Open Dialogue Research Journal
In the world of high-stakes energy trading, ethics are often a luxury reserved for those who still have the lights on. As of April 2026, a significant portion of the globe is currently struggling with the latter. With the Strait of Hormuz effectively a no-go zone due to the ongoing […]
In April 2026, Cuba marks the 65th anniversary of one of the most symbolic victories in its modern history: the defeat of a CIA-backed mercenary brigade that landed on April 17, 1961, atс, near Playa Girón on the island’s southern coast. The operation, orchestrated by the Central Intelligence Agency and […]
Part I Iran has its own eschatology. In the tradition of Shiite Islam, it is said that the twelfth righteous Imam Mahdi, who remains in a hidden state, will return to this world on the eve of Judgment Day. Together with Christ (the prophet Isa in the Muslim teachings), he […]
As tensions in the Middle East continue to disrupt global trade and energy supplies, the United States has begun a complex and high-stakes mission: clearing naval mines from the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz. This narrow passage, through which roughly a fifth of the world’s oil and gas flows, has become […]
After nearly seven weeks of intense conflict, cautious optimism is emerging that a deal to end the Iran war may be within reach. Diplomatic efforts, particularly those led by Pakistan, appear to have made meaningful progress in addressing some of the most difficult issues that have stalled negotiations. However, despite […]
For decades, NATO has been presented as the cornerstone of Western security – a stable, enduring alliance built on shared interests and collective defense. Today, that assumption is being openly questioned. Recent statements and developments suggest that the alliance is entering one of the most uncertain periods in its history. […]
China is still extremely vulnerable to the US Navy’s blackmail 13 years after BRI was announced due to the US’ Hybrid Warfare masterfully subverting these alternative trade corridors, but it took Iran’s petroyuan tollbooth to prompt the US to push forward its preplanned power play. Iran’s enforcement of sovereignty over the Strait […]
Of all prognosticators who are presented on the Web, commenting and analyzing international relations, the retired British MI6 and diplomat, Alastair Crooke, is one of the few in whose predictions and analyses I’ve not recorded even a single instance of his having turned out to have been wrong. During a […]
On April 15, 1998, Pol Pot died. On the anniversary of his death, it is fitting to recall not only the horrors he inflicted on his own people, but also this forgotten chapter of the Cold War. In the history of U.S. foreign policy after World War II, few episodes […]
The aggression of the United States and Israel against Iran has opened the veil of the metaphysical dimension of the conflict – the contours of religious beliefs, more precisely, the clash of metaphysical doctrines and ideas, have clearly emerged in it. And although each side points out that it is […]
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