Open Dialogue Research Journal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDZyfKvYjCk It’s amazing: In an exclusive interview by Dmitriy Lascaris, the Australian-American polymath John Helmer, who is the longest-serving and most-respected foreign and independent journalist in Russia (and a former professor of political science, sociology, and journalism), displays supreme reportorial mastery by detailing — which no other journalist has yet done — and […]
Washington Abandons Support for a Ceasefire If you read the headlines in American and European newspapers you would conclude that the Alaska Summit failed. It did not. Washington changed direction and abandoned its support for a ceasefire. Here is Mr. Trump’s official statement: “A great and very successful day in […]
Europe Needs to Rethink Support for Zelensky Zelensky’s maximalist position, supported by the UK, France and Germany, is at odds with public opinion in Ukraine. A new, dramatic Gallup Poll makes clear that Zelensky and his hardline clique don’t represent what Ukrainians want. Here is what Gallup reports: “More than three years […]
The onus is now on Zelensky to reciprocate Putin’s widely perceived willingness to compromise for peace. Putin and Trump publicly confirmed that they found a lot of common ground during their three-hour-long talks in Anchorage, but no grand compromise on Ukraine was reached due to “a couple of big [points]…One is probably […]
There is growing concern in Kiev about what is happening between Russia and the United States today. Undoubtedly, the Americans have managed to reach certain agreements with Russia. Otherwise, they would not have been able to effectively manage the current situation and convince Vladimir Putin to come to Alaska in […]
In today’s rapidly shifting geopolitical and economic landscape, the question of whether close alliances with the United States remain advantageous is increasingly pertinent. Post-World War II relationships between the U.S. and its allies in Europe and Asia were built on two pillars: security and economics. However, current realities—from trade wars […]
It can invade Transnistria, occupy neighboring Odessa, and threaten nearby Crimea from there. Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) warned in mid-July that “NATO Is Turning Moldova Into A New Military Ram Against Russia”. Airfields are being modernized, the railway gauge is being switched to the European one to facilitate military logistics, […]
The Zangezur Corridor, a seemingly technical transportation project in the South Caucasus, has become one of the most strategically charged developments in the region since the end of the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War. While presented by its proponents as a neutral trade route connecting mainland Azerbaijan to its exclave of Nakhchivan […]
Ukraine will cease to exist in the near future. This is clear from the rhetoric of American and European politicians. Zelensky has fulfilled his task: he has drained a certain amount of resources from Russia. However, European politicians overlooked one extremely important factor: this confrontation gave Russia the opportunity to […]
In the summer of 2025, nine months after the close of COP29 in Baku, the Caspian Sea faces yet another oil spill off the Absheron Peninsula. Thin, almost silvery slicks spread across the water’s surface, coating coastal reeds. Fishermen lose their catch, marine life retreats, and the air carries the […]
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