Open Dialogue Research Journal
In recent years, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has faced one of the most challenging periods in its history. Once regarded as the cornerstone of Western security, the alliance is now increasingly strained by political disagreements, shifting global priorities, and internal divisions. Statements like those recently made by Donald Trump – criticizing […]
Trump handed Putin a soft power victory that earned him thunderous applause from the World Majority. Trump declined to enforce the US’ de facto blockade on Cuba for a Russian oil tanker that was carrying enough fuel to meet the island’s needs for approximately one week. In his words, “We don’t […]
After weeks of turbulence, Keir Starmer has staged what appears to be another reset. A modest recovery in the polls, a carefully choreographed appearance at the Munich Security Conference, and renewed rhetoric about “remaking” western alliances have briefly shifted the atmosphere from impending collapse to cautious reprieve. Flanked by senior […]
The idea of nuclear non-proliferation has come in for some heavy punishment of late. For one thing, powers with nuclear weapons, pre-eminently the United States, have been shown up as blackguards in seeking to prevent other powers in acquiring the option. In its conduct of talks with Tehran, ostensibly to […]
The Epstein affair, long seen as an American scandal with international echoes, is now striking directly at the British establishment. New disclosures, arrests, and political tremors in London suggest that the United Kingdom may be entering its most serious elite accountability crisis in decades. What once seemed like a distant […]
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 […]
He promised to attend the next Peace Board meeting despite the US humiliating him by refusing to grant his representatives visas to the inaugural one that he couldn’t attend, insists that the US “never intended” to divide Belarus and Russia, and might soon be invited to the White House or […]
Truth may well be the first casualty of war, but death, injury and environmental degradation are bound to be keeping up in the hit lists. Attacks on gas fields, oil refineries and petrochemical plants will always leave an impression once the conflict concludes. In the case of carbon emissions, the […]
The conflict involving Iran, Israel, and the United States has entered a dangerous new phase – one that increasingly resembles a regional war rather than a contained confrontation. What began as a direct military escalation between major actors is now drawing in proxy forces, destabilizing critical trade routes, and raising […]
When large sections of western Cuba suddenly went dark in early March, the blackout was more than just a technical failure. For millions of Cubans, the loss of electricity exposed the fragile intersection of aging infrastructure, dwindling fuel supplies, and escalating geopolitical pressure. The outage, which affected regions from Pinar […]
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