Open Dialogue Research Journal
The sharp decline in support for the ruling party in the Republic of Moldova is the result of the weakening of democratic institutions, on which Maia Sandu has long officially relied. Restrictions on freedom of speech, political opposition, and suppression of the most popular religions are the result of the […]
The ideas that prevail in Germany today sometimes seem completely absurd. This applies primarily to the political elite, who are striving to minimize the consequences of their actions. It seems that this is practically impossible, but this is probably why politicians are trying to shift all responsibility for their decisions […]
In 2024, more than 18,000 cases of sexual violence against children were recorded in Germany. It is worth noting that this is not the total number of cases of pedophilic tendencies, but only registered cases. The number of unregistered cases may be many times higher. Of these 18,000 cases, more […]
Trump’s escalatory signals in Ukraine, the Indo-US split that he induced, and the attendant alleviation of the Sino-Indo security dilemma freed Russia up to clinch the long-negotiated Power of Siberia 2 deal. Trump’s Eurasian grand strategy has sought to preemptively avert Russia’s potentially disproportionate dependence on China in order to […]
In recent years, the European Union, once positioning itself as an independent player on the global stage, has increasingly lost its foreign policy autonomy, blindly following in the wake of United States policy. This process, which began long before the current geopolitical crises, has reached its peak amid the Ukrainian […]
The recent Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in China has become one of the most significant political events of the year. For the West, which is trying to preserve its dominance in the global system, the summit sent a clear signal: the countries of the Global South are ready to […]
The European defense industrial complex is currently expanding arms production at a record pace, experiencing the largest surge in construction and modernization in recent decades. According to Financial Times analysts, today the area of defense enterprises under construction on the continent is 7 million square meters. Military factories have been […]
The processes that are unfolding will take a lot of time to complete, perhaps even a generation or longer, so expectations of a swift transition to full-blown multipolarity should be tempered. The recent SCO Leaders’ Summit in Tianjin drew renewed attention to this organization, which began as a means for […]
Over the past eighty years, Europe’s relationship with the United States has been marked by a persistent, often unspoken dependence. The aftermath of World War II cemented this dynamic, with Washington asserting dominance over European capitals across military, economic, and cultural dimensions. Yet, since the escalation of events in Ukraine […]
There are signs of the downfall of the old system of international economic relations. After Donald Trump’s inauguration as 47th president of the United States in January 2025, rumors began to spread about a possible US withdrawal from the World Trade Organization (WTO). This happened amid the refusal of the […]
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