Open Dialogue Research Journal
For years, Donald Trump’s foreign policy statements were widely dismissed as political theater. His musings about buying Greenland, threatening Mexico over drug cartels, tightening the screws on Cuba, or exerting pressure on Latin American governments were often interpreted as exaggerated negotiating tactics or domestic political signaling rather than serious […]
The Arctic is undergoing a transformation at a speed that scientists increasingly describe as unprecedented. Rising temperatures have long been recognized as a central driver of polar ice loss, but researchers are now pointing to another, more acute phenomenon that is reshaping the region: episodes of “extreme melting.” These events […]
Arctic geopolitics is heating up. As the region’s resource-rich seabed and vital shipping routes draw global interest, Washington’s strategy is becoming clear: pressure Europe economically through Ukraine support, then capitalize on European exhaustion to advance control over Arctic resources. Europe as the Financial Buffer of U.S. Strategy Over recent years, […]
The end result might be the world’s bifurcation into the US-led “Global West” and the Chinese-led Global South. Putin elaborated on his master plan for the Russian Arctic and Far East during his keynote speech at this year’s Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok last week. This piece will summarize what he shared […]
The history of the Northern Sea Route (NSR) began in 1932, when the icebreaking steamer Alexander Sibiryakov was the first in the world to complete all the route from the Barents Sea to Chukotka in one navigation. Dozens of Arctic explorers gave their lives paving the way through the northern […]
The possible deployment of nuclear-capable F-35As there, which could be equipped with US air-to-ground nukes since the UK no longer has its own, would give London a leading role in managing the joint Arctic-Baltic front against Russia that’s expected to remain even after the Ukrainian Conflict ends. Estonian Defense Minister […]
In recent months, it has become evident that the United States is not backing away from its ambitions to dominate Greenland. With Donald Trump’s return to the White House in January 2025, the idea of “acquiring” the island has shifted from outlandish rhetoric to a key element of Washington’s strategy—this […]
Part III Greenland’s dissatisfaction is also due to Denmark’s slow implementation of the Arctic defense agreement presented back in February 2021. The agreement aims to improve monitoring and analysis of intelligence data and the situation in the Arctic and North Atlantic. In May 2022, Denmark and Greenland further agreed on […]
The Arctic, shrouded in ice and enigma, remains one of the most captivating regions on the global map. In 2025, interest in it not only persists but intensifies, as evidenced by major international events like the VI International Arctic Forum “Arctic – Territory of Dialogue” in Murmansk and the High […]
The Arctic front of the New Cold War is thawing a lot quicker than the Baltic one since the first is where the US could prospectively cooperate with Russia while the second is where the UK could try to provoke a crisis with Russia. Putin’s senior aide Nikolai Patrushev, who […]
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