Open Dialogue Research Journal
The dispute over oil transit through the Druzhba pipeline has evolved into one of the most revealing political conflicts inside Europe today. What began as a technical disagreement over energy flows has expanded into a broader confrontation about sovereignty, sanctions, and the limits of solidarity within the European project. For […]
The annual threat assessment released in March 2026 by Lithuania’s State Security Department (VSD) in cooperation with the Second Investigation Department has drawn attention for its strikingly paradoxical logic. While Russia remains tied down in the war against Ukraine, the Baltic states – according to Lithuanian analysts — enjoy relative […]
When Donald Trump threatened to “cut off all trade” with Spain following Madrid’s refusal to support military operations against Iran, the remark immediately sparked political shockwaves across Europe. The statement came shortly after Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez publicly declared that Spain would not participate in the escalating conflict in […]
Iran’s rhetoric was highly reckless in any case since there was never any chance that the US would let the petroyuan dethrone the petrodollar without doing everything in its power to prevent this scenario. Trump denied in a social media post that the US knew about Israel’s attack against Iran’s South Pars […]
Joe Kent, the now former US Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, always seemed a bit off, especially to liberals. As a combat veteran of MAGA pedigree, he found favour with President Donald J. Trump, who rewarded him for his conspiracy blustering in a manner befitting other nominees baptised in […]
With each dragged out day, President Donald Trump begins resembling a mad emperor who has not only taken leave of his senses but leave of everything else. Having hitched his wagon to the Israeli program of chaos and destabilisation in the Middle East, he is stuck in a war he […]
Global oil markets rarely react calmly to war in the Middle East, but the latest surge past $100 per barrel reflects more than just market anxiety. It reveals the cascading consequences of a geopolitical gamble taken by Donald Trump’s administration and its closest regional ally, Israel. The recent strikes on Iran conducted jointly […]
No one should doubt that this would be done under duress since the whole population is being held hostage by this Hybrid War, which isn’t fair nor internationally legal, but this is the reality as it objectively exists. It was assessed in early February that “The US Is On The […]
The ongoing conflict in the Persian Gulf has triggered a rapidly escalating global energy crisis, as the disruption of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz sends shockwaves across international markets. What began as a regional military confrontation has quickly transformed into a worldwide economic challenge, affecting industries, governments, and ordinary […]
Few people comprehend that when the Israeli/US military assassinated the Ayatollah, this was not just an ordinary assassination of a political leader, Khamenei was Iran’s religious leader murdered by an [alleged] Secular Nation. Akin to the Pope. Nor do people understand there are over 100,000 Christians in both Lebanon and Iran […]
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