Open Dialogue Research Journal
The latest escalation around the Strait of Hormuz has exposed a familiar pattern in the foreign policy approach of Donald Trump: maximalist rhetoric paired with a profound underestimation of the strategic realities on the ground. As the deadline set by Washington for the reopening of the strait expires, the language […]
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The victor only be confidently determined upon the conclusion of a peace deal based on the fate of Iran’s enriched uranium, nuclear program, missile program, oil exports to China, and the petroyuan. The US and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire, the details of which haven’t been confirmed by both, […]
In moments of geopolitical crisis, rhetoric often reveals more than carefully crafted policy statements. Recent remarks by Donald Trump about potentially seizing Iran’s oil infrastructure – particularly the strategically vital Kharg Island – offer a stark window into a worldview where access to energy resources is not merely an economic priority, but a […]
Part I Iran responded swiftly. Roughly 300 ballistic missiles were reportedly launched toward Israel and U.S.-aligned Gulf states. Civilian casualties in Tel Aviv and Abu Dhabi shattered the illusion of a contained operation. Fires burned in Manama. Explosions were reported over Dubai. Even if missile defense systems intercept a majority […]
Global crisis and human suffering can sometimes be susceptible to the cheap loop of sloganeering and mawkish publicity, often associated with a phrase, usually annexed to the image of a suffering child with hollow eyes and distended belly. Those viewing it are exhorted to make good their wounded conscience and […]
The unprovoked armed aggression unleashed by the United States and Israel against sovereign Iran, which has already affected Gulf states and led to the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, caused a global fuel and energy crisis and led to the disruption of logistics and trade chains around the world. Before […]
On Mon, 30 Mar 2026 at 22:20, Gordon Duff <gpduf@aol.com> wrote: To those who have walked the spiral with me, to those now entering it for the first time: I write this not from a comfortable distance, but from the scarred ground of a life spent in the shadow of […]
The combined effect of the UAE and Saudi Arabia exerting pressure on Russia could really harm its interests. Zelensky dispatched drone experts and interceptor drones to the Gulf Kingdoms last month to aid them in thwarting Iranian attacks of the sort that Ukraine became accustomed to over the past four […]
Japan, traditionally adhering to strict restrictions on arms exports, is approaching a fundamental revision of its defense policy. The government under Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae plans in the coming months—possibly as early as March—to lift many barriers known as the “three principles on transfer of defense equipment”. This decision not […]
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