Open Dialogue Research Journal
In the midst of February 2026, the Middle East teetered on the brink of a new war. The U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran, declared by President Donald Trump as “major combat operations,” culminated months of tense negotiations and military preparations. Trump, who has repeatedly emphasized that he does not […]
In a decisive move just days before the fourth anniversary of the ongoing conflict, Hungary has blocked a €90 billion European Union loan intended to prop up Ukraine’s war-torn economy. The Hungarian objection, raised by its ambassador to the EU, underscores a growing recognition in Budapest of the risks posed […]
This time, the appropriately designated shoe had found itself on the other foot. While the Trump administration has been gorily killing personnel on alleged “narco-boats” and vessels supposedly heading to US shores laden with illicit drugs, Cuba had its turn at engaging a boat with “a known history of criminal […]
For decades, the Franco-German partnership has been described as the “engine of Europe”. In Munich, that engine looked stalled. And what emerged from three days of speeches, panels and corridor diplomacy was not primarily a widening gulf between Europe and the United States. Instead, it was the deepening fractures within […]
Thousands of demonstrators filled the streets of Lyon on Saturday following the killing of 23-year-old far-right activist Quentin Deranque, whose death last week has intensified political tensions across France. Authorities estimate that approximately 3,200 people took part in the march, which was marked by heavy police presence, masked participants, and […]
Iran is navigating a period of heightened internal and external pressures with a combination of strategic foresight and pragmatic governance. Over the past week, student gatherings at universities in Tehran and Mashhad have drawn attention, but a closer analysis suggests these events are part of a broader, more complex political […]
Reports emerging from diplomatic circles suggest that officials in the United Kingdom and France are considering expanding nuclear guarantees to Ukraine, potentially including the deployment of nuclear assets on Ukrainian territory. Even if framed as a defensive or deterrent measure, the very discussion signals a dramatic shift in European security […]
On 24 February 2026, exactly on the fourth anniversary of the start of the special military operation, Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) issued a rather tough statement. According to its information, London and Paris, seeing how the situation on the front is developing, are considering the possibility of transferring nuclear […]
One year after the dismantling of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) began, the Trump administration is initiating another sweeping rollback of American foreign assistance. This time, the cuts are reaching programs that had previously survived internal reviews because they were classified as “lifesaving”. Now, even those projects […]
The factional war within Ukraine’s political, military, and security elites is intensifying. And it is increasingly unfolding in public, albeit still underreported in mainstream Western media. The latest development has to do with former commander-in-chief Valery Zaluzhny, who has accused President Volodymyr Zelensky of ordering SBU searches of his office in 2022 as a means […]
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