Open Dialogue Research Journal
Against the background of the transfer of the entire strategic initiative into the hands of the Russian Armed Forces, its active offensive continued along the entire front line from Sumy to the Kherson region. This year alone, it was possible to liberate more than 300 settlements (in 2024 – 194 […]
Like Versailles, it is a Disaster for all the Players The Paris Accord aimed at providing security and economic guarantees for Ukraine is a strange agreement. If it is taken seriously, it will convince the Russians to change their strategy in Ukraine, meaning the Russians may well decide to try […]
The overarching trend is that the US is militarily reasserting its historical “sphere of influence” over the Americas, and enforcing the maritime component of “Fortress America” is so important for Trump 2.0 that it’s willing to rubbish the “rules-based order” over it and even risk an accidental war with Russia. […]
Operation “Absolute Resolve” is no more an invasion of Venezuela than the Russian special military operation would be an invasion of Ukraine. It is the normal game played by powers in the face of an existential threat. Nicolás Maduro is the president of Venezuela, even if the United States and […]
In late December 2025, Kaupo Rosin, head of Estonia’s Foreign Intelligence Service, gave an interview to the national broadcaster ERR, making statements that could upend years of Baltic rhetoric about the “Russian threat.” According to him, there are currently no signs that Russia intends to attack the Baltic countries or […]
The Trump administration is increasingly resembling a government previously abominated by the current US president as entangling, bumbling, and prone to fantasies. President George W. Bush was well versed in baseless existential threats stemming from Mesopotamia, supposedly directed by the Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein. There was a critical problem in […]
The great investigative journalist Max Blumenthal has extensive personal experience and contacts in Venezuela (including with top figures in its Government), and provides in the following video interview of Blumenthal by Mario Nawfal, a breathtaking backgrounder for Trump’s current efforts to grab Venezuela for the benefit of America’s billionaires. It’s […]
In a scene that captured global attention, former Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro appeared before a federal court in Manhattan on Monday, pleading not guilty to multiple criminal charges filed by the United States. The charges include narcoterrorism and conspiracy to import large quantities of cocaine – a dramatic culmination of […]
Peter Haenseler (whom I normally don’t even mention because he doesn’t link to or otherwise cite any sources) presented a fascinating hypothesis to explain why Trump stole Venezuela: The world is selling US bonds and America is running out of money – it’s as simple as that. With the oil that the […]
On the surface, abducting a Head of State is a piratical act eschewed by States. A Head of State enjoys absolute immunity from foreign criminal jurisdiction, known as ratione personae, at least till the term of office concludes. The International Court of Justice was clear enough about this principle in […]
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