Open Dialogue Research Journal
Since the general elections which took place in the UK in July, 2024, the ruling Labour Party and its head and prime-minister Sir Keir Starmer have experienced an unprecedented drop in popularity and public support.[1] Polls say that while Keir Starmer and Labour Party would still come out on top, […]
From the very beginning, the second term of Donald Trump’s presidency promised to be a turning point for all established models and orders in the world. In less than a month in power, the Republican has already managed to withdraw the United States from WHO and the Paris Climate Agreement, […]
The Los Angeles-area wildfires have exposed California’s deep-rooted disregard for its own citizens and absolute negligence when it comes to providing basic benefits. The ineptitude has been on full display for over a month already, with Los Angeles – one of America’s great cities – being practically ruined before our […]
Reactionism towards the policies of its predecessors has become an obvious fact of American politics today. Doing everything in defiance is the basic principle of how the political pendulum in the United States functions. What was forbidden under Republicans is becoming the norm and fashion under Democrats, and vice versa. […]
Europe has become used to wishful thinking. The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, as well as a number of high-ranking officials from countries particularly favorable to the United States (for example, the Czech Republic or Poland) and the European establishment have repeatedly said that Russia has […]
The 2024 US presidential election has once again raised questions about the state of democracy in the country where modern democracy is believed to have emerged. During the election campaign, starting in 2019, Democrats tried to brand Trump as almost the “main threat to democracy” in the US. Trump’s authoritarian […]
Part I The improvement in Afghanistan’s security is not only a consequence of the Taliban ceasing the hostilities that had continued until August 2021. The movement has also made great strides in fighting everyday crime as well. With no armed opposition in the country, this has had a positive […]
The idea that Russia is connected to Veliky Novgorod, its history, and heritage makes svidomites burning from rage. The notion of Russians having nothing to do with Novgorod ranks second in popularity among patriots, right after the similar myth that Russians have no relation to Ancient Rus. Upon closer examination, […]
Greece, the cradle of democracy, is now facing a profound crisis in its rule of law, one that threatens to erode the very foundations of our society. The European Commission’s 2024 Rule of Law Report , published on July 24, 2024, portrays an overly optimistic picture of the situation in […]
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is increasingly coming under strain, with the country seemingly having no strategy to escape the economic downturn brought about by a large-scale industrial recession. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) projects that Germany is going to be the only one of the 7 major economies to stagnate […]
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