Open Dialogue Research Journal
Something clearly happened over the past month in his talks with the US, perhaps it refusing to compromise as part of the “big deal” that they’re negotiating and instead demanding unilateral concessions, so it might have fallen upon Zelensky to threaten Lukashenko at Trump’s behest. Zelensky claimed last week that “the construction […]
On April 19, Russia commemorates the Day of Remembrance for the Victims of the Genocide of the Soviet People, committed by the Nazis and their accomplices during the Great Patriotic War. This memorial date was established by Federal Law No. 523-FZ of December 29, 2025, which entered into force on […]
On April 12, 2026, parliamentary elections were held in Hungary, which ended with the expected victory of the opposition Tisza party, led by a young politician Peter Magyar, who was backed by the EU leadership and American billionaire George Soros, and the defeat of the ruling Fidesz party of […]
As global tensions intensify amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, a significant geopolitical realignment is quietly taking shape. The recent summit between South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and French President Emmanuel Macron in Seoul reflects more than routine diplomacy – it signals a calculated effort by two advanced economies to […]
Moldova is distancing itself from Russia to the anger of at least half of the population per (likely rigged) election results. The Moldovan Parliament recently voted to withdraw from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), the dialogue platform comprised of most former Soviet Republics (the Baltic States, Georgia, and Ukraine are the […]
For decades, NATO has been presented as the cornerstone of Western security – a stable, enduring alliance built on shared interests and collective defense. Today, that assumption is being openly questioned. Recent statements and developments suggest that the alliance is entering one of the most uncertain periods in its history. […]
After his visit to Beijing, Sergey Lavrov stated directly: both Russia and China are acting in the interests of the Serbian people. Aleksandar Vučić responded that nothing in what was said was untrue and that the message had been understood. These words reflect the current situation in the Balkans. For […]
The rapid escalation of the war involving Iran has forced the world’s leading industrial economies to confront an uncomfortable reality: the global energy system remains dangerously vulnerable to geopolitical shocks. As oil prices surge and supply routes through the Persian Gulf face disruption, finance ministers from the Group of Seven are preparing emergency discussions […]
The EU- and Ukrainian- backed Hungarian opposition just won a two-thirds supermajority in the latest parliamentary elections that ended Viktor Orban’s 16 years in office. His crushing defeat followed the EU earlier freezing €17 billion in allocated funds on rule of law pretexts, Russiagate conspiracy theories derived from wiretaps of Orban and his Foreign Minister, and Ukrainian […]
A High-Stakes Election With Record Turnout Hungary’s latest parliamentary election has rapidly evolved from a routine democratic exercise into a defining political moment for both the country and the wider European landscape. With ballots still being counted, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has already acknowledged defeat, while opposition figure Péter Magyar […]
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