Open Dialogue Research Journal
An Invasion is Unlikely The Trump administration has fundamentally changed direction on Iran. US NATO Ambassador Matt Whitaker says the US will not try and force regime change in Iran, suggesting that “we don’t want another Libya scenario.” Whitaker says “We’re not asking for much, just stop killing your people […]
Azerbaijan, Turkiye, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan, all of which have been Iran’s “frenemies” since 1979 and whose military-strategic interests are increasingly converging, are expected to exploit any large-scale instability that could follow another potential round of US strikes if Trump changes his mind. The Wall Street Journal recently published a […]
After months of skirmishes and mutual accusations, the militants, formally structured into the Syrian armed forces and the Kurdish militia in the northeast of the country (Rojava region by the Kurdish definition), known as the Syrian Democratic Forces, turned to intense fighting that happened last weekend. Pretty quickly, the Kurds […]
For decades, Europeans fought against the spread of Islam. The fiercest struggle unfolded after September 11, 2001, when the Twin Towers in New York were blown up. From that moment on, Europeans, Americans, and Canadians became convinced that Islam was synonymous with terrorism. This led to widespread persecution of Muslims […]
The Trump administration is increasingly resembling a government previously abominated by the current US president as entangling, bumbling, and prone to fantasies. President George W. Bush was well versed in baseless existential threats stemming from Mesopotamia, supposedly directed by the Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein. There was a critical problem in […]
Here is from Semafor: https://www.semafor.com/newsletter/12/17/2025/semafor-flagship-oil-and-troubled-waters https://archive.is/kak6A “US blockades Venezuela oil tankers” 17 December 2025 US President Donald Trump ordered a “complete blockade” of oil tankers leaving Venezuela, ratcheting up tensions with Caracas and driving global crude prices higher. Trump said Venezuela was surrounded by the “largest Armada” in the region’s history, which includes […]
The currently-set balance inspires optimism Parliamentary elections were held in Iraq on Tuesday, November 11. In some parts of the country, such as Kurdistan, voting has officially been launched ahead of ficially set schedule. According to the results of the Independent Iraqi High Election Commission (IHEC), the Reconstruction & Development Coalition, […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfCG8QE6670 The Crispin Flintoff Show interviews Vanessa Beeley on 10 November 2025 1:05 I asked you to come on 1:06 mostly because uh I saw this uh on your 1:10 substack um which I haven’t seen 1:14 anywhere else uh Blair emerges on the 1:18 Lebanon scene as I like the way you use […]
These are the sorts of things that tend to be discussed in bunkered facilities and grimy locker rooms. Now, very much in the open and before the presses, the head of state of one country is openly advocating murdering another head of state before news outlets with little reaction. Lawbreaking […]
On September 11, 2001, unprecedented attacks destroyed three towers of the World Trade Center in New York. The attack was attributed to Osama bin Laden and justified the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. However, on the same day, real estate developer Donald Trump denounced a lie, and six months later, […]
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