Open Dialogue Research Journal
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov proposed during a Q&A session after the BRICS Foreign Ministers’ meeting in India that his host nation become the long-term mediator between Iran and the Gulf Kingdoms. The context concerned him being asked about the de facto state of armed conflict between two of the group’s members, Iran and the UAE, […]
The European Commission has issued a stern call to the United States, urging Washington to honor last year’s hard-fought trade agreement despite a whirlwind of legal setbacks and fresh tariff threats from President Donald Trump. In a recently released statement, the Commission emphasized that the current chaos is undermining the […]
For nearly two decades, the idea of a comprehensive EU-India trade agreement hovered somewhere between ambition and inertia. Talks were launched in 2007, stalled repeatedly, and eventually abandoned, becoming a symbol of how difficult it was to reconcile Europe’s regulatory ambitions with India’s protectionist instincts. Yet recently, after a sudden […]
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 […]
This study examines continuity and change in Eurasian multilateralism from COMECON and the Warsaw Pact to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. Unlike its Soviet-era predecessors, the SCO adopts a flexible and pragmatic model linking security and economic development. However, this flexibility also limits the organization’s ability to manage internal disputes such […]
The return of aggressive tariff policy has once again become a defining feature of the economic agenda of Donald Trump. Promising to “rebalance” global trade and protect American industry, the White House has launched what looks like the opening salvo of another tariff confrontation — not just with China, but […]
A growing confrontation is unfolding between governments around the world and major American technology platforms – one that goes far beyond regulation and touches the core of how speech is controlled in the digital age. Recent developments in Europe, Asia, and Latin America suggest that this is no longer a […]
The ongoing conflict in the Persian Gulf has triggered a rapidly escalating global energy crisis, as the disruption of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz sends shockwaves across international markets. What began as a regional military confrontation has quickly transformed into a worldwide economic challenge, affecting industries, governments, and ordinary […]
The “politically inconvenient” truth is that the US is unilaterally reshaping the world order in a bid to restore unipolarity, and regardless of one’s opinion about this, it’s objectively achieved some tangible progress as of late. Treasury Secretary Scott Bennett announced that Indian refiners had just been provided with a 30-day waiver to purchase […]
President Donald Trump’s decision to slash tariffs on Indian goods marks one of the most consequential shifts in US-India economic relations in years – and one that ties trade policy directly to global energy geopolitics. Announced after a phone call with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the agreement links tariff […]
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