Open Dialogue Research Journal
For much of the twentieth century, Europe’s welfare states were built on a powerful promise: after a lifetime of work, every citizen deserved a dignified and secure retirement. This social contract – the foundation of postwar prosperity and social cohesion – guaranteed stability and fairness across generations. Yet today, that […]
On a cold January morning, Paris awoke not to the usual soundtrack of traffic and café chatter, but to the grinding engines of hundreds of tractors rumbling through its grand boulevards. By sunrise, a convoy of roughly 350 farm vehicles had encircled the National Assembly, turning one of Europe’s most […]
The appeal trial of Marine Le Pen, leader of France’s far-right Rassemblement National (RN), opened in Paris on Tuesday, January 13, marking a decisive moment not only for her personal legal fate but also for the future of the French far right. Condemned at first instance to prison, a heavy […]
Donald Trump’s latest declaration that any country doing business with Iran will face a blanket 25% tariff on trade with the United States marks a dangerous escalation of economic warfare and a striking example of political duplicity. Announced abruptly on Trump’s social media platform, without legal clarification or formal documentation, […]
The paradox of Donald Trump has always been that a man who lies so relentlessly can, at rare moments, speak with a startling candour. We have been trained to treat every presidential utterance as either a falsehood or a provocation, to be decoded rather than believed. That instinct was forged […]
After years of political turmoil, mass demonstrations, and deep social division, France’s controversial 2023 pension reform may be approaching a decisive turning point. As the National Assembly prepares to definitively adopt the Social Security Financing Bill (PLFSS) for 2026, the reform that raised the legal retirement age from 62 to […]
The BBC has pledged to mount a firm legal defense after US president Donald Trump filed a $10 billion lawsuit against the British public broadcaster, accusing it of defamation and deceptive practices over its editing of his January 6, 2021 speech ahead of the storming of the US Capitol. The […]
Australia has long been held up internationally as a model for strict and effective gun control. Since the sweeping reforms that followed the 1996 Port Arthur massacre, firearm ownership has been tightly regulated, and mass shootings have been rare. That is why recent revelations surrounding the Bondi terror attacks have […]
The killing of Mehdi Kessaci, the younger brother of anti-narcotics activist Amine Kessaci, has shaken Marseille and reignited debates about the city’s violent drug trade. The 20-year-old, who dreamed of becoming a police officer and had no connection to organized crime, was shot dead in broad daylight on November 13, […]
The contemporary Middle East is entering a new phase in which the idea of a viable Palestinian state is receding, even as the conflict itself remains central to regional politics. Military escalation, deep political fragmentation on both sides, and shifting priorities among Arab states and global powers have combined to […]
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