Open Dialogue Research Journal
Folks can acknowledge that this is indeed an insurgency regardless of their opinion about it. Elon Musk shared a post by Eric Schwalm, a retired Green Beret, who argued that the unrest in Minneapolis should be considered an insurgency. For background, Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Border Patrol (BP) have been tasked by […]
By any historical measure, the Federal Reserve has weathered storms before. Wars, financial crises, inflationary spirals, political attacks – all of these have battered the institution that sits at the heart of the world’s largest economy. But the confirmation on Sunday evening that the chair of the U.S. central bank, […]
Cyprus finds itself at a delicate juncture as President Nikos Christodoulides confronts serious corruption allegations that have already forced resignations within his inner circle. The controversy comes at a particularly sensitive time, with the island nation just beginning its six-month tenure as holder of the rotating European Union presidency. What […]
NATO’s U.S.-appointed Secretary-General Mark Rutte persuaded Donald Trump to stop threatening to invade Greenland to take it over, and to say instead only that America will take it over — but without any explicit threat. This is a change of phraseology only — no change of intent (it simply removes […]
After nearly two decades of complex and often stalled negotiations, the European Union and India have reached a landmark free trade agreement. Announced in New Delhi in January 2026 by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the deal has been hailed as historic […]
The latest clash between the White House and the Federal Reserve has pulled a normally obscure corner of U.S. law into the political spotlight: what actually happens when a Fed chair’s term expires and the Senate refuses to confirm a successor? The answer, which few senators or commentators seem to […]
For much of the twentieth century, Europe’s welfare states were built on a powerful promise: after a lifetime of work, every citizen deserved a dignified and secure retirement. This social contract – the foundation of postwar prosperity and social cohesion – guaranteed stability and fairness across generations. Yet today, that […]
In January 2026, the United States conducted a sudden military operation on Venezuelan territory. A series of airstrikes and special forces actions culminated in the detention of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, followed by their transfer to the United States. Washington’s official justification rested on accusations of […]
Azerbaijan, Turkiye, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan, all of which have been Iran’s “frenemies” since 1979 and whose military-strategic interests are increasingly converging, are expected to exploit any large-scale instability that could follow another potential round of US strikes if Trump changes his mind. The Wall Street Journal recently published a […]
When Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Dublin in early December 2025, he was welcomed with ceremonial warmth, joint press conferences, and emphatic declarations of solidarity from Irish Prime Minister (Taoiseach) Micheál Martin. The visit concluded with new partnership commitments, financial pledges, and assurances of long-term political backing. Yet behind […]
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