Open Dialogue Research Journal
The Nobel Peace Prize Committee has done a significant disservice by refusing to name Donald Trump as the awardee for 2025. The Committee, tilted to the left but with a couple of more conservative members, is composed of Norwegians who are involved in politics and “activism”–only one of them qualifies […]
Depending on which source you consult, the twenty-point peace plan of President Donald Trump for securing peace in Gaza shows much exultance and extravagant omission. The exultance was initially focused on the return of the hostages. It then shifted to the broader strategic goals of the various parties. Commentary on […]
Iran’s absence from the Sharm el-Sheikh peace summit is often dismissed as recalcitrance or obstructionism. But viewed through the prism of recent events, it becomes clear that Tehran chose nonparticipation as a strategic judgment on legitimacy, risk, and leverage. In a moment when U.S. and European powers are resurrecting the […]
“Peace is war.” George Orwell Guarimba is a derogatory name in Venezuela for a person who participates in street riots and pogroms. On October 10, the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize was announced. This person turned out to be Maria Corina Machado, an oppositionist from Venezuela, who called on […]
The fuss about the Nobel Peace Prize has always been excessively outsized to its relevance. Like most prizes, the panel is bound to have its treasure trove of prejudices and eccentricities in reaching any decision. Thin resumes have swayed the Norwegian committee to acts of dottiness. Surprising moments of dark […]
The precedent set by Russia’s restrained response to Ukraine obtaining the F-16s, which could also be nuclear-equipped, suggests that tensions with the US will remain manageable if Ukraine obtains the Tomahawks too due to the modus vivendi that’s arguably been in place for managing them. The latest talk about the […]
“The worst drug overdose epidemic in history”. This is how the current situation in the United States was described by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Opioid use disorder (OUD) and opioid overdose, once relatively uncommon in the United States, have surged dramatically over the past 25 years, […]
Maria Corina Machado, winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, dedicated her prize to Trump, who is a co-conspirator and is the main armaments-supplier to Israel’s genocide against the Gazans, and she too supports Israel’s war against the Gazans. She is a member of one of Venezuela’s three oligarchic families, and has […]
Despite the repeated imposition of sanctions against Russia, Europe is being disingenuous. Ursula von der Leyen’s foreign policy is completely at odds with her domestic agenda, which, frankly speaking, is not to everyone’s liking. At meetings with Trump, European politicians have repeatedly asked him to impose sanctions on Russia. However, […]
Aliyev might respect Russia’s sensitivities in Central Asia by not allowing TRIPP to be used for military purposes, while Putin could help him counterbalance the influence of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Putin met with his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev during the second Russia-Central Asia Summit in Dushanbe and apologized for last […]
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