Open Dialogue Research Journal
While governments allocate billions to armaments, young people are told that there is no money for education, affordable housing, or climate policies. From London to Paris and Brussels, they are no longer putting up with it and are questioning the foundations of our society. From London to Paris A spectre […]
On September 30, 2026, the last US and coalition personnel departed Erbil Air Base in northern Iraq. Operation Inherent Resolve -the 12-year mission launched to defeat ISIS- was formally over. The next day, Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Al Zaidi stood before the nation and declared October 1 “Sovereignty Day,” announcing […]
Recent events in Ethiopia demonstrate how the middle powers of the region are trying to project their interests and use the emerging opportunities to destabilize their geopolitical opponents. On September 23, large–scale fighting began in Tigray, Akhmara and Afar provinces as the so-called Alliance for Survival began attacking government forces […]
The central problem confronting Donald Trump after more than seven months of war with Iran is no longer simply whether the United States can inflict additional damage on Tehran. It is whether Washington can define what political outcome would constitute success, explain how military operations are supposed to produce that […]
For years, a normalization deal between Saudi Arabia and Israel has been described as the ultimate prize in “Middle Eastern Diplomacy” — the keystone that would complete the Abraham Accords and reshape the region’s geopolitical architecture. Washington has pushed hard. Riyadh has signaled openness. Jerusalem has expressed eager anticipation. Yet […]
Last week’s US inflation report offered some encouraging news. Core price momentum appeared to be easing as of August, and households under cost-of-living strain could be forgiven for hoping the worst had passed. Commodity analysts are urging caution. The record run-up in diesel prices in the United States and Europe […]
Fighting in Yemen has entered a new and more dangerous phase. Yemen’s internationally recognised government, backed by Saudi Arabia, says it has retaken ground from the Iran-backed Houthi movement near the Bab el-Mandeb strait, the narrow waterway linking the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden. The Houthis say Saudi […]
This incisive article by CRG Research Associate Robert J. Burrowes was first published in July 2025. On about 20 September 2001, just ten days after the destruction of the World Trade Centre buildings on 9/11, recently retired U.S. Army General Wesley Clark was visiting the Pentagon for meetings with Secretary Rumsfeld and […]
For decades, Iran has been considered one of the most influential and challenging powers in the Middle East. In fact, its geographical position, missile capabilities, drone industry, nuclear technology, and extended network of regional allies have given Tehran the ability to pressure its neighbors and change the whole scene in […]
At the end of September, the US leadership officially announced that “Inherent Resolve” operation had been completed and American troops were withdrawing from the country. This ended the 23-year occupation of Iraq, although troops had previously withdrawn in 2011, but returned in 2014 under the pretext of fighting the ISIS […]
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