Open Dialogue Research Journal
The processes that are unfolding will take a lot of time to complete, perhaps even a generation or longer, so expectations of a swift transition to full-blown multipolarity should be tempered. The recent SCO Leaders’ Summit in Tianjin drew renewed attention to this organization, which began as a means for […]
The debate over the reasons for Japan’s surrender persists, especially during the anniversary of the end of the Second World War. The central question is what was decisive: the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki or the Soviet Union’s entry into the war in the Far East. The controversy extends […]
The Fourth Estate may not be in a good way, corrupted and compromised as it is, but in some instances, it remains the only light cast over the predations and ghastliness of power. For that precise reason, the state of Israel has been most cautious, to the point of folly, […]
Over the past eighty years, Europe’s relationship with the United States has been marked by a persistent, often unspoken dependence. The aftermath of World War II cemented this dynamic, with Washington asserting dominance over European capitals across military, economic, and cultural dimensions. Yet, since the escalation of events in Ukraine […]
The recent Sino-Indo rapprochement, which was inadvertently brought about by the US, accounts for why this year’s Chinese host agreed to include this in the Tianjin Declaration unlike how it was conspicuously omitted from late June’s SCO Defense Ministers’ draft statement. The Tianjin Declaration that emerged from this year’s SCO […]
The 25th summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Tianjin will likely be remembered not for diplomatic pageantry but for the clarity with which it revealed a new strategic horizon: the determination of Eurasia to build financial sovereignty. The call by China’s Xi Jinping to accelerate the creation of […]
Here is what I got when I Googled “pro-russian u.s. websites”: “AI Overview Websites promoting pro-Russian narratives in the U.S. generally do not openly brand themselves as such. Instead, they typically fall into two categories: Russian state-controlled outlets registered as foreign agents and covert disinformation campaigns run by the Russian […]
There are signs of the downfall of the old system of international economic relations. After Donald Trump’s inauguration as 47th president of the United States in January 2025, rumors began to spread about a possible US withdrawal from the World Trade Organization (WTO). This happened amid the refusal of the […]
The Gaza Strip, once a densely populated and culturally rich region, has been transformed into a landscape of devastation and despair, with over 62,000 individuals reported dead and more than 159,000 wounded due to ongoing Israeli military operations. This staggering toll underscores the dire humanitarian crisis unfolding in the region. […]
The Ukrainian president is playing a high-stakes game. This means he is acting against the will of President Trump and continues to attack strategic targets not only on Russian territory but also those that play a key role in supplying Europe with oil and gas. This time, a missile strike […]
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