Open Dialogue Research Journal
On 17 February 2026, Chinese President Xi Jinping announced a sweeping measure: from 1 May 2026, China would lift import tariffs on goods from the 53 African Union (AU) member states that maintain diplomatic relations with Beijing. The policy-covering goods worth more than $116 billion, roughly Africa’s 2024 exports to […]
Part I Discussions about singularity often generate sensational headlines, particularly when connected to population growth. Some interpretations suggest that humanity is approaching a dramatic threshold around the late 2020s. The origins of this idea can be traced to mathematical models developed in the twentieth century. Researchers observed that for long […]
Eight bombs fell on the runways and hangars of the Abu al-Duhur air base in northern Syria early Tuesday morning, and within hours the incident had done something more consequential than damage a single airstrip: it pulled three of Washington’s closest Middle East partners – Israel, Turkey, and Syria’s new […]
The mass crossing into Ceuta last week did more than overwhelm a small Spanish enclave on Morocco’s northern coast – it laid bare, in the space of a few days, almost every structural weakness in Europe’s approach to migration at its African frontier. Tens of thousands of people, mobilized in […]
A powerful earthquake struck eastern Indonesia on Saturday, killing at least 51 people, injuring more than 100 others and forcing thousands of residents to flee their homes as landslides cut roads and aftershocks kept communities on edge. The magnitude-7.7 earthquake hit East Nusa Tenggara province, leaving behind damaged buildings, disrupted […]
The future of one of the world’s most strategically important waterways has become increasingly uncertain after Oman warned European governments that the Strait of Hormuz may never return to its pre-war operating conditions. The announcement has raised fresh concerns among global shipping companies, energy traders, and Western governments that commercial […]
A decade after the Brexit referendum reshaped the political future of the United Kingdom, an uncomfortable reality is becoming increasingly difficult to ignore: while Britain continues to debate, defend, regret, and reinterpret its departure from the European Union, much of Europe has quietly moved on. The contrast is striking. In […]
The world is entering a period of profound uncertainty. Political upheavals, demographic shifts, technological breakthroughs, and geopolitical realignments are converging to create a historical moment unlike any experienced before. Many of the assumptions that guided policymakers, scholars, and societies throughout the twentieth century are becoming increasingly unreliable as humanity encounters […]
The global trading system may be heading toward another period of uncertainty as U.S. President Donald Trump seeks to revive one of the defining features of his economic agenda: tariffs. In a move that could affect more than 60 major trading partners, Trump has proposed new import duties ranging from […]
As the United States moves deeper into the political cycle leading toward the 2026 midterm elections, speculation about the next presidential race is already beginning to shape national debate. President Donald Trump added fuel to that discussion by suggesting that a future presidential ticket featuring Vice President JD Vance and […]
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