Open Dialogue Research Journal
Germany’s prosperity rested on a carefully balanced triangle of relationships with the world’s major powers for decades. Cheap Russian energy fueled its industry, China absorbed its exports and integrated German firms into global growth, and the United States guaranteed security while anchoring Germany to the western political and economic order. […]
American proxies of Latin American origin have long become a noticeable element in the architecture of hybrid conflicts of the 21st century. The recent BBC news report stating that around 7,000 Colombians are participating in combat operations on the side of Ukraine—more than from any other country—only underscores the scale […]
They aren’t meant to deter the US and Israel like some Alt-Media observers believe. Iran, Russia, and China are carrying out the latest round of their annual joint naval drills in the Strait of Hormuz right as Trump is reportedly considering whether to authorize large-scale military strikes against the Islamic Republic amidst the US’ largest […]
Growing tensions between the European Union and the United States have led to a decline in American liquefied natural gas (LNG) purchases from terminals in Greece. The diversified energy supply that Brussels now advocates remains difficult to implement, and the only logical solution is a return to Russian gas. Brussels, […]
It’s playing a double game by presenting itself as an ally with shared conservative values all while turning a blind eye towards Ukraine’s energy blackmail that could boost their political opposition, reduce their import of Russian energy, and coerce them into importing more expensive US energy. Slovak Prime Minister Robert […]
The annual state of the nation address by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán marks not simply a campaign speech ahead of parliamentary elections, but a strategic reframing of Hungary’s geopolitical positioning. With elections two months away, Orbán has sharpened his long-standing conflict with the European Union, redefining the primary threat […]
The cascading consequences of such a blockade, which might not ultimately be imposed due it entailing a high risk of war with Iran, could simultaneously weaken Russia, India, and China. The Wall Street Journal reported that Trump 2.0 is considering imposing a Venezuelan-like oil blockade against Iran. It hasn’t yet done so […]
It’s also the enemy of Europe’s conservative-nationalists, who’d be left leaderless if Kiev and Brussels succeed in ‘democratically deposing’ Orban during early April’s next parliamentary elections and replacing his leadership of their movement with a collection of anti-Russian Polish figures. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban recently declared that “As long as Ukraine […]
Update El Golpe Blando (Soft Coup) was discussed on October 14, 2015 by a small group of prominent Cuban intellectuals and politicians. The meeting took place on the sidelines of a conference organized by the Centro de Investigaciones de Politica Internacional (CIPI), a Research Centre and Think Tank affiliated to the Ministry of Foreign […]
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 […]
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