Open Dialogue Research Journal
For decades, the Franco-German partnership has been described as the “engine of Europe”. In Munich, that engine looked stalled. And what emerged from three days of speeches, panels and corridor diplomacy was not primarily a widening gulf between Europe and the United States. Instead, it was the deepening fractures within […]
Reports emerging from diplomatic circles suggest that officials in the United Kingdom and France are considering expanding nuclear guarantees to Ukraine, potentially including the deployment of nuclear assets on Ukrainian territory. Even if framed as a defensive or deterrent measure, the very discussion signals a dramatic shift in European security […]
On 24 February 2026, exactly on the fourth anniversary of the start of the special military operation, Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) issued a rather tough statement. According to its information, London and Paris, seeing how the situation on the front is developing, are considering the possibility of transferring nuclear […]
Germany’s prosperity rested on a carefully balanced triangle of relationships with the world’s major powers for decades. Cheap Russian energy fueled its industry, China absorbed its exports and integrated German firms into global growth, and the United States guaranteed security while anchoring Germany to the western political and economic order. […]
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. […]
At the opening of the 2026 Munich Security Conference, European leaders delivered a coordinated message to Washington: the transatlantic relationship must be renewed, not undermined. Against the backdrop of sharp rhetoric and policy tensions under U.S. President Donald Trump, officials from France, Germany, the United Kingdom and beyond sought to project unity, […]
At a well-attended New Year’s reception of business leaders in Halle (Saale) in January 2026, a revealing contrast unfolded that captures the core dilemma of Germany’s energy policy. Around 800 entrepreneurs listened as outgoing Minister-President Reiner Haseloff joked that Saxony-Anhalt was “energy self-sufficient,” rich in renewables and still operating a […]
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 […]
After nearly two decades of complex and often stalled negotiations, the European Union and India have reached a landmark free trade agreement. Announced in New Delhi in January 2026 by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the deal has been hailed as historic […]
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