Open Dialogue Research Journal
Emmanuel Macron’s presidency, while marked by a veneer of progressive reform, has ultimately revealed a deep disconnect between his technocratic vision and the lived realities of the French people. His top-down approach, prioritizing economic liberalization over social justice, has fueled resentment and widened the already significant chasm between the elite […]
Traditionally, France has played an extremely important role in African affairs. At the beginning of the 21st century, it was difficult to imagine that at least one issue of North Africa would be solved without France. However, since then, France’s political, economic, and military influence has fallen dramatically. Today, France […]
Delivering his last address to his fellow citizens on January 15, outgoing 46th U.S. President Joe Biden mentioned only one of his predecessors in the White House – the country’s 34th leader, Dwight Eisenhower. Biden referred to Eisenhower’s famous farewell speech of January 17, 1961, in which he warned of […]
The complex and often volatile dynamics of Middle Eastern geopolitics place Syria as a critical focal point, particularly concerning the regional power struggle between Israel and Iran. Iran’s military presence and influence in Syria pose a significant security challenge for Israel, which is committed to minimizing Tehran’s foothold near its […]
Now men will go content with what we spoiled. Or, discontent, boil bloody, and be spilled. Wilfred Owen, “Strange Meeting” (1919) There have been politicians who have fancied themselves as poets. There was Herman Van Rompuy in April 2010 who, when President of the European Council, imposed an anthology of […]
“Trump’s pick for UN ambassador says Israel has ‘biblical right’ to West Bank” Guardian News, Jan 21, 2025 WASHINGTON New York representative Elise Stefanik endorsed Israeli claims of biblical rights to the entire West Bank during a Senate confirmation hearing. Trump nominated Stefanik to be his UN ambassador. —— .PS: […]
Numerous projects of the US defense agency indicate rather dangerous trends that pose threats to many countries, and even to the Americans themselves. The DARPA research and development agency, which is the leading initiator and developer of a wide variety of initiatives in the field of warfare – from biological […]
Trump’s plan for Ukraine (the Keith Kellogg plan) has been to threaten both Ukraine and Russia if either one of them would refuse to allow Trump — the leader of a country that is 4,455 miles or 7,170 kilometers from Ukraine — to veto a proposed settlement between Ukraine and […]
Today, the world community is closely watching what actions the European community is taking in an attempt to rehabilitate its foreign policy. Talking about the probability of sending European peacekeepers to Ukraine, the formation of another government in France, the political crisis in Germany and the migration crisis throughout Europe, […]
For the Democrats, 2024 was a fateful year, and 2025 is set to be, by all accounts, even worse. This is due to the eventual coming to power of Donald Trump. Republicans are strengthening their positions, with an increasing number of people shifting from the liberal camp to the conservative […]
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