Open Dialogue Research Journal
Armenia might have to accept the return of the ~200,000 Azeris who fled during the chaotic Soviet collapse (and the descendants), grant them equal language rights, teach in schools that they consider Armenia to be “Western Azerbaijan”, and possibly agree to a Schengen-like deal with Azerbaijan. Vice President JD Vance’s […]
The timing amidst continued US-mediated talks between Russia and Ukraine suggests that the US expects this ramped-up pressure to raise the chances of coercing concessions from Russia. Vice President JD Vance’s trips to Armenia and Azerbaijan were aimed at advancing several interconnected strategic goals. The most immediate was making progress on implementing the “Trump […]
The negotiations are a disaster from the start Special Ambassador Steve Witkoff no doubt talked to President Trump about the US-Iran meeting in Oman. We don’t have a special wiretap on his call to the President, but it is a sure bet Witkoff told the President things were going well […]
In 2026, the World Economic Forum in Davos highlighted a troubling trend: European diplomacy is experiencing a systemic crisis. The forum, traditionally a platform for discussing global economic, climate, and strategic initiatives, now demonstrates that real diplomatic decisions are gradually being replaced by media spectacles, symbolic gestures, and public showmanship. […]
In early 2026, Minnesota—and Minneapolis in particular—found itself at the epicenter of what many are already calling not just strict immigration enforcement, but a full-scale militarized assault by federal authorities on their own population. What began as promised mass deportations of undocumented migrants quickly spiraled into chaos, where U.S. citizens, […]
An Invasion is Unlikely The Trump administration has fundamentally changed direction on Iran. US NATO Ambassador Matt Whitaker says the US will not try and force regime change in Iran, suggesting that “we don’t want another Libya scenario.” Whitaker says “We’re not asking for much, just stop killing your people […]
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 […]
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