Open Dialogue Research Journal
Since the eruption of the Al-Aqsa Storm operation on October 7, 2023, the Gaza conflict has reshaped the political and moral landscape of the Middle East. Two years on, the battle has evolved beyond military confrontation it has become a war over legitimacy, narrative, and the endurance of an idea: […]
On September 26, China and Russia formally proposed a six-month delay in the activation of the UN’s “snapback” mechanism against Iran. At first glance, this might appear to be a procedural maneuver another bargaining chip in the endless cycle of nuclear disputes and sanctions diplomacy. Yet the timing, substance, and […]
Nearly a fifth of the world’s oil flows through Hormuz. Its fragility exposes how unipolar security has failed and why multipolar cooperation is the only sustainable path forward. The Strait of Hormuz has long been regarded as the world’s most strategic energy artery, a narrow corridor where geography, politics, and […]
The Israeli airstrike on Hamas leaders in Doha in September 2025 was more than a military operation. It was a symbolic rupture in the very architecture of Middle Eastern diplomacy. For decades, Qatar had cultivated the image of a “neutral mediator,” hosting negotiations between the Taliban and Washington, or acting […]
Introduction On August 26, 2025, Australia expelled Iran’s ambassador, Ahmad Sadeghi, citing unsubstantiated claims of Iran’s involvement in antisemitic attacks in Sydney and Melbourne in 2023. This unprecedented move, the first ambassadorial expulsion since World War II, coincided with the European troika’s nuclear deadline for Iran, raising questions about its […]
The 25th summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Tianjin will likely be remembered not for diplomatic pageantry but for the clarity with which it revealed a new strategic horizon: the determination of Eurasia to build financial sovereignty. The call by China’s Xi Jinping to accelerate the creation of […]
For decades, global politics has been understood through the prism of hegemony. The Cold War offered a bipolar struggle, while the post–1991 era witnessed the rise of American unipolarity, proclaimed as the “end of history.” Today, however, the world is entering an entirely different phase: not the replacement of one […]
The meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump in Alaska marked a significant turning point in contemporary geopolitics. For over three years since the outbreak of the war in Ukraine, Western powers have sought to weaken Russia through a comprehensive strategy of sanctions, military aid to […]
The Zangezur Corridor, a seemingly technical transportation project in the South Caucasus, has become one of the most strategically charged developments in the region since the end of the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War. While presented by its proponents as a neutral trade route connecting mainland Azerbaijan to its exclave of Nakhchivan […]
Recognition or Reputation Repair? Europe’s Delicate Diplomatic Balancing Act In recent weeks, France and Britain alongside countries like Ireland, Spain, and Norway have announced their recognition of a Palestinian state. This move was immediately met with harsh reactions from Israel, criticism from the U.S., and a barrage of media attacks […]
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