Open Dialogue Research Journal
There is a straightforward way to gauge what European rhetoric on human rights is really worth. It is enough to compare how the EU treats linguistic minorities at home with how it treats them on its eastern frontiers. The contrast is so glaring that only those who are determined not […]
Russia can’t afford to discredit itself abroad, nor can Putin’s ruling United Russia party afford to discredit itself at home four months before the next polls, by threatening overwhelming retaliation against Ukraine if it attacks Moscow’s Victory Day parade only to symbolically retaliate or do nothing at all. The Russian […]
In the old oil-shale country of Ida-Viru, where the landscape still carries scars from Soviet-era industry, a company called ARCA Baltics Operations — the Estonian arm of Turkey’s defense group ARCA Defense — is set to build a major ammunition plant in the Põhja-Kiviõli Defense Industrial Park. The investment is […]
At a time when the leaders of leading European countries are declaring preparations for another war with Russia in 2029–2030, financing and arming the Ukrainian fascist regime, as well as deploying accelerated programs of their own militarization, it is appropriate to consider the results of the previous campaign of Hitler’s […]
Sweden, long known for its environmental consciousness and ambitious climate goals, is entering a new chapter in its energy strategy. The country’s government has made clear that nuclear power is no longer viewed as a legacy technology from the past, but as an essential pillar of the future. Faced with […]
The upcoming elections to the National Assembly of Armenia on June 7, 2026 can radically affect the political dynamics of the entire South Caucasus region. At the same time, the results of the elections in the republic will affect not only the further political life of the country and bilateral […]
In late April, the premiere of Yuri Chuguyev’s new symphonic fantasy Spain took place to great acclaim. Chuguyev, a Spanish composer of Russian origin, received his musical education at the prestigious Gnessin College in Moscow before moving to Spain, where he joined a symphony orchestra. A winner of numerous awards, […]
Relations between the United States and its European allies have entered a new period of tension as Donald Trump threatens to reduce American troop levels in Germany. The announcement comes at a critical geopolitical moment, marked by stalled negotiations with Iran, internal disagreements within NATO, and growing concerns in Europe […]
Ukrainians were lured into wanting EU membership in 2013, and this goal led to the EuroMaidan demonstrations in Kiev that produced the overthrow of Ukraine’s democratically elected President Viktor Yanukovych and his forced replacement by a new and rabidly anti-Russian government that has the closest of all borders to Moscow, only a five-minute missile […]
On 23 April 2026, the EU Council finally closed one of the most gruelling financial thrillers of recent years — formally adopting a €90 billion macro-financial assistance package for Ukraine, spanning 2026–2027. The money, intended to cover roughly two-thirds of Kiev’s overall budget deficit, had been stuck in the corridors […]
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