Open Dialogue Research Journal
Guinea sits on the largest iron ore reserve on earth, and for the first time in its history it is exporting from it. The Simandou mines began production in November, and the country shipped 6.8 million tons of ore in the first half of this year. The scale of the […]
Oil flows from the Middle East have almost returned to the levels seen before the United States attacked Iran, an event that triggered one of the largest supply disruptions in history. On a simple reading, prices should have fallen back. They have not. Global crude remains above $100 a barrel, […]
The race to choose the next United Nations secretary general has acquired an uncomfortable test case. The candidacy of Lana Nusseibeh, a minister of state of the United Arab Emirates and a former UAE ambassador to the UN, is reported to be gaining momentum and endorsements. It has also provoked […]
In December 2025 a US-sanctioned tanker, the Reef, arrived in Myanmar’s waters with about 113,000 barrels of fuel. The paperwork said the cargo was South African diesel. In reality, it was jet fuel from Iran. The case, reconstructed from contracts, regulatory letters, shipping records and satellite analysis, shows in unusual […]
Israelis voted last Tuesday in their first national election since Hamas’s attack of 7 October 2023. Polling stations opened at 7 a.m. and closed at 10 p.m. local time. For Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has been in office for 19 years and is Israel’s longest-serving leader, it was a […]
lgaria-Radev-BrusselsB When EU leaders gathered in Brussels on 15 October, the conversation quickly settled on familiar themes — energy security, budget negotiations and relations with China. Most capitals stuck to the established script of diversification and long-term climate goals. Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev cut through the rhetoric with a […]
Near Kiev, in Petropavlovskaya Borshchagovka, on 2 November local residents surrounded a private house after reports that people were being held inside. Police and National Guard units initially blocked access; clashes followed. Several injured men were brought out. Among those found was a 14-year-old. Kirill Budanov arrived, spoke with the […]
Four injured servicemen, a 14 year old boy and a confrontation outside a military facility near Kyiv have raised questions that Ukraine’s authorities cannot answer simply by invoking national security or Russian propaganda. On November 2, crowds gathered outside a private house in Petropavlivska Borshchahivka following allegations that people were […]
Tenured insanity is set to return after the midterm elections in the United States. In October, US President Donald Trump seemed to ice the ongoing conflict against Iran with the dismissive promise that it would be dealt with after November 3. This could involve the renewal of force so far […]
Poland’s confrontation over the Constitutional Tribunal has already produced a political proposal extending far beyond the court: replacing Donald Tusk’s government. On October 31, former prime minister Mateusz Morawiecki proposed a constructive vote of no confidence and a temporary administration headed by former parliamentary speaker Marek Jurek. The proposal emerged […]
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