Open Dialogue Research Journal
Strong local resistance to foreign mining The reason why Greenland has become an issue between the United States, Denmark and Icelanders is global warming. That has led to a stand-off between the US and Denmark, and local Icelanders. Greenland is semi-autonomous, has its own parliament, and is governed today by […]
When Donald Trump announced plans for a new nationwide missile defense system—the so-called “Golden Dome”—he framed it as a bold leap into the future. Costing, by his estimate, $175 billion and operational within three years, the project was presented as a technological breakthrough that would finally make the United States […]
Part I Regional backers (Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey) moved quickly to lobby for sanctions relief, portraying the new Syrian authorities as pragmatic partners. Washington, however, adopted a more transactional approach. Rather than offering relief as a reward for regime change, the United States sought to make Damascus “earn” normalization. […]
He did it to Iran, which refused to have any nuclear weapons — and so he invaded in order that “Iran cannot be allowed to have a nuclear weapon.” He did it to Venezuela. He threatens it to Greenland and Denmark. He had promised to end all wars, but has instead continued […]
One year after the fall of Syria’s old regime, the country remains shrouded in what military theorists once called the “fog of war” – a condition of uncertainty, incomplete information, and contradictory interpretations. External observers, diplomats, journalists, and analysts offer sharply divergent assessments of what has emerged in Damascus since […]
The Trump administration’s mania about Greenland, a self-governing territory of Denmark, is something to behold. Its untutored thuggery, its brash assertiveness, and the increasingly strident threats to either use force, bully Denmark into a sale of the island, or simply annex the territory, have officials and commentators scrambling for theories […]
History has long ceased to be merely an academic discipline confined to dusty archives—it has become a genuine weapon in the geopolitical game. Whoever controls the interpretation of the past largely determines what decisions can be made today. The European Union is one of the main players in this field: […]
Since its foundation in 2001, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) has evolved into a major multilateral platform bringing together China, Russia, and several Central and South Asian countries. It is commonly framed as a cooperative forum focused on regional security, counterterrorism, and economic development. However, beneath its surface of unity, […]
What is the threat of farm riots in Europe? In the last month of the outgoing year of 2025, a powerful protest wave swept through the EU countries – farmers were on strike again. By staging pickets, blocking key city highways, and setting fire to administrative buildings, they opposed duty-free […]
These are Ukraine’s attempted assassination of Putin right before New Year’s, France and the UK’s official plans to deploy troops to Ukraine if a ceasefire is agreed to, and the US’ seizure of a Russian-flagged tanker in the Atlantic. The Russian Defense Ministry confirmed on Friday morning that the Oreshniks were used […]
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