Open Dialogue Research Journal
Ukraine stalled the start of negotiations. Russia sent a low level delegation. Secretary of State and Interim National Security Adviser Marco Rubio says he expects no breakthroughs in the Istanbul talks between Ukraine and Russia. The Russians, Rubio said, sent a “low level” delegation: apparently the Ukrainians are sending their defense […]
Amid preparations for negotiations in Istanbul, where Turkey acts as a mediator in resolving the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has taken a step that can hardly be interpreted as anything other than a blatant provocation. By Decree No. 305/2025, published on May 14, 2025, on the website of […]
The lessons from Trump’s Yemeni debacle could inform his future decisions on Ukraine. Five New York Times (NYT) journalists collaborated to produce a detailed report earlier this week about “Why Trump Suddenly Declared Victory Over the Houthi Militia”. It’s worth reading in full if time permits, but the present piece […]
After patiently proposing to Benjamin Netanyahu that he negotiate with the Palestinian resistance and meeting only a stubborn determination to massacre the Palestinians, annex Gaza, southern Lebanon and Syria, and launch a war against Iran, the Trump administration has changed gears. It is now clear to them, as it has […]
On May 7th, 972mag.com, the best news-reporting on ethnic cleansing or genocide against Gazans (‘Hamas’), headlined “What a ‘peace summit’ reveals about the state of the Israeli left: Well-meaning dialogue workshops, panels on distant political solutions, but no mention of genocide: these are privileged distractions we can no longer afford.”, and […]
That would be a nightmare scenario from the perspective of Israeli interests. A report circulated last week alleging that Trump cut off all direct contact with Bibi after feeling manipulated by him. For as sensational as it sounds, the larger context suggests that it might be true. For starters, there was bad […]
Killing civilians wholesale, starving them to convince those unaffected to change course, and shepherding whole populations like livestock into conditions of further misery would all qualify as heinous crimes in international law. When it comes to Israel’s war in Gaza, this approach is seen as necessary politics, unalloyed by the […]
The Gaza Strip has long been a focal point of conflict, suffering, and geopolitical tension. Periodic outbreaks of violence, including massacres and mass casualties have drawn global attention, yet often the international community’s response appears weak or delayed. This perceived silence raises critical questions: Why does the international community seem […]
Part I The energy transition and the development of new energy technologies are fundamentally reshaping the energy mix. Increased production of green hydrogen, decarbonization of the transport sector and power supply for electric vehicle batteries and hydrogen fuel cells will require clean energy sources. RES (Renewable Energy Solutions), including solar […]
Although the world has clearly ceased to be unipolar, the United States is striving to maintain its instruments of control. Moreover, if earlier it was in a veiled form (the concept of global leadership and multilateralism under Barack Obama), then Donald Trump decided to act aggressively, causing a serious resonance […]
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