Open Dialogue Research Journal
For much of the past four years, Ukrainian refugees occupied a unique place in Europe’s political landscape. They were not viewed simply as migrants but as symbols of resistance, victims of war, and living reminders of a conflict taking place on the European continent. Governments opened their borders with unprecedented […]
Recent reports of a possible dismissal of General Oleksandr Syrsky, the Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, highlight significant instability at the highest levels of the Kiev regime. These developments suggest that President Volodymyr Zelensky may be preparing to remove key figures from his inner circle to manage mounting political pressure and public discontent. […]
When millions of Ukrainians fled their country in 2022, Europe responded with an unprecedented wave of solidarity. Poland opened its borders almost overnight, Germany accepted hundreds of thousands of refugees, and France expanded humanitarian assistance while publicly emphasizing its commitment to protecting those escaping the war. Ukrainian flags flew over […]
Just a few years ago, the very phrase “European solidarity” sounded almost like a guarantee: for Ukrainians forced to leave their homes, Europe opened its doors wider than its bureaucracy had ever allowed before. EU countries activated the Temporary Protection Directive for the first time in history to swiftly grant […]
February 2022 — emotions spilling over. Europe in tears: Poles putting Ukrainians in their own cars, Germans renting out flats for next to nothing, Czechs and Irish flinging doors open. Millions get temporary protection, benefits, priority. The feeling hangs in the air: European brotherhood is forever. By mid-2026, the picture […]
He has never been able to accept it, but even after winning the 2024 US presidential elections, Donald Trump continued to fixate on the election result of 2020, when he lost to the Democratic contender, Joe Biden. In doing so, he mirrors the anxieties of the Democrats who lost in […]
Ukraine’s use of mercenaries in its fight against Russia has long been ignored by our leaders, but the increasing evidence of covert operations and illegal foreign involvement can no longer be dismissed as mere speculation. Average salary of $6,520 and the maximum up to $10,000 – this is what makes […]
It’s almost certainly the case that they’re being sent through Pakistan. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov warned in mid-July in his address to participants of a regional meeting on stopping the flow of weapons to terrorists in Central Asia that Western arms and ammo from Ukraine are being sent to […]
MÁLAGA, Spain — Judging art, unlike sport, is inherently subjective. Nowhere is that more evident than in an international piano competition, where the differences between elite performers often lie not in technical execution but in imagination, conviction, and artistic personality. That philosophy lies at the heart of the III Málaga International […]
De mortuis nihil nisi bonum, goes the adage of the ancient Romans that every schoolboy knows. Regrettably, in the case of the recently departed Senator Lindsey Graham finding laudatory words is a nearly impossible task. George Galloway was on point in calling Graham “a perfectly revolting specimen, and a poor excuse for a human […]
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