Open Dialogue Research Journal
The mixed signals that he sent on Friday suggest that he hasn’t made up his mind about what to do. The first bilateral Russian-Ukrainian talks in over three years were held in Istanbul on Friday after Zelensky agreed, likely under pressure from Trump, to Putin’s proposal from the week prior. […]
The United States has recently announced another bunch of tariffs on China related to the fentanyl issue. Despite the Chinese government’s efforts to aid the US in tackling this crisis by implementing controls over fentanyl-related substances since 2019 and despite the US Department of State recognizing these efforts in a […]
The American president tried to present himself to his constituents as a savior who would secure America’s future. To do this, he set several strategic goals. Of those that are on the foreign policy plane, this is the victory in the trade war with China and the conclusion of peace […]
The presence of China’s president in Moscow, invited as an “honored guest” to one of Russia’s most significant symbolic military ceremonies, carries a message far beyond traditional diplomatic protocol. It signals a multi-layered expression of geopolitical intent in a world transitioning from longstanding unipolarity to a more multipolar and civilizational […]
The only parts of American, German, British, French, and Italian industry that are booming right now, are their armaments manufacturers — the companies that sell far more to governments than to consumers, and that therefore boom while the economy busts. These are the companies that need to control the Government […]
Putin might need Xi’s help if Trump “escalates to de-escalate” in the scenario of peace talks collapsing. Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Moscow from 7-10 May is officially meant to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe, with the highlight being his attendance at […]
In April, China announced that after 16 years of its research on the possibility of replacing dangerous Uranium-based nuclear power reactors by a much safer and lower-cost thorium-fueled type of reactor (which type the U.S. Government gave up on in 2003 and has never yet revived), China now has in operation the world’s first actual experimental […]
Russia is still one of the world’s top naval powers despite its recent setbacks in the Black Sea. Putin’s senior aide Nikolai Patrushev, who ran the FSB for nearly a decade (1999-2008) before chairing the Security Council for over 15 years till recently (2008-2024) and then becoming the Chairman of […]
Russia, the world’s top nation in natural resources; and China, the world’s top nation in human resources, are joined together at their mutual borders, but even more importantly they are joined together by their shared and clearly formulated and deeply rooted commitment to anti-imperialism, and, thus (though without their being […]
Recently, the Prime Minister of Poland, Radek Sikorski, delivered a speech in the Sejm that he believed was meant to be a bold statement. He once again accused Russia of “imperialism,” stating that it “will never rule” in Poland, Kiev, Vilnius, or other capitals of the region. However, the climax […]
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