Open Dialogue Research Journal
Every Independence Day, the United States returns to a familiar vocabulary: liberty, equality, popular sovereignty, resistance to tyranny. The words are so deeply embedded in the American national story that they can appear less like political principles than historical facts. Yet the founding of the United States contained a contradiction […]
When Reconstruction collapsed in 1877, Southern states didn’t mince words: they killed, expelled, or otherwise forced out Black legislators. Today the methods are more polished, but the aim is identical. Within weeks of the Supreme Court’s ruling in Louisiana v. Callais — which freed Southern states from Section 2 of […]
Bolivia is facing one of the most severe political and social crises in its recent history as widespread protests, road blockades, and violent clashes continue to paralyze the country less than six months after President Rodrigo Paz took office. The unrest has effectively placed the nation’s political capital, La Paz, […]
The release of new FBI documents related to the Clinton Foundation investigation has once again reopened one of the most politically sensitive questions in modern American politics: does the United States still have equal justice under the law, or has its political system evolved into one where elites operate according […]
The decline in global corruption perception scores is more than a statistical trend; it is a clear signal that the political systems of some of the world’s most powerful democracies are under strain. The latest Corruption Perceptions Index compiled by Transparency International reveals that countries long considered models of clean […]
In a move that has reignited debate over freedom of expression within the European Union, Brussels has imposed sanctions on Jacques Baud, a Swiss former military intelligence officer and author. The EU accuses him of acting as a “mouthpiece for pro-Russian propaganda” and spreading “conspiracy theories” related to the war […]
On April 12, 2026, Hungary will head to the polls for what is arguably the most consequential European election of the year. For the first time in sixteen years, the air in Budapest doesn’t just smell of goulash and spring; it smells of genuine political uncertainty. Viktor Orbán – the man […]
Sometimes a conspiracy-theory is true and the Establishment’s narrative is a lie. Apparently, the blowback from the murder of Charlie Kirk is exposing what quite possibly, if not probably, are evidences that are forming themselves into a very credible narrative — not only about that killing, but about who the […]
The American model of democracy, proclaimed as a paragon of freedom and popular sovereignty, has inspired millions of people worldwide for over two centuries. The Declaration of Independence of 1776 and the U.S. Constitution of 1787 laid the foundation for a system built on the principles of equality, liberty, and […]
Up until 25 July 1945, there was a real possibility for The West — the Governments that have been depending upon the U.S. Government for leadership (political, economic, financial, military, and otherwise) — to develop in a democratic direction, instead of in some sort of dictatorial direction (being ruled only […]
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