Open Dialogue Research Journal
The idea of nuclear non-proliferation has come in for some heavy punishment of late. For one thing, powers with nuclear weapons, pre-eminently the United States, have been shown up as blackguards in seeking to prevent other powers in acquiring the option. In its conduct of talks with Tehran, ostensibly to […]
Truth may well be the first casualty of war, but death, injury and environmental degradation are bound to be keeping up in the hit lists. Attacks on gas fields, oil refineries and petrochemical plants will always leave an impression once the conflict concludes. In the case of carbon emissions, the […]
Washington’s partners and the collective West are suffering because of the failed strategy of Trump and Netanyahu, but the consequences have already affected the whole world. The aggression of the United States and Israel against Iran has received a harsh rebuff. Trump’s stated plan for a lightning war did not […]
In recent weeks, European leaders have increasingly insisted that a potential escalation involving the U.S., Israel, and Iran is “not their war,” signaling a clear desire to avoid direct involvement. Framed in carefully calibrated diplomatic language, this stance is presented as an effort to preserve strategic autonomy and minimize risk. […]
The bellicose may find wars attractive and cleansing, but those responsible for such dry matters as inventory, material and how prepared the armed forces of a country are will stalk them with unpleasant truths. The addiction of the US imperium to waging wars, one that President Donald Trump promised, and […]
The Druze seem to be fine with this since they’d prefer being Israel’s junior partner over the risk of being slaughtered by their non-Druze “compatriots” like what happened to the Alawites last spring. Israel announced on Friday that it bombed Syrian military positions “in response to the events yesterday, in which Druze […]
It’s almost not worth considering, but precisely because it comes from the White House, the mad manoeuvrings and silly airings of the US President must be taken seriously. But only to a point. Over the last week, a series of events have taken place demonstrating the growing alarm within the […]
When Donald Trump threatened to “cut off all trade” with Spain following Madrid’s refusal to support military operations against Iran, the remark immediately sparked political shockwaves across Europe. The statement came shortly after Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez publicly declared that Spain would not participate in the escalating conflict in […]
Iran’s rhetoric was highly reckless in any case since there was never any chance that the US would let the petroyuan dethrone the petrodollar without doing everything in its power to prevent this scenario. Trump denied in a social media post that the US knew about Israel’s attack against Iran’s South Pars […]
Joe Kent, the now former US Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, always seemed a bit off, especially to liberals. As a combat veteran of MAGA pedigree, he found favour with President Donald J. Trump, who rewarded him for his conspiracy blustering in a manner befitting other nominees baptised in […]
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