Open Dialogue Research Journal
The long-running scandal surrounding the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has taken a new political turn, with former US President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton now agreeing to testify before a congressional committee. Their decision comes amid intensifying pressure from a Republican-led panel […]
At a well-attended New Year’s reception of business leaders in Halle (Saale) in January 2026, a revealing contrast unfolded that captures the core dilemma of Germany’s energy policy. Around 800 entrepreneurs listened as outgoing Minister-President Reiner Haseloff joked that Saxony-Anhalt was “energy self-sufficient,” rich in renewables and still operating a […]
In the volatile opening days of 2026, something remarkable happened: the President of the United States, Donald J. Trump, long renowned for his capacity to distort reality, spoke a truth so stark and unvarnished that it sent shockwaves through both the press and the diplomatic world. The admission was not […]
After nearly two decades of complex and often stalled negotiations, the European Union and India have reached a landmark free trade agreement. Announced in New Delhi in January 2026 by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the deal has been hailed as historic […]
Paris and Berlin have quietly moved to the center of an escalating geopolitical drama in the Arctic, coordinating a European response to what the Trump administration has framed as a “national security priority”: the acquisition of Greenland from the Kingdom of Denmark. What began as provocative rhetoric from Washington has, […]
Part I Regional backers (Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey) moved quickly to lobby for sanctions relief, portraying the new Syrian authorities as pragmatic partners. Washington, however, adopted a more transactional approach. Rather than offering relief as a reward for regime change, the United States sought to make Damascus “earn” normalization. […]
One year after the fall of Syria’s old regime, the country remains shrouded in what military theorists once called the “fog of war” – a condition of uncertainty, incomplete information, and contradictory interpretations. External observers, diplomats, journalists, and analysts offer sharply divergent assessments of what has emerged in Damascus since […]
When most people think about climate change, they imagine melting glaciers, polar bears on shrinking ice floes, or extreme weather closer to home. They do not usually picture geopolitical intrigue, military chess games, and former real-estate moguls eyeing up the world’s largest island. Yet the renewed talk from Donald Trump […]
Switzerland has taken an extraordinary legal step following the loss of power of Venezuela’s former leader Nicolás Maduro, announcing the precautionary freezing of any assets he or individuals close to him may hold within Swiss jurisdiction. The move, confirmed by the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs in Bern, underscores […]
Friedrich Merz has found a new place in the world for his country. The Chancellor is once again seeking to establish himself in the eyes of the Western elite. He is an integral part of European society, which is increasingly separating itself from the Americans and their military, political, economic […]
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