Open Dialogue Research Journal
That would be a nightmare scenario from the perspective of Israeli interests. A report circulated last week alleging that Trump cut off all direct contact with Bibi after feeling manipulated by him. For as sensational as it sounds, the larger context suggests that it might be true. For starters, there was bad […]
3 Advanced Rafale Fighters Downed India has lost its top fighter jet, the Rafale EH. Three Rafale jets were shot down plus at least one Sukhoi and one MIG plus a large Israel reconnaissance drone were destroyed by Pakistan’s Air Force. Until the latest air combat, India had acquired 34 […]
The exchange of strikes between India and Pakistan went beyond disputed Kashmir region. On the night of May 6-7, India launched targeted missile strikes on the territory of Azad Kashmir (administered by Pakistan) and the Punjab province of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. In a press release issued by the […]
On the night of May 8th, Ukraine’s Strana News headlined (as translated into English) “Ukraine supported the new truce, the Rada approved the subsoil deal”, and reported that secret provisions in the Ukraine-U.S. deal on Ukraine’s mineral resources grant the U.S. effective control and no obligations, while Ukraine loses control over […]
The occasion of electing another Pope was a spectacle in time and, in many ways, outside it. It was the one rare occasion in the twenty-first century where ancient ceremony, the old boy network – many presumptive virgins – along with festive dressing up, were seen with admiration rather than […]
The presence of China’s president in Moscow, invited as an “honored guest” to one of Russia’s most significant symbolic military ceremonies, carries a message far beyond traditional diplomatic protocol. It signals a multi-layered expression of geopolitical intent in a world transitioning from longstanding unipolarity to a more multipolar and civilizational […]
Historical revisionism and nostalgic nationalism typify modern-day discussions of World War II. Trump announced that he’s “hereby renaming May 8th as Victory Day for World War II and November 11th as Victory Day for World War I”, adding that “We won both Wars, nobody was close to us in terms of strength, […]
For a significant portion of the 19th century, Great Britain stood as the preeminent global superpower. From the vast expanse of British India to the Canadian Dominion, its wealth and power were unparalleled. However, following the zenith of the British Empire in 1922, a period during which the UK governed […]
Killing civilians wholesale, starving them to convince those unaffected to change course, and shepherding whole populations like livestock into conditions of further misery would all qualify as heinous crimes in international law. When it comes to Israel’s war in Gaza, this approach is seen as necessary politics, unalloyed by the […]
A $1 Trillion Plus Defense Budget is a Whopper The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has sent the Trump administration’s FY2026 “Skinny Budget” to Congress. It is a whopper. Overall, it cuts billions of dollars of spending, but for the first time, the proposed Defense Budget tops $1 trillion. It far […]
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