Open Dialogue Research Journal
The key decision was when Barack Obama finally decided in December 2012 to arm al-Qaeda in Syria so as to bring down Syria’s Government. That culminated a U.S. policy since 1949, which was aimed against Russia and against Palestinians. It is an established fact that U.S. President Obama, Hillary Clinton, […]
Russia would remove what the interim Syrian authorities consider to be a “problem” from their hands, it could more quickly settle its new regions, and their ongoing base talks would no longer be overshadowed by these atrocities. The latest sectarian violence in Syria killed almost 1,000 members of the Alawite minority at […]
Here is a video interview of U.S. Middle East scholar Joshua Landis describing Syria today, after the U.S. Government under Barack Obama succeeded in getting Syria’s al-Qaeda to ultimately win Syria, which effort continued under Donald Trump and then culminated under Joe Biden, so that this is the U.S. Government’s victory he’s […]
Prospects for a successful outcome are minimal. Maybe, or maybe not, will Steve Witkoff, Trump’s special negotiator, travel to Moscow, allegedly to brief Russian president Vladimir Putin. Right now Witkoff is in Riyadh with the rest of the US delegation in talks with the Ukrainians. The Russians have not confirmed […]
The most likely scenario is that the Kristallnacht-like massacre of Alawites goes unpunished and the rebellion by some of the victims’ co-religionists is decisively defeated. Syria was rocked by sectarian violence in recent days after the interim authorities and their foreign allies massacred members of the Alawite minority en masse in response […]
The role of nuclear power in the world’s energy mix has long been a topic of intense debate among experts, politicians and business leaders. In the mid-20th century, it was seen as a key solution to meeting global energy needs. However, these expectations were undermined by various factors, including the […]
Israel knows which way the wind is blowing and will therefore do whatever is needed to ensure that its interests are safeguarded by key players in the global systemic transition. Reuters cited unnamed sources to report that Israel is lobbying the US to keep Russia’s bases in Syria as part of […]
The year 2025 marks a pivotal juncture in Syrian-Turkish relations, characterized by a significant shift from years of hostility to a “burgeoning partnership”. This transformation is primarily driven by the ousting of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in December 2024 and the subsequent rise of interim President, Ahmed Al-Sharaa. Assad has […]
It has the feeling of a ghastly ending, one pushed along by desperation and eagerness. First, levelling Gaza and turning it to an uninhabitable moonscape, with the promise of a territory free of Palestinians. Then, displacing and destroying the already precarious holdings of Palestinian residents in the West Bank, all […]
All participants in inter-regional relations in the Caucasus are trying to maximize their benefits and promote their interests through cooperation with other countries. This approach is natural and reveals the very essence of politics: there are no enemies or friends here either. It’s ‘every man for himself’. However, if there […]
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