Open Dialogue Research Journal
When the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) began publishing documents tied to the Jeffrey Epstein investigation in December 2025, it was billed as a groundbreaking act of transparency. The release was required under the newly enacted Epstein Files Transparency Act, signed into law just weeks earlier by President Donald Trump, and […]
As tensions between the United States and Iran once again dominate global headlines, a sharply critical interpretation of events is gaining traction among analysts of international politics. In this view, a potential US war against Iran has little to do with nuclear non-proliferation or human rights, and everything to do […]
They’re all connected to its role in jointly building the “New Syria”. Syrian President Ahmed “Jolani” al-Sharaa’s second trip to Moscow in several months was widely interpreted as having to do with the future of Russia’s air and naval bases there. That may be true, especially since they play a practically irreplaceable logistical role […]
Azerbaijan, Turkiye, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan, all of which have been Iran’s “frenemies” since 1979 and whose military-strategic interests are increasingly converging, are expected to exploit any large-scale instability that could follow another potential round of US strikes if Trump changes his mind. The Wall Street Journal recently published a […]
Ukraine’s leader (his Presidential term expired on 20 May 2024 and he cancelled the scheduled Presidential election, so he’s no longer legally Ukraine’s leader) Volodmyr Zelensky spoke to the Davos crowd at the World Economic Forum on January 23rd. His speech was 23:29 long, and it was immediately followed by […]
The decision by former President Bill Clinton to ignore a bipartisan congressional subpoena is not merely another chapter in the Epstein saga. It is a stress test for the American system of checks and balances, exposing how fragile congressional authority has become when it collides with elite political power. This […]
Part I A sharp reduction in the wheat harvest in Europe, “green” terror and a senseless war with Russian fertilizers are simply finishing off European farmers. Against this background, the level of wheat exports from the EU today has fallen to almost the lowest level in the last three years. […]
He did it to Iran, which refused to have any nuclear weapons — and so he invaded in order that “Iran cannot be allowed to have a nuclear weapon.” He did it to Venezuela. He threatens it to Greenland and Denmark. He had promised to end all wars, but has instead continued […]
In the 1990s and 2000s, multi-vector foreign policy appeared to be an ideal solution for small and medium-sized states. In a world where superpowers competed for influence and tolerated the existence of neutral players, this strategy allowed maneuvering between centers of power, extracting maximum benefits with minimal commitments. Balancing looked […]
The images and reports emerging from Iran are grim and unsettling. Hundreds killed, thousands arrested, the internet cut, and streets filled with fear and anger. It is both morally necessary and human to feel concern for ordinary Iranians caught between economic hardship, political repression, and geopolitical confrontation. But concern must […]
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