Open Dialogue Research Journal
Trump Is Seeking Incentives for Russia to Make a Ukraine Deal The Trump administration is trying to work out a settlement to the Ukraine war. Part of the formula for success is convincing Russia to settle for less than what it wants, and convincing the Ukrainians to agree to a […]
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 […]
If Turkiye launches a military intervention in Iran along the lines of its earlier ones in Iraq and Syria to stop what it considers to be Kurdish terrorists, then its Azerbaijani ally might make a move on what it considers to be “South Azerbaijan”, and then the Gulf Arabs and […]
Global energy markets are bracing for turbulence after U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran, prompting OPEC+ producers to announce a coordinated output increase of 206,000 barrels per day next month – slightly above expectations. The move, agreed to by the coalition of OPEC members, Russia and allied oil-producing nations, is […]
As the conflict in Iran intensifies, the United States has been exploring ways to leverage Kurdish militias and political groups, both in Iraq and Iran, to shape the outcome of the events. Recently, President Donald Trump contacted Kurdish leaders from both sides of the border to discuss the progress of […]
The recent joint attack by the United States and Israel on Iran marks a dramatic and dangerous escalation in the Middle East. According to security expert Roland Popp of the Military Academy at ETH Zurich, the assault was not a spontaneous response to an imminent nuclear threat but the culmination […]
The United States has launched a new series of provocations against Cuba On February 25, 2026, in the territorial waters of Cuba (in the northeastern part of the El Pino Channel, off Cayo Falcones Island, Villa Clara Province), an incident occurred with a coast guard boat and border violators who […]
From Iran’s perspective, they’re all complicit in the US’ massive first strike even if the role that US military infrastructure in their countries allegedly played was only indirect in the sense of providing radar or just logistical support, with this perception and its response thereto being totally predictable. Prior to […]
Scott Ritter says that in about two weeks, Trump will seek a negotiated end to the war, and that Russia and China will urge Iran to agree to such a face-saving-for-Trump end of this war. Larry Johnson explains why the U.S. and Israel are heading for defeat in this war, […]
The Islamic Republic either survives the latest onslaught, Iran goes the Venezuelan route, or “Balkanization” begins. The joint US-Israeli campaign against Iran officially aims to demilitarize the country and overthrow its government. The conflict has only just begun, but Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has already been killed along with several high-ranking military […]
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