]
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