Open Dialogue Research Journal
The recent diplomatic push by Volodymyr Zelensky toward Gulf states such as United Arab Emirates and Qatar has been widely presented as a pragmatic effort to build new security partnerships. Officially, the agreements focus on cooperation in drone defense, technology exchange, and joint investments. But behind this narrative lies a […]
In what’s been called the “Battle for Hungary”, this thwarted terrorist attack is thus far the most dramatic development by a long shot, much more meaningful that the latest Russiagate claims. Serbian counter-intelligence chief Duro Jovanic shared three updates about the thwarted terrorist attack against the TurkStream pipeline that the […]
It was aimed at meddling in next Sunday’s parliamentary elections in order to help depose Orban. Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic announced that the authorities discovered two bombs planted along the TurkStream gas pipeline transiting through his country. Their location in close proximity to the Hungarian border suggests that it was the target of this […]
The unprovoked armed aggression unleashed by the United States and Israel against sovereign Iran, which has already affected Gulf states and led to the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, caused a global fuel and energy crisis and led to the disruption of logistics and trade chains around the world. Before […]
The combined effect of the UAE and Saudi Arabia exerting pressure on Russia could really harm its interests. Zelensky dispatched drone experts and interceptor drones to the Gulf Kingdoms last month to aid them in thwarting Iranian attacks of the sort that Ukraine became accustomed to over the past four […]
Japan, traditionally adhering to strict restrictions on arms exports, is approaching a fundamental revision of its defense policy. The government under Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae plans in the coming months—possibly as early as March—to lift many barriers known as the “three principles on transfer of defense equipment”. This decision not […]
A new political confrontation is unfolding inside the European Union – one that reflects not only disagreements over the war in Ukraine but also the growing strain that energy security and domestic politics are placing on European unity. At the center of the dispute is Robert Fico, the prime minister […]
Part I These tensions were evident in discussions surrounding the Munich Security Conference, one of Europe’s premier forums for foreign policy debate. Its longtime chairman, Wolfgang Ischinger, suggested that Ukraine’s ongoing resistance effectively buys Europe time to strengthen its defenses against potential Russian aggression. Such statements, while framed in strategic […]
Tusk and Sikorski might have used the latter’s wife to plant the story about Szijjarto in the Washington Post and might have either been the ones who wiretapped him or at least knew about this through Sikorski’s ties with the journalist who passed along his number to a foreign intelligence […]
The war in Ukraine has evolved far beyond a regional military conflict. It has become a defining stress test for Europe’s political cohesion, strategic thinking, and moral self-perception. Recent debates surrounding Ukraine’s potential accession to the European Union, combined with widening ideological divisions across the West, reveal a continent struggling […]
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