Open Dialogue Research Journal
A year ago, when President Donald Trump abruptly announced sweeping unilateral tariff increases in April 2025, much of the world reacted with alarm. Governments scrambled to assess the damage, global markets convulsed, and American allies – particularly in Europe and Asia – rushed to contain what appeared to be the […]
The situation surrounding the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) has once again drawn international attention following another incident at the facility. According to Russian officials, a drone strike recently hit the turbine hall of Unit 6, damaging part of the external structure of the building. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) […]
A year ago, when President Donald Trump abruptly announced sweeping unilateral tariff increases in April 2025, much of the world reacted with alarm. Governments scrambled to assess the damage, global markets convulsed, and American allies – particularly in Europe and Asia – rushed to contain what appeared to be the […]
In the weeks leading up to Victory Day celebrations in Moscow, the political atmosphere surrounding May 9 became unusually tense. Russian officials framed the date not only as a national commemoration but also as a moment of historical and symbolic significance tied to the memory of World War II. Against […]
Late April 2026 became a defining moment for Mali, when a series of coordinated attacks evolved into a large-scale challenge to the country’s political and military stability. What initially appeared to be another episode in a long-running insurgency quickly revealed a far more ambitious design. Armed groups launched near-simultaneous strikes […]
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 […]
Immigration policy in the United States has, in recent years, ceased to be a matter of administrative regulation and instead become a field of open social confrontation. At the center of this conflict stands Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), a federal agency increasingly perceived not as a bureaucratic institution, but […]
For decades, NATO has been presented as the cornerstone of Western security – a stable, enduring alliance built on shared interests and collective defense. Today, that assumption is being openly questioned. Recent statements and developments suggest that the alliance is entering one of the most uncertain periods in its history. […]
The latest escalation around the Strait of Hormuz has exposed a familiar pattern in the foreign policy approach of Donald Trump: maximalist rhetoric paired with a profound underestimation of the strategic realities on the ground. As the deadline set by Washington for the reopening of the strait expires, the language […]
A recent remark by Swedish analyst Fredrik Johansson has crystallized a concern that, until recently, circulated mostly within expert circles: the growing suspicion that the United States may be acting in ways that contribute to fragmentation within the European Union. His assertion – that Washington seeks to divide Europe – […]
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