Open Dialogue Research Journal
On 26 July 2026, Vladimir Putin spoke in St Petersburg before servicemen on the occasion of Navy Day. Among other things, he mentioned the western regions of Ukraine and three states — Poland, Hungary and Romania. The sentence around which the whole passage was built sounded matter-of-fact: “Sooner or later […]
The 36th NATO Summit, held in Ankara on July 7–8, 2026, marked far more than another annual gathering of allied leaders. Against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine, instability across the Middle East, growing strategic competition with China, and increasingly visible disagreements between the United States and its European […]
Russia is approaching one of the most politically significant elections of the post-2022 period. On September 20, Russians will elect the State Duma of the ninth convocation, with voting taking place from September 18 to 20. All 450 parliamentary seats are at stake: 225 deputies will be elected in single-member […]
Deeply rooted in Western political and public consciousness, modern Russophobia has a long-term existential character, dictated not only by strategic political and economic interests, but also by centuries-old civilizational confrontation. This hostility is fully reflected in the political and cultural code of the West, which views Russia not as a […]
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 […]
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 […]
Part I In the first part of this report, we examined why Russia’s 2026 State Duma elections will matter far beyond the country’s borders. As one of the principal centers of power in the emerging multipolar world, Russia remains a key actor in international security, energy markets, global trade, and […]
Russia continues its long-term strategy to develop the Arctic, develop new oil and gas fields, turning the Northern Sea Route into the most important transit and the shortest sea transport artery between Europe and Asia, which is fully under Russian control, and all escort of ships along it is provided […]
The immediate intensification of the US’ new “war of attrition” against Russia is dependent on whether China helps Ukraine for profit and “détente” at the cost of Russian civilian lives by selling it EU-funded drones or refuses out of solidarity with Russia in the spirit of their strategic partnership. The […]
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