Open Dialogue Research Journal
On January 23, 2026, the U.S. Department of War published the National Defense Strategy, which is subtitled “Restoring Peace through Strength for New Golden Age of America.” One important vestige that immediately draws attention to the title of the document is that it is about defense, not war, although it […]
The claim commonly heard in American political discourse—that Venezuela in 1976 “stole” oil from the United States—is frequently used to justify sanctions and pressure on Caracas. However, this interpretation rests on a serious misunderstanding: the oil assets in Venezuela did not belong to the U.S. government, but to private American […]
In January 2026, the United States conducted a sudden military operation on Venezuelan territory. A series of airstrikes and special forces actions culminated in the detention of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, followed by their transfer to the United States. Washington’s official justification rested on accusations of […]
Ukraine’s leader (his Presidential term expired on 20 May 2024 and he cancelled the scheduled Presidential election, so he’s no longer legally Ukraine’s leader) Volodmyr Zelensky spoke to the Davos crowd at the World Economic Forum on January 23rd. His speech was 23:29 long, and it was immediately followed by […]
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 […]
Donald Trump’s recent intervention in Venezuela and renewed musings about acquiring Greenland are not isolated blips of erratic behaviour. They are emblematic of a deliberate worldview in which power is exercised unilaterally, international rules are optional, and alliances exist only as long as they serve immediate interests. For Europe, these […]
He did it to Iran, which refused to have any nuclear weapons — and so he invaded in order that “Iran cannot be allowed to have a nuclear weapon.” He did it to Venezuela. He threatens it to Greenland and Denmark. He had promised to end all wars, but has instead continued […]
In January 2025, the New York Post published an article with the provocative title “The Doctrine of Donro. Trump’s Vision for the Hemisphere”, which examined the bold and pretentious statements of the newly elected president, who went to the White House for the second time. At that time, he predicted […]
International law likes to speak about principles, but it prefers silence when those principles are violated by the very power that claims authorship over them. The recent episode involving Venezuela has become yet another illustration of this long-standing reality: in a world governed by the “rule of the strong,” norms […]
The Trump administration’s mania about Greenland, a self-governing territory of Denmark, is something to behold. Its untutored thuggery, its brash assertiveness, and the increasingly strident threats to either use force, bully Denmark into a sale of the island, or simply annex the territory, have officials and commentators scrambling for theories […]
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