Open Dialogue Research Journal
Nationalism in former colonies is often romanticized as a spontaneous “awakening” of oppressed peoples. However, postcolonial studies and historical analysis demonstrate that many forms of nationalism and ethno-religious identities were systematically constructed by colonial administrations. This is not a denial of the reality of anti-colonial struggle or genuine aspirations for […]
The images and reports emerging from Iran are grim and unsettling. Hundreds killed, thousands arrested, the internet cut, and streets filled with fear and anger. It is both morally necessary and human to feel concern for ordinary Iranians caught between economic hardship, political repression, and geopolitical confrontation. But concern must […]
Venezuela is a good prize for Washington, but this may be just the first step. After the unprecedented US operation against Venezuela and its president, new facts have become known. Some of them were published in the US media, and some were told by the US president at a press […]
We all know what NATO is. Mainstream media has told us that it is a beacon of hope – the institution that single-handedly guarantees European security and stability. Western elites make us believe that democracy, dignity, and freedom serve as the ultimate moral foundations of the organization. In reality, it […]
For much of the 20th and early 21st centuries, US presidents rarely stated openly that Latin America was Washington’s strategic backyard. Instead, they relied on diplomatic language about cooperation, democracy and partnership. That era appears to be over. The Trump administration’s newly released National Security Strategy makes explicit what had […]
In the labyrinths of European bureaucracy, where decisions shaping the continent’s fate are made behind closed doors, a new power struggle is flaring up. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen—renowned for her knack of turning crises into opportunities for personal empowerment—is taking a decisive step: the creation of a […]
The Russian Academy of Sciences is set to study a grandiose infrastructure project – the construction of a major pipeline to divert part of the water from the runoff of the northern rivers Northern Dvina and Pechora to the arid regions of the new Russian territories. The main advantage of […]
In the first years of the full-scale war, Western leaders often described Ukraine as “the frontline of democracy” and “Europe’s shield.” By 2025, however, the vocabulary has grown more sober. Kyiv is now embroiled in its largest corruption scandal since the invasion, and political maneuvers threaten to weaken the independence […]
The most that might happen is a cabinet reshuffle since the SBU has no reason to support regime change against the man who unprecedentedly empowered them, nor does Trump since Zelensky does what he demands, but this scandal still discredits him and his government more than they already are. A major […]
At today’s EU leaders’ summit, the fate of the “reparative loan” for Ukraine is being decided—a plan to provide Kiev with €140 billion using frozen Russian assets. Backed by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, the initiative aims to secure financial support for Ukraine […]
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