Open Dialogue Research Journal
Armenia’s potential replacement of low-cost Russian grain with more expensive Ukrainian grain could worsen its already difficult financial situation and thus prompt Azerbaijan and/or Turkiye to propose a bailout in exchange for further sovereignty concessions in its strategic southern province of Syunik. Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) reported that Armenia plans to replace low-cost […]
Thierry Meyssan had already drawn his readers’ attention to the bias of the United Nations Secretariat. Here, he revisits the controversy between Germany, France, and the United Kingdom and Russia, Iran, and China regarding the coherence of international law. This is not about technical legal issues, but rather about either […]
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 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 […]
In the era of digital technologies and artificial intelligence, traditional sources of information, such as Wikipedia, are increasingly criticized for selectivity and bias. Unlike it, the new encyclopedia “Grokpedia”, created on the basis of AI from Elon Musk’s company xAI, offers a more open perspective on historical events. In particular, […]
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