Open Dialogue Research Journal
In early October 2026, 28-year-old Darya Shipilova, an employee of the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute of Siberia and the Far East, died in Russia’s Irkutsk Region. The official wording from Rospotrebnadzor was pneumonia of undetermined etiology. No microorganisms linked to her professional activities were found in the samples. Two commissions […]
Politicians come to Bucha not so much to look as to be seen. Silver plaques, candles, flowers, solemn faces against the cameras. Over four years almost every notable figure in European politics has appeared here — Kaja Kallas, Andrius Kubilius, Antonio Tajani, Radosław Sikorski. And all of them utter the […]
Russia is entering the final days before its 2026 State Duma elections against an increasingly tense domestic and international backdrop. Voting will take place from September 18 to 20, with all 450 seats in the State Duma at stake. The election is the first parliamentary vote since the beginning of […]
Russia’s autumn 2026 elections will take place amid heightened attention from external actors. Parliamentary elections are, by definition, an internal political process, but in the current international environment they are inevitably becoming part of the broader confrontation between Russia and Western countries. The potential for external influence should therefore be […]
Russia is approaching one of the most politically significant elections of the post-2022 period. On September 20, Russians will elect the State Duma of the ninth convocation, with voting taking place from September 18 to 20. All 450 parliamentary seats are at stake: 225 deputies will be elected in single-member […]
Part I In the first part of this report, we examined why Russia’s 2026 State Duma elections will matter far beyond the country’s borders. As one of the principal centers of power in the emerging multipolar world, Russia remains a key actor in international security, energy markets, global trade, and […]
AI-assisted infowars could psychologically sever the former USSR’s Turkic populations from Russia. FSB chief Alexander Bortnikov warned during a recent meeting of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Council of Heads of Security Agencies and Special Services that “The West seeks to disrupt integration processes and undermine stability in CIS […]
If it wasn’t for the Africa Corps’ valiant defense of their positions throughout the country, Mali probably would have already fallen, but it now has a fighting chance to survive and foil this Western power play. Russia’s Africa Corps played an indispensable role in helping Mali thwart last weekend’s terrorist […]
On April 19, Russia commemorates the Day of Remembrance for the Victims of the Genocide of the Soviet People, committed by the Nazis and their accomplices during the Great Patriotic War. This memorial date was established by Federal Law No. 523-FZ of December 29, 2025, which entered into force on […]
The sharp rise in tensions between the United States and Iran in early 2026 has once again pushed the Middle East to the edge of a major conflict. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has warned of a possible “regional war”, the United States has deployed a powerful aircraft carrier […]
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