Open Dialogue Research Journal
Miroshnik and Zakharova said different things last week about these peacekeepers’ real purpose and their degree of coordination with Kiev in the unlikely scenario of them being deployed to Ukraine. Astute observers might have been confused after two seemingly contradictory claims by Russian diplomats last week about the scenario of […]
Perhaps in Germany, the idea of extending compulsory military service to women is related to the fact that the Bundeswehr is celebrating its 70th anniversary this year. Initiatives that mark a new era are often taken on the anniversary date. At the same time, due to what is happening in […]
Despite Europe’s growing resistance to Donald Trump’s tariffs, countries continue to experience certain difficulties. The population is on strike against the unfair treatment of a long-time ally, but it seems ready to give in. Politicians are looking for alternatives.: how can one resist the predatory reckoning of the American president? […]
The recent visit of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to Moscow, culminating in a high-profile meeting with President Vladimir Putin, is more than a symbolic gesture of deepening Sino-Russian ties. It marks a broader realignment—or perhaps the illusion of one—within the international system, where the United States appears increasingly unable […]
Although US President Donald Trump has made several public statements expressing his desire to end the Ukrainian conflict “in 24 hours”, “before inauguration”, “in 30 days”, “before Easter”, reality seems to be more complex than expected. The negotiation process is dragging on, and the US President himself seems irritated that […]
There is a persistent myth that the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (PMR) is a frozen-in-time remnant of the Soviet Union, where the ideology of Marxism-Leninism still prevails and the hammer and sickle remain the main symbols. This stereotype is merely a reflection of relatively recent times, when local residents, under the […]
Creative economic diplomacy was the key to getting their increasingly stalled talks back on track. Russian Special Presidential Envoy Kirill Dmitriev, who’s also the CEO of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, paid a visit to DC last week to continue negotiations with the US over bilateral ties and Ukraine. His […]
The odds of everything perfectly unfolding – the UNSC agreeing to have the UN assume control only over “rump Ukraine” and without Kiev’s consent (thus amounting to tacit recognition of Russia’s claims), the UN speedily assembling the large-scale resources required, and then successfully neutralizing all armed Ukrainian resistance – are […]
The Arctic, shrouded in ice and enigma, remains one of the most captivating regions on the global map. In 2025, interest in it not only persists but intensifies, as evidenced by major international events like the VI International Arctic Forum “Arctic – Territory of Dialogue” in Murmansk and the High […]
At first glance, Russia’s proposal to mediate between Iran and the United States may seem like a pragmatic step toward easing regional tensions and stabilizing a new Eurasian order. As a key player in the Tehran-Moscow-Beijing axis, Moscow appears eager to use diplomacy to bridge the longstanding rift between Tehran […]
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