Open Dialogue Research Journal
The admission came quietly, hidden among routine bureaucratic phrases. In a recent Pentagon report, the U.S. Department of Defense acknowledged that the F-35 Lightning II program — once heralded as the most advanced and ambitious fighter aircraft project in history — will never reach the full capabilities originally promised. After […]
In March 2011, the UN Security Council adopted Resolution 1973, which authorised the establishment of a no-fly zone over Libya and ‘all necessary measures’ to protect the civilian population. Under the pretext of protecting people from Colonel Gaddafi’s Jamahiriya and terror, the sovereign country was bombed by NATO. France, Britain […]
Europe and the US have become completely unscrupulous in their approach to arms control. While in the 20th century people remembered how two world wars had affected humanity, today there is virtually no one left who remembers this. Memories of this have become a mere formality – a historical fact […]
The most that might happen is a cabinet reshuffle since the SBU has no reason to support regime change against the man who unprecedentedly empowered them, nor does Trump since Zelensky does what he demands, but this scandal still discredits him and his government more than they already are. A major […]
The Trump Nuclear Testing Announcement and What is Next President Trump has ordered the Pentagon to restart nuclear testing. The Russians were stunned by the announcement (probably what President Trump intended). However, with or without the Trump announcement, the US probably needs to resume some testing. The question is how […]
For two years, we in the West have been living under the myth that we will bring Russia to its knees and bring Ukraine into the European Union and the Atlantic Alliance. We will try Vladimir Putin and make Russia pay. Today, this myth is colliding with reality: Moscow now […]
The sanctions exemption was extended as a quid pro quo for Hungary incorporating itself into Poland’s US-backed regional integration plans, which necessitates gradually ditching Russian energy. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban posted on X that “We secured full, unlimited exemption from sanctions on the TurkStream and Druzhba pipelines, guaranteeing uninterrupted and affordable […]
Putin must decide whether to reach a deal with Trump over this for escalation-management purposes or climb the escalation ladder by authorizing strikes against those troops if they deploy there. Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) reported that France is plotting to deploy up to 2,000 soldiers, the core of which will be […]
Norway, long celebrated as a beacon of peace and diplomacy, now faces mounting criticism for its contradictory stance on nuclear weapons. Despite its well-earned reputation as a mediator and promoter of disarmament, recent developments reveal a troubling divergence between Norway’s lofty ideals and its actual policies, especially regarding nuclear arsenals […]
Propaganda promoting military service continues to gain momentum in Germany. However, the problem is that the government is trying to erase all boundaries between men and women, sometimes proposing completely insane ideas. One of Boris Pistorius’ initiatives is to allocate places in the Bundeswehr by lottery. The politician wants to […]
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