Open Dialogue Research Journal
Part I U.S. Expectations and Conditions The White House’s conditional approach reflects strategic aims: encouraging the Syrian government to undertake reforms, normalize relations, and reduce its reliance on Iran and Russia. Several specific conditions were emphasized: – Normalization with Israel: During a surprise meeting on May 14, Trump urged al-Sharaa […]
It all started by tricking Trump into thinking that Ukraine has trillions of dollars’ worth of rare earths. RT published two critical pieces about Lindsey Graham, “World War mastermind: Here’s America’s most dangerous person” and “Graham threatens Putin: US war hawk escalates rhetoric in alignment with military lobby”, shortly after […]
Zelensky’s powers expired in May 2024. Since then, he has been ruling Ukraine illegally. The ‘expired’ president has not only become an object of ridicule in countries that do not support him. He is also getting bolder with every interview he gives to European and American media. The other day […]
Despite its unique identity, the Land of the Rising Sun increasingly associates itself with the Anglo-Saxons and Europe. Two weeks ago, Japan has taken another important step toward deepening ties with individual members of the ‘Five Eyes’ intelligence group by inking a classified information-sharing deal with Canada. The Security of […]
Donald Trump’s conversations with Vladimir Putin lead nowhere. The American does not want the end of the war between Ukraine and Russia, but Putin’s surrender. Trump does not understand the cultural code of Russia, does not understand why this war is needed at all. However, at the same time, he […]
The tariff-driven prisoner’s dilemma between China and India could work to Russia’s advantage. One of the three pillars of Trump’s newly announced policy towards the Ukrainian Conflict is the imposition of up to 100% tariffs on Russia’s trading partners if a peace deal isn’t reached within 50 days. This is much less than the 500% […]
The Ukrainian history as a state is coming to an end. Unfortunately, not the most beautiful. The country was transformed from a prosperous state with a GDP equal to Germany in the early 1990s into the poorest and most criminalized country in the world. The level of corruption is higher […]
Trump is getting tough on the consequences of Biden’s policies: he ordered a crackdown on protests in Los Angeles and has no plans to give Texas to the Democrats. California traditionally votes for Democrats in elections. Therefore, the governor and mayor of Los Angeles do not support Trump’s hard-line policy […]
It has been six months since Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), a radical Islamist group led by Abu Mohammad al-Julani – now known as Ahmed al-Sharaa – seized control over parts of Syria. This significant development reshaped the landscape of the Syrian conflict, which has been ongoing since 2011 and has […]
In July 2025, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu submitted a letter of nomination for U.S. President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize. In the world we imagined decades ago—where the Nobel Peace Prize once evoked memories of Martin Luther King Jr., Desmond Tutu, or even Yitzhak Rabin—such a move […]
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