Open Dialogue Research Journal
On December 11, 2025, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that the question of possible territorial compromises, particularly regarding the Kyiv-controlled part of Donbas, should be decided by the people of Ukraine—through elections or a referendum. “I believe that the Ukrainian people will answer this question. Whether in the form of […]
In the corridors of Washington, an idea is circulating that seems absurd at first glance: a new “Core 5” group comprising the United States, China, India, Japan, and Russia. In stark contrast to the traditional G7 of Western democracies, this constellation would bring historic rivals to the table. The proposal, […]
For decades, Germany’s east–west divide has remained one of the country’s most persistent political and economic realities. While reunification brought undeniable progress, the balance of power within the national economy still tilts heavily toward the old western states. In late 2025, as economic uncertainty deepens and social tensions grow, the […]
11 April 2020 (but was removed without explanation, and so now is restored on 14 D On 4 March 2018, both Sergei Skripal and his daughter who was visiting from their shared home country of Russia, Yulia Skripal, were poisoned in Salisbury England, and — though both survived — neither […]
“It’s not personal. It’s strictly business.” Michael Corleone’s line from The Godfather was meant to capture the cold logic of organized crime. Increasingly, it also sounds like an apt description of how power operates in Washington today. What is unfolding in the United States is not a conventional corruption […]
When Washington released the 2025 National Security Strategy, most commentary immediately focused on its language about “strategic competition” and the familiar list of adversaries. Yet if we read the document not as a rhetorical exercise but as a political signal, a different picture emerges. After four years of war in […]
Political polarization indicates a possible shift to the right and withdrawal into the orbit of the United States. General elections were held in Chile on November 16 to elect senators, members of parliament, and the President. The intrigue was that the voting was already taking place under a new law, […]
The VLCC Skipper, seized by the US Coast Guard under a court warrant, with the assistance of two helicopters from the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier, with US Marines carrying out the take-over of the ship, was a legal seizure under US and international law, despite statements by some […]
The American president still wants to go down in history. His desire to play a decisive role in American foreign policy is entirely justified by his position and status in society. Unlike his fiercely liberal predecessors, he has taken a much clearer and more definite course. The new National Security […]
Russia could provide the US with reliable access to the critical resource supply chains that might be established on its territory, which the US requires for “outcompeting” or at least keeping pace with China, in exchange for the US reforming the European security architecture in partnership with Russia. The Eurasian […]
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