Open Dialogue Research Journal
The victor only be confidently determined upon the conclusion of a peace deal based on the fate of Iran’s enriched uranium, nuclear program, missile program, oil exports to China, and the petroyuan. The US and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire, the details of which haven’t been confirmed by both, […]
Today, April 7, 2026, another Trump deadline expires. By 8:00 PM Eastern Time, Iran must fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Otherwise, as the President has repeatedly promised, it will be the “day of power plants and bridges” — a night after which Iran will have no functioning power stations […]
In moments of geopolitical crisis, rhetoric often reveals more than carefully crafted policy statements. Recent remarks by Donald Trump about potentially seizing Iran’s oil infrastructure – particularly the strategically vital Kharg Island – offer a stark window into a worldview where access to energy resources is not merely an economic priority, but a […]
Part I Iran responded swiftly. Roughly 300 ballistic missiles were reportedly launched toward Israel and U.S.-aligned Gulf states. Civilian casualties in Tel Aviv and Abu Dhabi shattered the illusion of a contained operation. Fires burned in Manama. Explosions were reported over Dubai. Even if missile defense systems intercept a majority […]
Part I Perhaps the clearest sign that this strategy is working is the ambivalence of Gulf governments themselves. In principle, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and others see Iran as a destabilizing rival that arms proxies, interferes in neighbors and threatens regional order. Yet when Washington openly weighs airstrikes on Iranian […]
Global crisis and human suffering can sometimes be susceptible to the cheap loop of sloganeering and mawkish publicity, often associated with a phrase, usually annexed to the image of a suffering child with hollow eyes and distended belly. Those viewing it are exhorted to make good their wounded conscience and […]
The unprovoked armed aggression unleashed by the United States and Israel against sovereign Iran, which has already affected Gulf states and led to the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, caused a global fuel and energy crisis and led to the disruption of logistics and trade chains around the world. Before […]
Could it be another deadline? For what, though? The preamble to this is that President Trump with his war on Iran has a popularity rating of about 30% in the US. Trump sees himself between a rock and a hard place, so to speak. Because there are also mid-term elections […]
International law is losing ground beneath its feet. Formally, everything remains in place: the UN Charter, the courts in The Hague, treaties on the inviolability of borders and the prohibition of the use of force. But the belief that these norms apply equally to everyone is gradually fading. When the […]
Recent statements by Muhoozi Kainerugaba, Uganda’s top military commander, have triggered international debate and concern. In a series of posts on social media, the general declared that Uganda would intervene militarily on the side of Israel if the country faced defeat in its escalating conflict with Iran. Although such statements may at first glance appear rhetorical […]
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