Open Dialogue Research Journal
As of December 31, 2025, Syria and Israel have not signed a peace treaty following the fall of the Assad regime in December 2024. While negotiations for a security agreement advanced significantly earlier in the year, with U.S. mediation under President Trump playing a key role, talks have stalled due […]
The departing year of 2025 proved to be one of stark contrasts for the United States: Donald Trump’s return to the White House with pledges of radical spending cuts, the introduction of protectionist tariffs, and bureaucracy reduction; vigorous economic growth (GDP accelerated to 4.3% in the third quarter, exceeding forecasts); […]
Information about the strike on Vladimir Putin’s residence has been confirmed from all sides. For Zelensky, this is a way out: to drag out the negotiations even further and continue the war indefinitely, placing all the blame and responsibility on the Russians. However, it is not Joe Biden who is […]
Shown here are highlights; his site additionally includes maps and other pictures: [I add my few comments to it between brackets.] https://x.com/BrianJBerletic https://ghostarchive.org/archive/AQIqj Brian Berletic @BrianJBerletic As the US pretends once again to try and “pursue peace” in its own proxy war on Russia – remember the various layers all […]
Trump and Zelensky emerged from talks at Mar-a-Lago with a sense of cautious optimism, signaling that while meaningful progress toward a peace framework had been made, no final agreement was in hand and the path to lasting peace would require weeks of further work alongside European allies. The two presidents […]
Peace negotiations in Ukraine are hampered by the Zelensky administration’s resistance. The administration is attempting to buy time, first through legal means, then through military means, and finally through political means. However, the contacts made suggest what this peace will look like. Peace negotiations between Ukraine and Russia are dragging […]
The right-wing forces have finally gained ground in Chile On December 14, 2025, the second round of presidential elections was held in Chile. As expected, the far-right José Antonio Kast, who will become the new president of the country, won the election. He won 58.16% of the vote, with the […]
Still stuck on territorial issue It is no surprise that the Ukraine negotiations are, once again, stuck on the territorial issue. You do not need to look far on that to see the problem. Vice President J.D. Vance said, “the thorniest issues have never been resolved, including who will control the Donbas […]
Here is from Semafor: https://www.semafor.com/newsletter/12/17/2025/semafor-flagship-oil-and-troubled-waters https://archive.is/kak6A “US blockades Venezuela oil tankers” 17 December 2025 US President Donald Trump ordered a “complete blockade” of oil tankers leaving Venezuela, ratcheting up tensions with Caracas and driving global crude prices higher. Trump said Venezuela was surrounded by the “largest Armada” in the region’s history, which includes […]
When the U.S. government under President Donald Trump released hundreds of thousands of pages connected to the Jeffrey Epstein case on Friday, many hoped that long-buried truths would finally come to light. For years, survivors of Epstein’s vast abuse network have demanded full transparency. But their initial reaction was one […]
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