Open Dialogue Research Journal
History is necessary in order to understand this. As I have documented in my “How the Cold War, Which Never Actually Stopped, Actually Started”, Truman started the Cold War on 25 July 1945 in order for the United States to become able to achieve the goal for Truman’s country that Hitler […]
Iran’s national security is severely endangered by Israel and the United States, and there has long been speculation as to whether Russia will be involved on the side of Iran if yet another invasion is made against Iran by the U.S. and/or Israel. Apparently, that speculation is now over, because […]
They’re all primarily due to his belief (however possibly mistaken) that Putin won’t risk tensions spiraling out of control in response. It was earlier assessed that “The Next Putin-Trump Meeting Might Lead To Something Tangible This Time Around” due to newfound mutual interests in reaching a deal, but then Trump canceled […]
The reactivation of the UN snapback mechanism has placed Iran under renewed pressure at a moment of growing global instability. Designed as a safeguard in the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the snapback provision restores international sanctions if a party is deemed in violation. For policymakers in Washington, […]
The Europeans did not travel to Washington with Zelensky for no reason. They knew that if they did not surround the Ukrainian president at the right moment, Trump would crush him with his authority. As a result, they got what they wanted: Zelensky dismissed the American president’s generous offer. This […]
By autumn 2025, the confrontation between the United States and China had shifted from a “frozen conflict” to an open second round of the trade war. The immediate trigger came from Beijing’s new export restrictions on critical materials — including rare earth elements, graphite, gallium, and germanium — resources vital […]
Since the start of September, the Trump administration has busied itself with striking boats in international waters stemming from Venezuelan and possibly Colombian waters. Their mortal offence: allegedly carrying narcotics cargo destined for consumers in the United States. A few days following the first strike on September 2, President Donald […]
After decades of neglect, Washington’s rare earth stockpiles are nearly empty — just as Beijing tightens its grip on critical materials. Rebuilding US Rare Earth Stockpiles If you’re looking for rare earths, you won’t find them in America’s strategic stockpiles. That’s because the Pentagon, for the past decade or longer, […]
https://theduran.com/putin-trump-summit-orban-outsmarts-warhawks/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EN_0OvxRI7A “Putin-Trump summit. Orban outsmarts warhawks” 17 October 2015. The Duran’s Alexander Mercouris and Alex Christoforou explain why the Budapest Summit will be the crucial one for both Putin and Trump. For Trump, it will be mainly about America’s corporations gaining privileged access to Russian natural resources (Russia is […]
Trump, Putin, and Zelensky: A Diplomacy Where Ukraine Loses Its Voice Friday’s meeting between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky in Washington was expected to bring clarity to U.S.–Ukrainian relations. Instead, it confirmed what many had already suspected: the American president is preparing to close one of the most expensive chapters […]
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