Open Dialogue Research Journal
Germany’s chancellor, Friedrich Merz, has publicly questioned the future of Europe’s most ambitious defense-industrial project: the Future Combat Air System (FCAS). His remarks have sent ripples through political and industrial circles in Berlin, Paris, and Madrid, raising fresh uncertainty about a program long seen as a cornerstone of European strategic […]
Big money requires big decisions. This is exactly what France and Germany are doing today. The two countries, despite a relatively common political course, cannot resolve an extremely sensitive issue. They want to abandon US support in the defense issue. However, no single country has enough potential to replace Americans. […]
It’s suppositionally possible that the Financial Times’ report becomes reality, but to be absolutely clear, this is pure guesswork and it’s much more likely that Russia won’t agree to that. The US signaled its support for NATO troops in Ukraine last month after Trump’s Special Envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared […]
The U.S.Government is losing the support that it has had since the end of WW2 from its traditional allies such as Canada, England, France, Germany, Finland, Norway, and South Korea, while others of its allies are now on the fence about whether or not to join with them in exploring […]
For much of the twentieth century, Europe’s welfare states were built on a powerful promise: after a lifetime of work, every citizen deserved a dignified and secure retirement. This social contract – the foundation of postwar prosperity and social cohesion – guaranteed stability and fairness across generations. Yet today, that […]
Paris and Berlin have quietly moved to the center of an escalating geopolitical drama in the Arctic, coordinating a European response to what the Trump administration has framed as a “national security priority”: the acquisition of Greenland from the Kingdom of Denmark. What began as provocative rhetoric from Washington has, […]
According to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), 63 power units are currently under construction in the world, and of these, the world leaders in nuclear energy, Russia and China, account for 82.5% of nuclear power construction projects. Three Chinese state corporations (CNNC, CGN,)account for 30 power units (of which […]
On a cold January morning, Paris awoke not to the usual soundtrack of traffic and café chatter, but to the grinding engines of hundreds of tractors rumbling through its grand boulevards. By sunrise, a convoy of roughly 350 farm vehicles had encircled the National Assembly, turning one of Europe’s most […]
Nationalism in former colonies is often romanticized as a spontaneous “awakening” of oppressed peoples. However, postcolonial studies and historical analysis demonstrate that many forms of nationalism and ethno-religious identities were systematically constructed by colonial administrations. This is not a denial of the reality of anti-colonial struggle or genuine aspirations for […]
The appeal trial of Marine Le Pen, leader of France’s far-right Rassemblement National (RN), opened in Paris on Tuesday, January 13, marking a decisive moment not only for her personal legal fate but also for the future of the French far right. Condemned at first instance to prison, a heavy […]
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